A new doll test was conducted in which black children were given a black doll and a white doll to play with. 15 out of 20 of the kids preferred to play with the white doll. ( http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6181729 ). The result is very similar to the previous tests that were conducted during segregation. I've also heard that previously the test was conducted in many parts of the world, and most children preferred to play with the white doll. Is this a negative sign? Is this the result of a biased media, if not what is it?
2007-01-25 04:26:06 · 13 answers · asked by Brandon 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Media I guess. All the pretty people are white!!!! PERIOD. Name all the blacks, Asians, and Hispanics deemed beautiful and sexy in the US as a whole.
Here they are:
Halle Berry
Lucy Liu
Beyonce
Jennifer Lopez
Sandra Oh (maybe)
Iman
Oh my God, that's literally all I can come up with. YES, I can name more, but these are the ones most mentioned in magazines that aren't geared towards blacks, asians,and Hispanics only!!!!
Have they done similar studies on Asians and Latinos???? Or Native Americans? I bet the results will be the same...so sad.
2007-01-25 04:37:41 · answer #1 · answered by Lotus Phoenix 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a methodology point of view of this study. first testing 20 kids for this social behavior statistically can't be generalized. second what happens if you expose 20 white kids to these two dolls. third were all tested kids were naive( means not exposed to any kind of doll before) and as you can imagine lots of other things should be controlled. Even if this test is correct first its not 100% second it doesn't have anything to do with the beauty or ugliness of black. if boys play with cars more than dolls doesn't mean cars are more beautiful.
and the last but not the least I think beauty is very personal and relative.
2007-01-25 12:51:48 · answer #2 · answered by P J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the dolls don't have the same features a human has so dont take it to her it's just a doll trying to represent a human being which it in no way can beauty is beauty no matter what the color so yeah OK goodbye..
2007-01-25 12:34:15 · answer #3 · answered by rm4real 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's probably just some subconscious decision babies make because the light is associated with clarity and awareness while the darkness is associated with obsurity and the unknown. It's definitely not an innate judgment of an entire races' physical beauty.
2007-01-25 13:35:07 · answer #4 · answered by Billy Nostrand 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't think that black people are just as beautiful as white people the reason probably is that they see more whites than blacks and you and every other black person is beautiful and you need to realize that.
2007-01-25 12:35:10 · answer #5 · answered by scottsmith20 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The predominant culture always establishes the standard for beauty through the media. And American/Euro media, print, films , music....is everywhere.
That study comes as no surprise.
2007-01-25 12:33:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes honey. Black is stunning.
2007-01-25 12:44:04 · answer #7 · answered by Raynebow_Diva 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black is beautiful, but I don't know if enough African-Americans think/know that.
2007-01-25 12:42:54 · answer #8 · answered by TechChick 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
black is beautiful
unfortunately they make the black dolls look ugly
2007-01-25 12:34:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yup all colors are beautiful.
2007-01-25 12:35:43 · answer #10 · answered by missgigglebunny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋