The cashier asked Sophia if she was going to a birthday party and had picked out the doll for a friend, according to mom Brandi’s Facebook post.

Sophia stared at the cashier blankly and her mom was forced to explain to the cashier that the doll was a prize for Sophia doing really well during potty training.

The woman then asked Sophia if she was sure she wanted the doll: “Yes please!” replied Sophia.

“But she doesn’t look like you,” the cashier told Sophia. “We have lots of other dolls that look more like you.”

Mom Brandi said she started to get very angry but before she could step in Sophia had this response.

‘Teachable moment’

“Yes, she does. She’s a doctor like I’m a doctor. And I’m a pretty girl and she’s a pretty girl. See her pretty hair? And see her stethoscope?”

Sophia’s response stopped the cashier in her tracks and thankfully she dropped the questioning responding with “Oh that’s nice.”

Brandi credits the TV cartoon “Doc McStuffins” with teaching Sophia the word “stethoscope.” But she credits Sophia for knowing what is important and said another child could have been discouraged by these questions.

“This experience just confirmed my belief that we aren’t born with the idea that color matters. Skin comes in different colors just like hair and eyes and every shade is beautiful,” Brandi wrote.