[CNN] The Shocking True/CNN Study On Children's Racial Beliefs, Attitudes & Preferences.

[Anthony]

This study is not shocking to many because we look into the mirror everyday & see ourselves, we experience social perception everyday. But I still commend CNN & Anderson Cooper for doing study on children's racial beliefs, attitudes & preferences. MSNBC did a similar study a while back. You know, children can be very honest towards issues their not taught yet to suppress, their perception & how we all are brainwashed from birth about our perception of what ethnic group & facial features are intelligent & what ethnic group & facial features are not, what ethnic group is attractive & what ethnic group are not. As adults, we try & dance around & cover-up are true feelings because we would like to think it's not a serious problem in the world. We try & suppress. Especially black folks, black folks hate to admit that our first perception of someone that may have large nostrils & full lips is unattractive & none intelligent are we see that person as a suspicious character. I don't think this is something that could be cured. It's the same as Africans who may relate more to a French, Scottish, Dutch, Portugal, British, Europe & Hispaniola culture because of the exploration & colonialism in Africa rather than indentify with their own roots as Africans & before their exploration & colonialism in Africa.  Too many times in the black community we blame mass-media for playing their part in the negative image & brainwashing the world about the black image in America. So I commend CNN & MSNBC & folks like Tim Wise for recognizing the problem that has no cure.
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Here's the story:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/13/doll.study/index.html
(CNN) -- A white child looks at a picture of a black child and says she's bad because she's black. A black child says a white child is ugly because he's white. A white child says
a black child is dumb because she has dark skin.
This isn't a schoolyard fight that takes a racial turn, not a vestige of the "Jim
Crow" South; these are American schoolchildren in 2010.

Nearly 60 years after American schools were desegregated by the landmark Brown v.
Board of Education ruling, and more than a year after the election of
the country's first black president, white children have an overwhelming
white bias, and black children also have a bias toward white, according
to a new study commissioned by CNN.
Full coverage: Kids on Race

Renowned child psychologist and University of Chicago professor Margaret Beale
Spencer, a leading researcher in the field of child development, led the
study. She designed the pilot study and led a team of three
psychologists: two testers to execute the study and a statistician to
help analyze the results.

In each school, Spencer tested children from two age groups: 4 to 5 and 9 to 10. Since this is a pilot study
and not a fully funded scientific study, the sample size and race
selection were limited. But according to Spencer, it was satisfactory to
yield conclusive results. A pilot study is normally the first step in
creating a larger scientific study and often speaks to overall trends
that require more research.

Spencer's test aimed to re-create the landmark Doll Test from the 1940s. Those tests, conducted by
psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark, were designed to measure how
segregation affected African-American children.
The Clarks asked black children to choose between a white doll and -- because at the
time, no brown dolls were available -- a white doll painted brown. They
asked black children a series of questions and found they overwhelmingly
preferred white over brown. The study and its conclusions were used in
the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case, which led to the
desegregation of American schools.

In the new study, Spencer's researchers asked the younger children a series of questions and had
them answer by pointing to one of five cartoon pictures that varied in
skin color from light to dark. The older children were asked the same
questions using the same cartoon pictures, and were then asked a series
of questions about a color bar chart that showed light to dark skin
tones.

The tests showed that white children, as a whole, responded with a high rate of what researchers call "white bias,"
identifying the color of their own skin with positive attributes and
darker skin with negative attributes. Spencer said even black children,
as a whole, have some bias toward whiteness, but far less than white
children.

"All kids on the one hand are exposed to the stereotypes" she said. "What's really significant here is that white
children are learning or maintaining those stereotypes much more
strongly than the African-American children. Therefore, the white
youngsters are even more stereotypic in their responses concerning
attitudes, beliefs and attitudes and preferences than the
African-American children."

Spencer says this may be happening because "parents of color in particular had the extra burden of helping
to function as an interpretative wedge for their children. Parents have
to reframe what children experience ... and the fact that white children
and families don't have to engage in that level of parenting, I think,
does suggest a level of entitlement. You can spend more time on
spelling, math and reading, because you don't have that extra task of
basically reframing messages that children get from society."

Spencer was also surprised that children's ideas about race, for the most part,
don't evolve as they get older. The study showed that children's ideas
about race change little from age 5 to age 10.

"The fact that there were no differences between younger children, who are very
spontaneous because of where they are developmentally, versus older
children, who are more thoughtful, given where they are in their
thinking, I was a little surprised that we did not find differences."

Spencer said the study points to major trends but is not the definitive word on
children and race. It does lead her to conclude that even in 2010, "we
are still living in a society where dark things are devalued and white
things are valued."

Yours truly,
Anthony Smith

[Anthony]

CNN White and black children biased toward lighter skin


Simple Justice:


A Girl Like Me

What Are You? A dialogue On Mixed Race


Tim Wise- The Pathology of White Privilege: You can see the rest 1-6 from the website:

[Anthony]

Robert Jensen The Color of the Race Problem Is White"

Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible

[Anthony]

Got it all out of your system. You been doing this for sometime, your trying to end folks post with your slogan. I seen this before on the movie Beat Street. Someone would do a beautiful mural on a train & this one guy would spray spit across everybody burner [graffiti]. Yea, your just like spit. You hide behind a keyboard while grinning. Calling you a name would be senseless. You know spit got it in the end.

[Anthony]

[Hezekiah Ben Israel]

Isaiah 14:11-14 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

Revelation 20:10-15 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

[Anthony]

Mr. Mann, I know your going to do what ever it is you do, I really don't care. But, why do you call someone a homosexual you don't even know? Mr. Isreal may make comments I don't like but calling him a homosexual is very strong language on a Preacher network. It's a spineless coward act. For all we know, you could secretly prefer men. Like those Republicans that swore they never had sex with men. Look at the powerful evangelical Haggard that participated in weekly meetings with President Bush, believe he was President Bush top spiritual advisor. Haggard gave spiritual advise not only to the President but to top advisors. Haggard also taught homosexuality was an abomination, I remember that because I agreed, homosexuality goes against life, God creation. I disagree with gays & bisexuals life style but I wouldn't call them a name or violate their civil rights. If you remember, Mr. Haggard actively lobbied against gay rights. But it was later found that Haggard was paying male prostitutes for sex & snorting crystal meth. Now, he may have been set-up. I can careless, but the man did bash gays & bisexuals. You could have chose a lot of names but you chose to call a man you don't even know gay. Is it because your a racist closet gay or bisexual? Mr. Mann, if you post a thread no one would remotely bash your thread like your doing to this thread & others on the board, but it's the internet your going to do you.

[Hezekiah Ben Israel]

Why do you call me names I was just answering your questions according to the scriptures..

[Hezekiah Ben Israel]

Psalm 14:1-3 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

[Hezekiah Ben Israel]

Proverbs 10 :17-21 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

[Hezekiah Ben Israel]

Proverbs 12:15-23 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy. There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight. A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

[Hezekiah Ben Israel]

Proverbs 10:23-24 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

[Hezekiah Ben Israel]

Proverbs 14:2-12 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit. Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.