Well since the manufacturer is in the conversation: yes I’m coming from the perspective that an arbitrary color helps avoid racial stereotypes, and just as importantly includes everyone. Multiple skin tones per classroom is:
- Probably out of budget
- Even if it’s not, subject to bias
Why not use a skin tone that’s not likely to be identified with by anyone? If we taught kids to put condoms on a banana they can figure it out.
Making educational wieners racially diverse is a fool’s errand.
I think I'm maybe not understanding what this is for. It's to show students varieties of anatomically correct bodies and genitals? But color and texture/material (skin, which itself has different varieties vs hair vs etc) is a fairly important part of that. I'd almost think pictures or videos would be better. I'm probably misunderstanding what the goal is though.
> Why not use a skin tone that’s not likely to be identified with by anyone? If we taught kids to put condoms on a banana they can figure it out.
> Making educational wieners racially diverse is a fool’s errand.
I mean maybe, but then why _not_ just use a banana? It just seems odd to go for extreme realism except for the color.
- Probably out of budget
- Even if it’s not, subject to bias
Why not use a skin tone that’s not likely to be identified with by anyone? If we taught kids to put condoms on a banana they can figure it out.
Making educational wieners racially diverse is a fool’s errand.