Okay, this story
is mostly worth commenting on because the picture is so damn adorable
-- all four of these girls are just so lovely -- but also because it uncovers
lingering racial attitudes that beg for examination. English
interracial couple Dean Durrant and Alison Spooner have just welcomed
their second set of twin girls, and for the second time, one is
noticeably light-skinned while the other is darker-complected. The
media loves this story, using expressions like "two-toned miracle" and
proclaiming one girl "black" and the other "white" -- it's pretty much
the same kind of coverage they would give, for instance, a mother cat
who nurses an orphaned litter of puppies. Aw, so sweet, they're the
same but they're diferent!
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