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I found a link on a blog which stated "How To Win 'Guess Who' In One Move" and was curious how that was possible. I had heard of how to win chess in 3 moves (I always forget how though haha) but how do you win 'Guess Who' in only one?!? I thought about it and I couldn't think of one characteristic that only one face had that the rest didn't. So I clicked on the link and discovered "How To Win 'Guess Who' In One Move" was a video, I watched it and was surprised.
Now don't click on the upcoming link if you still want to remember 'Guess Who' as you remembered it when you were young or you still want to play the game someday. Haha. I was amazed by how easy that game can be now that I watched the video "How To Win 'Guess Who' In One Move." 
Crazy huh?

Now...if you watched the video please read on... if not, well thanks for reading but the remaining blog will be my random thoughts on the funny video and my opinion on the question "Are kids over thinking or not?"

Anyway, as I said before, I thought about it and as a child I don't  think I thought about whether or not there was a black woman, Anne, or not. Maybe I knew but just don't remember? As a child how great is it to not think about the color of someone's skin and their race. As a child we can be so innocent and see people for who they are and aren't influenced yet by the stereotypes and prejudices of someone's skin color and race. Were you surprised how easy 'Guess Who' can be to win? I know what you may be thinking 'cause I just thought of it too but who cares? The odds are pretty good that your opponent won't have Anne and the game will be as long as you remember it to be as a child. But I guess the point is, again, is that a first round question many children will ask? Will they ask about glasses or maybe gender before they think of race? Interesting...
Are kids over thinking or not? Why do children seem to think so innocently when they are younger and how do they learn the stereotypes and prejudices around us? Parents? Classmates? Books? Friends? Television? Video games?...??
I don't think they are over thinking at all. I think that they are seeing the differences in people that they should be comparing (just as long as it doesn't turn into "dumb blonde" or "nerd with glasses" although it probably will someday.) Could it be that as parents are teaching their children they may focus on hair color, eye color, maybe the shapes on the faces (big or small) but they don't mention pigment of skin? Is this something that children just don't notice? I know I watched the Cosby Show and Family Matters when I was younger and didn't notice they were a different race than me until I was older.

Anyway, I just thought this was kind of interesting to think about and wanted to share. I suppose this is more "entertainment" but it is a little "political" too so...umm...entertainment...I'll place it there I guess. Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed it and it made some sense. :-)