"Black is Beautiful" Or is it? Not according to our 4 yo children.
I found this video a short while back and was blown away by the very simple message that society is transmitting to our black(and presumably white) children. That black is not beautiful/good and that white skin is best. The most frightening aspect is that our children are receptive to this message at a such a young age. The children in the experiment appear to be 3 to 4yo.
Please view this video and share it with someone you love and leave your comments below. (The actual Doll Experiment occurs about halfway, at 3:22 for those who would like to skip to it)
View the Video on Youtube below:
Also NPR ran a story on the updated Doll Experiment:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6181729
Sunday, August 3, 2008
The Doll Experiment - "A Girl Like Me"
Labels:
black,
Doll Experiment,
Kenneth Clark,
Kiri Davis,
Racism,
white
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