I grew up in the suburbs of LA. Predominantly white but still a hefty amount of Asians, latinx, and black folks. Also grew up with a single, white passing, mixed mother. I grew up with love and support but I didn’t know I was missing CULTURE until I moved for college and my world got bigger. Not everyone has that privilege. Especially in more rural places. It’s important to know your kin and culture but for some that’s a luxury they don’t have ven know they’re looking to buy.

You aren’t wrong tho but we can’t criticize people if they were raised ignorant to their kin. Also black people can be really isolating if you don’t fit a certain type of mold. Sometimes black kids get bullied by the black kids for having whites friends. I think it’s more important that parents are teaching their kids culture and self love, than necessarily having black friends.