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most little girls prefer white babies over african american

2006-08-14 04:20:38 · 20 answers · asked by kanisha s 1 in Beauty & Style Other - Beauty & Style

20 answers

too much television influence...

2006-08-14 04:23:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 1

White is the symbol of beauty. If there is not a conscious effort to emphasize the beauty of African American, the white will always be preferred. My mother would always buy us African American doll, books, etc. When there was none of those available in the stores, she would buy white and just use a brown crayon to color the skin. Just as white is instilled in all that it is the epitome of beauty, the people of color need to make an effort to promote themselves as things of beauty also.

2006-08-18 09:37:51 · answer #2 · answered by truly 6 · 0 0

i don't think racism is ingrained in anyone, i think it is developed through exposure (type of exposure) to other people/cultures.

i think that little (white) girls prefer white dolls because it is human nature to feel more comfortable with things you can relate to, i think most African American girls would prefer black dolls... this is a natural clan-type thing... birds of feather and all that... but of course all that changes with exposure.. a little white girl who lives in a more African American community and/or has more African Amercians in their life would probably be more likely to prefer (or not notice the difference) black dolls...

my 2 cents...

2006-08-14 11:32:13 · answer #3 · answered by Jonny Propaganda 4 · 2 0

thats odd, they usually have very similar features, except for minimum variations the only difference is the color... so i guess either the stupid notions of age-old racism are still there or the skin tone on the african-american dolls is not the best one, maybe it looks fake?... I mean, there are many different tones there, from golden-bronze to ebony... I don't know... I might be wrong... gdluck...

2006-08-14 11:28:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0 0

Personally I preferred black dolls as a kid. Where'd you pull that from? Most little girls I know/knew are/were the same way.

2014-06-23 22:43:37 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0 0

Not to me. I know when I was little, all my baby dolls were black. Most of the little girls I know are the same way, they only have black barbie/baby dolls.. I think it really depends on the person.

2006-08-15 02:08:36 · answer #6 · answered by Yariah 1 · 1 0

You can thank american conditioning for that one. The white people in power have created a faux image of beauty, that Most americans have accepted as such. ie Blonde barbie types, Skinny over curves. Which of course is NOT true. But you can change that by directly teaching your child otherwise...like my mom and dad did for me!

2006-08-14 11:29:51 · answer #7 · answered by Rae` 1 · 2 1

b/c slowly but surely, everyone is "brainwashed" to think that only "caucasian" features are the best looking ones. in my native country, the locals became obsessed with having the biggest eyes, lightest skin and the sharpest and tallest noses. it's hard for non-caucasian children to have britney spears, christina aguilera and their types to look up to, when they are portrayed as flawless and perfect.

2006-08-14 11:27:36 · answer #8 · answered by hi_larious_snowboarderbum 2 · 1 0

I don't think they're ugly at all. My 4 year old has one, and she's white.

2006-08-14 11:26:04 · answer #9 · answered by Dr. Quest 5 · 3 0

JUST LIKE EVERYBODY PERFERS WHITE OVER BLACK IN THE REAL WORLD WE JUST PAST IT ON TO OUR KIDS AND THATS WHY THEY WANT A WHITE DOLL

2006-08-14 11:26:31 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 2 0

I didn't' know that they did. Maybe in alot of areas there are not by- racial dolls available.

2006-08-14 11:34:23 · answer #11 · answered by murphyslaw 3 · 0 0

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