Oh man, I was a kid in Apartheid South Africa (well for a little while, being 19 now). In fairness, my family is and was one of the most liberal and non-racist families around. I remeber one day when my brother was about 5, he was talking to my mother, asking her if one of his mates could come round to the house...she figured it would be appropriate to mee the kids mother first and all of that stuff. They decided to meet outside the school. She then asked "Chris, so where is Jacob?"
Chris replied that Jacob was the guy in the blue shirt and grey shorts(as were most people seeing as it was the uniform). after many minutes rtrying to describe Jacob so my mother would see him, Chris decided just to walk over and bring Jacob right to her...he then walked right up to the only black guy in sight...somehow the fact the he was the only black guy didnt seem like a good description so as to identify him....isn't that great.

Sadly, I think that the age of kids(of which you speak, the age at which innocence is lost and all) is getting younger and younger...and here in Britain "Kids" dont exist.