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Originally Posted by 216 East
True indeed, and i understand some social norms, but I'm more concerned with the idolizing of white america by some of our generation, rather than believing in their own beauty and personality, rather a lot of folks always are trying to be accepted by whites and to do that, they must attempt to fit in with the style and likes of white america! I just believe it goes deeper than just following a desire, because theres a reason one wants to follow a desire that is not of their own rather of some other look and feel, and it is usually instilled through this american media hype of european/white idolism! Peace!
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Brotha216:More or less, you're addressing the point about the deep seated slave mentality that some of our people harbor about beauty(Skin Completion-Hair Texture).
And unfortunately, this starts at a young age and a test was done with two female test subjects(Black, White) to prove it. The Observable data from the test indicated that the Black child selected the White doll because she found it to be more appealing. Now, something has to be going on the mindset of the child to react like that what doll in that manner. Could Home training be variable in her reaction to the experiment?-More than likely.
Now, how this child reacted shouldn't be shocking. Because, she is only a product of her environment at home which may harbor this stereotypical pre preprogrammed mindset of our people.
And what so ironic about this, our own people don't realize the diversity of our own thanks to slavery/ colonization and negative media campaigns. Their so used to seeing images of our people looking a certain way that they forget that Black folk are spread throughout the US and the world with different skin hues, different hair textures, eye colors , body types and ect.
Unfortunately, some of our people aren't that fortunate to be raised/reared in a household where pride in yourself and your race is the emphasis along with academics ( this is the problem). And, they're still holding on to those shackles on their minds and feet along with the slave Negro mentality. Hopefully, by vehicles like these, we can educate our own, get the blinders off , get on the right track, and tack off them shackles[/b].