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One of my favorite games when I was a little kid was Candy Land. I've never been a big fan of candy, but something about the colors and the drawings mesmerized me.

When I played the game, the the box and board looked something like this:










Now, there's an updated version. Check out the box and board for the 21st century Candy Land:





What's different about these two versions of the game?

That's right, the newer version has more than just the blond, blue-eyed children represented. Yay!

Take a closer look at the new board...

How come the two blonde kids are holding hands, and the two kids of color are holding hands?
How come the two blond kids are in the front, with the kids of color in the back?
How come there are two blond kids in the first place? If they had only had one blond kid, they could have put in an Asian or Indian kid too. Or a kid in a wheelchair. Or, ooh--a blond kid in a wheelchair!

So white parents, (or white parents-to-be,) let me ask you these questions:

Would you buy this game for your kids if the white kids were in the back of the line?
Would you buy this game for your kids if there were no white kids represented at all?
Why or why not?

This may seem like a minor thing to some, I think that it's subtle messages like these that influence results like the ones we see here.

As always, I welcome your comments.