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Good Morning Britain viewers were outraged today after a doctor claimed babies can be racist .
Dr. Kang Lee, lead author of a new study from the University of Toronto, appeared on the show to discuss his claims that babies as young as six months old can show racial bias.
Speaking to Suasanna Reid and Piers Morgan, he explained how in the study, they had had babies watch happy and sad music videos featuring babies of different races.
He claimed children spent longer looking at the babies which were the same race as them compared to those who were not.
(Photo: ITV)
(Photo: ITV)
(Photo: ITV)
Piers immediately looked perplexed and asked how any baby could be racist.
Dr Lee replied it was because many children are born into single race families and so they are not exposed to other skin colours.
However, Susanna, who has three children, asked: “Is it not that babies in mono-racial families are not familiar with other families, not that they are racially bias towards them?”
They then introduced two mums from different backgrounds to discuss the subject, and the toddlers disproved the study by leaning across and grabbing each other’s hands.
(Photo: ITV)
(Photo: ITV)
Piers described it as the “hands of peace” and said: “This is living proof that he may be barking up the wrong tree.”
Good Morning Britain viewers took to Twitter to blast Dr. Lee’s study, with one writing: “Babies can be racists from 6 months old!! Literally have heard it all now, what a load of rubbish”.
Another agreed: "Usually find Piers Morgan's shouting over guests very irritating, but in the case of that 'racist babies' t**t it was quite acceptable."
A third added: "Racist babies...now I've heard it all!"
*Good Morning Britain continues on ITV1 weekdays at 6.30am