Hmm, probably true, although certainly patterns set early do perpetuate themselves, because if one doesn't seek out such individuals one is left having to hope that life randomly will thrust oneself with dynamic people of color--and in some geographical locations, that's too much to ask for. And while there are some really amazing Latina women at my summer job, and yes I'll take those experiences with me forever, I think I do still judge them somewhat by a "white" standard of beauty (even though some do really well when judged by that standard).

And I'm not sure how this applies to media representations; if, say, characters like Zoe or Rona leave me cold, then exposing myself to them isn't really doing the world any favors, is it? But I'm assuming that my socialization is part of the reason why they leave me cold, because I know how much Zoe is able to do for some people and how much they love her.

And I'm a radical enough feminist that I don't think I really make distinctions between "human" and "feminist" problems--pretty much everything that is wrong with society is a result of the patriarchy under my schema. Which is part of the reason why, to me, racism is a "feminist" problem.