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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:23 AM Original message |
AC360: Kids’ test answers on race brings mother to tears |
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dalaigh lllama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. I have a problem with the way this test is constructed |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Signal comes from aggregate statstics. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Even if it doesn't exist? |
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dalaigh lllama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 04:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. No, I'm saying that some children may BECOME prejudiced from this test. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 04:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Agreed. |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
3. My five year old asked me a while ago |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Black is the absence of color, but African-Americans were called 'coloreds', go figure... |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. It extends to animals as well |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Out of the previous five dogs we had, |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Good for you, but please protect her well... |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I have heard it's because the black animals aren't as photogenic on the adoption web pages. |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 04:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. That, as it happens, is the truth. At shelters they blend into the shadows of their crates... |
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NotThisTime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
4. I watched that Mother with a heavy heart.... she said the message she was trying to instill |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. Sigh, I can understand that the mother being disappointed...I would. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
10. It's not surprising that a light-skinned child would choose a light-skinned |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Even the dark skinned children tended to class dark cartoon dolls as "bad" |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. lite/dark, white/black, good/evil..... white privilege. so many white people refuse to accept |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 04:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. It's sad that dark-skinned children feel that the lighter-skinned dolls are better-- |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 02:37 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I know - I wanted to cry. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 04:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. And what does it say when the dark skinned child gives similar answers? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
13. This 'test' is not entirely valid. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
16. Here, let's test out the validity of this experiment at DU. Which one of these dolls is evil? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 04:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. The lifeless one with dead eyes. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
24. you've got to be taught before it's too late |
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