Comments on: Study shows black children pick white dolls over black dolls – What’s wrong with this picture? http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2007/02/21/study-shows-black-children-pick-white-dolls-over-black-dolls-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/ Random Thoughts about life in general, living in the big city of Toronto Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:30:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jennyhttp://www.feverishthoughts.com/2007/02/21/study-shows-black-children-pick-white-dolls-over-black-dolls-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-16332 Jenny Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:27:30 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/2007/02/21/study-shows-black-children-pick-white-dolls-over-black-dolls-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-16332 We just had to watch this video in a Discrimination class at school the other night. While I thought the results were fairly predictable (wrong or not, it’s the way society is), I couldn’t help but remember a story my mother told me of when I was little. Evidently, I caused quite the ruckus in my oh-so-Southern-family. When I was about 4 years old, I put at the TOP of my Santa wish list a picture cut from a toy magazine of a (god-forbid) black baby doll. Now, my parents, understanding that my selection of a baby doll was no reason to “worry” about my development or future preferences or any other thing the rest of my extended family was immediately worried about, of course purchased the doll for me.

I was overjoyed at the sight of it under the Christmas tree that year and dragged it with me everywhere including to the table for Christmas dinner at my Grandmother’s house that year. The family was horrified! My parents had a good laugh at everyone’s reactions and then handed out the necessary lectures on why people would think it was strange. When my family began to question me on why I had picked out such a “color” for my new baby, my mother says I simply replied, “Cuz she’s beautiful, isn’t she?”

Guess I told them! :)

J.

]]> By: Jennyhttp://www.feverishthoughts.com/2007/02/21/study-shows-black-children-pick-white-dolls-over-black-dolls-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-16214 Jenny Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:42:03 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/2007/02/21/study-shows-black-children-pick-white-dolls-over-black-dolls-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-16214 I think that this was a very interesting study that you conducted. It was very alarming that the Black children selected the white dolls. I think that there are so many factors that contribute to why so many Blacks continue to feel inadequate. While Blacks have and continue to make great strides they are constantly stereotyped as being negative forces within their communities and their children internalize this. I remember playing with white cabbage patch kids, and barbies but hey I knew I was 100% black and was comfortable in my own skin and I think that there are so many children and young adults who are not content with who they are within society.

]]> By: Marilynhttp://www.feverishthoughts.com/2007/02/21/study-shows-black-children-pick-white-dolls-over-black-dolls-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-16124 Marilyn Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:09:26 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/2007/02/21/study-shows-black-children-pick-white-dolls-over-black-dolls-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-16124 No, you are right. It’s a hard thing to talk about for a lot of people. My response was too long to leave in a comment, so I took the discussion to my blog and posted another link back to your blog.

Marilyn

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