New doll test(black and white)

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=7216171

 

If I heard right, they said 100% of the boys said there was no difference. That is a really wonderful sign.

 

Thats because the majority of black boys dont grow up feeling insecure about the hue of their skin.When you look at the top Black stars,u'll see black men of all hues getting love.From Tyson Beckford,Tyrese,Reggie bushetc etc,to Chris brown,T.I,etcetc
Black girls,however,have to go through many hurdles regarding their self image

 

That is terrible Mate. What I found most disturbing was the little girl, which was torn between both dollies due to being mixed with Black & White. To give her such a choice was not fair from my point of view. That could have been anyone’s daughter on this board unless many are looking at the whole Black/White relationship as nothing but a passing fad.

I do remember a girl I dated in school telling me how she was faced with the same choice amongst friends. She ended up moving more to wards the Black side for they were far less critical. She came across as trying to abolish her White side, which I would imagine stems from being teased a lot by her White friends.

The girls who solely favoured the White doll seem to express thoughts that more reflect how many who offer a particular complexion express them selves in society. It is far more than just the colour of the dolly why they preferred the White doll. The same thing applies to girl who did not fancy the White doll.

Children are very honest on their feelings and, tend to give answers that many adults tend to shy away from.

Cheers!

 

This is interesting.As a lot of children want to please their elders, I wonder if the race of person asking the questions was different; would the results differ as well... In other words, in some instances some of the kids could be giving responses that they think the interviewer will like, rather then what they really think.Not entirely sure, but I think a better test would be to have the kids in a room without a person of any colour asking the questions.Some one behind a screen or a computer could ask the questions.This in my opinion would give a better reflection of what the kid really thought.

 

Ohhh, good point!

I'm sure that could have made a difference.

 

Me, age 4,

 

:smt003Damn, Lil'Mama has been a Kneegrow-Luver since infancy!!

 

:smt047 LoL

 

black boys growing up today rarely have inferiority complexes with regards to skin color...the only people I hear talking about "dark" vs. "light" are black women and people of other races...."No offense but he was dark!"

When someone calls me dark...I ask them why they think it is something I should be offended by...it is your own way of saying that it is inherently a bad thing..which opens a whole pot of issues not worth delving in to.

It does make you wonder why the girls have such a complex so early...what is jumping into their heads this early? I also wonder what it would be like if they did a test with the black and white doll and performed it on Asian, Hispanic and white children....for Asians...a doll that "looks" Asian vs. a white doll...for Hispanic children...a light brown doll versus a much darker doll...and for whites perhaps a white doll with blonde hair vs. a doll with much darker hair...or even a white doll and a black doll...and then not focus on the selection but rather the reason for their selection