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It is interesting that most students do not have concepts of race and religions etc., and they do not question as well. They are able to accept and like one another from only their daily interactions and their peer’s personality.

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What I find shocking was how some of the recommendations still seem relevant to us in today's context, which implies that we have made little progress in our actualisation towards cross-race interactions since the time the article was written.

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I find it interesting how one of the children who Lee talked to referred to himself as Malay yet used a Tamil word in his description, and then later clarified that he was an Indian-Muslim. He chose to refer to himself as Malay just because it was “easier”. This goes to show how boxed up our society can be in classifying ourselves based on our skin colour when there’s other factors that has to be considered that makes up one’s identity.

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During the lecture, there were films that portrayed children as 'colour blind', but Lee's empirical study seems to suggest otherwise? Maybe the only time the children are truly colour blind is when they were first born into this world, tabula rasa.

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Given that multiracial policies at national, community and school levels have been part of the efforts at nation building, r
racial discrimination still exists in many ways.

"In a 2016 survey of 2,000 Singaporeans, 53 per cent indicated that racism is not an important problem in contemporary Singapore. However, more recent research has found that racial discrimination exists in Singapore in at least one key aspect: jobs.“

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Thoughts on Lee's article
"Black coffee" Indian boy that was ostracised, sitting on the same table but different bench and saying he was not part of the group. - "Did he just learnt to accept this or were his expectations so in low in terms of being part of the group?"
As mentioned by Lee et al, the negative reaction to this boy might have nothing to do with his skin colour but the nicknames did. Why is it that these children use such connotations to in a way leave the boy out? Why is the nickname not something related to his behaviour instead? Are the students mentally aware that they are using skin colour/race to discriminate and define the Indian boy?

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This article was written in the early 2000s however there are some issues mentioned in this article that are still applicable to this day — same race groups interaction, Malays and Indians play soccer while the Chinese play either Badminton or Basketball — if we are constantly working on this in the last two decades, how is it that the issues raised in this article are still applicable and seen up to this very day?

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Syafiq
What struck me the most was on the discussion on the double-barrelled race displayed on birth cert/ic. The cosmetic aspect of it does not change the underlying problem that persist!

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I was pleasantly surprised about one of the pupils who was able to identify himself as an Indian muslim instead of a Malay. However what disturbed me most was how young students were calling others name such as "black coffee" or other racist names. Another shocking thing would be how accepting the boy in question was towards the name calling. The students may not have truly malicious intent or thought but I believe it is what makes it more terrifying and needs to be addressed.

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Chua Wei Ting

I feel that while Lee’s research made many valid points, there are points that have evolved and become less valid (perhaps due to the time in which this article was written). Lee proposed “Speaking in Different Languages” was one of the reasons why children tend to mix around with peers of the same race, it does not seem to be the case these days as English has become a more universal language among young children and more families have started speaking English at home, as compared to their respective Mother Tongue languages. Hence, if children still tend to mix around with peers of the same race these days, perhaps there are more reasons to it besides what’s stated by Lee.

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I feel that it is interesting how students tend to attribute disliking someone due to the interactions they had with them and disliking them for the personality rather than their colour. However, I feel that to some extent, the colour of the skin causes some to feel less understanding thus resulting in the name callings albeit it being based on behaviour.

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I found the "Birds-of-a-Feather" phenomenon brought up in the article interesting as it gave justifications as to why there is a tendency for school children to group themselves by race, primary school level and gender in a variety of settings in school. Racial grouping was a "coping mechanism for children who needed to feel supported by their peers in their ethnic identity development". This is not surprising especially since the school environment is still a relatively new setting for primary school students where they are still finding their identity and purpose, hence social interaction with the same race will provide them with a sense of familiarity. However, race groupings may lead to the young developing negative perceptions of other races and this may lead to discrimination.

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From a demographics standpoint, majority groups may not have the same opportunities for cross-race friendships. In and out of a curated environment (e.g in/out of school), how can we ensure that activities are "ethnically neutral"?

Can be strange that despite little overt friction, the natural tendency is to have "more positive attitudes and greater preference" for the same race, and "favor the in-group and discriminate the out-group" despite having no past antipathy.