|  I've gone to school for education and changed my major to behavioral sciences. I've recently heard, in the news, of a study that was recreated by a young student. It was sad, to see in this day and age, what the results were.
The study, I'm not 100% sure of everything, but was definitely about race. Children, Black and White were given 2 dolls. One black, one white. They were asked which was the pretty doll, which was the ugly, which was smart, which was bad, etc. And, most of the negative answers always pointed to the Black doll.
I find this very heart-breaking and apalling.
In the area where I live, there are mostly Whites. We have some Blacks, Asains, and Indians, but it's predominantly White. So, I have dolls for my children that are Black, dark-skinned, Asian, etc. My son doesn't really play with dolls, but my daughter plays with them all pretty equally. I want my children to KNOW that not everyone looks as they do. But, that it is fine that people are different. At our church, and some in the schools, there are some different ethnicities. But, I can't make the exposure happen out in public; I try to create it in the homes.
Any opinions? Ideas of what we can do to help change society? I believe it definitely starts with our children. And, the home is a great place to start.
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