The Clark Doll Test presented children with a white doll and a black doll and then went on to ask the children which one they believed to be the 'nice' and 'pretty' doll vs. the 'bad' and 'ugly' doll. The test revealed the heartbreaking reality of the affect a lack of representation in the media has on our young children. | Feminist Apparel

Landmark Cases : Brown v Board: The Doll Test

The Doll Test: Proof of Psychological Programming Ever heard of The Doll Test? If not, it’s time to wake up. This test was created to analyze how segregation and societal programming impact children’s perception of race. In the 1940s, psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark designed a series of experiments where they showed children two dolls—one Black, one white—and asked which one was “good” or “bad,” “cute” or “ugly,” and “smart” or “dumb.” Would it shock you that color didn’t just influence th