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>>sn_mas+(OP)
"In the U.S. and other Western nations, white people are socialized to feel that they are inherently superior because they are white," one of the slides read. "Research shows that by age 3 to 4, children understand that it is better to be white."

And the problem is these kids grow up and then one day have a female boss, or minority boss and if they aren't prepared they add subtle dysfunction to the team and it bruises their ego. I see this even today with my team, one of our employees seems to resent and refuse to learn from our developers in Central America. Or a buddy of mine that can't seem to understand the woman on his team is his boss and not his peer/subordinate so she should get to make the final decision.

>>throwa+ao
For anyone curious, the “black doll/white doll” research on childhood development goes back to the 1930’s (and has been repeatedly researched since). Both white and black children alike will associate positive attributes (pretty/nice/good) with the white doll and negative attributes (ugly/mean/bad) with the black doll. It’s taken as an indication that even as toddlers, children can/will develop racial identities based on larger cultural stereotypes.