Many were moved by a recent viral story on social media about a white girl defending her choice of a black doll when the cashier told her the doll didn't look like her. "Yes, she does.
She's a doctor like I'm a doctor.
I am a beautiful girl. she is a beautiful girl.
Did you see her beautiful hair?
Did you see her stethoscope?
According to her mother's post on Facebook about the incident, two-year-old Sophia said.
Little Sophia's indifference to the color of her doll was lovely and inspiring, and both the mother and daughter were praised on social media.
But lost the attention to her heart
The statement of melting is an important fact: black girls and boys often play with white dolls and action figures without any fanfare.
They have a long time.
Related: Black dolls: a comprehensive guide to celebrating, collecting and experiencing passion Derby Garret grew up playing with white dolls.
When she had a daughter, she wanted to "make sure that as an African --
American child, she sees herself in the doll she plays with to strengthen her meaning, her selfworth and self-esteem.
"All children need to look at themselves from a positive perspective, starting with their toys and the books they have read," garlitte said . ".
She said that this is
In a society where everything is moving towards white, white kids.
If the kids don't see their own shadow in toys, books, and pop culture, they might think, "Well, what's wrong with me?
"Black dolls have been around since people started making dolls, but in the United StatesS.
Their availability has always been a problem.
Until the 20 th century, most black dolls were handmade.
By the 1930 s, many manufacturers were producing on a large scale.
Black dolls, but Africa
The representation of Americans remains inadequate.
For garlitte, who grew up in the south, the owner was reluctant to buy goods, which exacerbated the situation in which he found a black doll.
In rare cases, when she stumbled upon the black dolls, her mother refused to buy them because she found their depiction too racist.
Given the small number of black dolls, having dolls that look like them "is critical to black children," garlitte said ".
Instead, she believes that because "white standards are elevated to normal", it is important for white children to have dolls representing different races, "promoting cultural diversity, and realize that we are all of the same race: human beings.
"Documentary director Samantha Knowles, why do you have a black doll? ,agrees.
"Black girls have to play with white dolls for a long time because they have no choice," she said . ".
Knowles thinks Sophia's story resonates because "people are very excited about the idea that black dolls are desirable.
"The little girl who likes the black doll is a positive thing because historically they have not been loved, not even," she said . ".
Knowles disagrees with those who may argue that it is hypocritical that black children should play with black dolls, but white children should play with dolls of other races.
She said there is often a "desire to establish a false equivalent between two groups of people who have historically not been treated equally in the country.
I think it reflects when you even look down on toys.
Historically, there is no black doll.
In response, therefore, there was a push for black children to use these products.
"In their 1940 s, a study by psychologists Kenneth and Mami Clark on the effects of apartheid found that black children not only like white dolls very much, but also black dolls
"Doll Test" was cited in the 1954 Supreme Court case
The education commission that led to the removal of apartheid.
On 2010, Margaret Bill Spencer, professor of human comparative development at the University of Chicago, helped CNN re-do it.
The creation of the Clark doll test.
They found that "white bias" was still strong, both white and black children.
"Children's Games are a serious business," says the New York Times . ".
"They know from these items who they are.
Some information is about a person's self-confidence, a person's self-consciousness in terms of my looks and strength.
"If black kids have a hard time finding toys that reflect their own appearance, it's harder for Asians, Latinos, locals --
United States and other non
White kids find toys that look like them.
The lack of representation is more serious for children with disabilities.
But progress has been made.
It's getting easier for parents to find Latino, Asian and black dolls.
Two women have recently launched Hello Hijab to make traditional Muslim headscarves for dolls;
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Now there are dolls for boys, Barbie and Lego that provide wheelchair characters.
American girls have launched a major diversity campaign that offers dolls of multiple races and disabilities.
The success of a role like Doc McStuffins, a black girl acting as a toy doctor, and a proud Latina Dora, showed toy manufacturers that diversity can make money.
"The toy industry produces and sells products," said ChrisByrne, content director of the toy review website TTPM . ".
"I don't think you'll find a black doll for many years, except in a toy fight city that's mainly in the black zip code or demographic field.
You can now see this diversity in its entirety.
"Read more: the pressure on groups calling on the toy industry to diversify their products more has played a big role in increasing options.
The outbreak of online shopping is also key to making it easier for parents to find what they want.
This makes these products more profitable for the toy industry, which can now have the confidence to reach the target consumers.
Although the toy industry has made great progress, most women are still under-represented in dolls and action figures.
Byrne's demand for toy diversity will continue to grow with confidence, which will drive the company's change.
"As children get more exposure to different communities, the toy industry will begin to reflect that," Byrne said . ".
The toy industry is always a reflection of the whole culture.
It does not really lead it.