Strategic Monster Depiction —vs—Innocent Word Fauxpas

Summer McCracken, who is Trans, put up a challenge that I felt compelled to take up.  The following screenshots are from the ensuing facebook conversation thread: 

The link to the website mentioned above article, Genetics of chimerism: being your own twin, is: https://medicover-genetics.com/genetics-of-chimerism-being-your-own-twin/?amp=1

Because I considered a certain study conducted at the time of racial segregation to hold similarities with  gender dysphoria and remembering the study with children had been used during the famous Brown v. Board of Education trial, I decided to put this simple question in a google search: 

why did a lot of black children want white dolls

AI answered with: 

Black children often wanted white dolls due to societal racism and segregation, which taught them that white was "good" and Black was "bad," leading to internalized negative self-perceptions, as famously shown in the Clark Doll Test (1940s), where most Black children preferred white dolls, saw them as "nice," and rejected Black dolls, a finding used in Brown v. Board of Education to show segregation's psychological harm. 

Key Reasons for White Doll Preference:

• Internalized Racism: A racist society devalues Blackness and promotes whiteness as the ideal, making Black children internalize negative views of their own race.
• Symbolism of Power: White dolls represented the dominant culture and societal standards of beauty and value, while Black dolls often lacked representation or were portrayed poorly.
• Psychological Impact of Segregation: Living in segregated environments, where Black children were treated as inferior, damaged their self-esteem and sense of self-worth, as demonstrated by the Clarks' research.

The Clark Doll Test (1940s):

• The Experiment: Psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark presented Black children with identical dolls, differing only in color, and asked which they preferred and which looked "nice" or "bad".
• The Results: A majority of Black children preferred the white dolls and assigned positive traits to them, while rejecting the Black dolls, sometimes becoming upset when asked to identify with them.
• The Significance: The Clarks concluded this showed how segregation caused Black children to develop feelings of inferiority, a finding that significantly influenced the Supreme Court's decision to desegregate schools in Brown v. Board of Education. 
• In essence, the preference for white dolls wasn't a choice based on inherent preference but a learned response to a biased world that taught Black children their own race was less desirable. 

I decided to delete my comments on Summer’s facebook.  Even after my first comment, when Summer hadn’t posted  a  “like” (icon) to what I said, was enough for me to realize that I’m wasting my time, and I have no energy to run yet another course of being patronized.  So yes, my feathers were ruffled, and it was more than obvious that there was nothing more for me to say on that forum, and nor do I care to hear from Summer again… so-ooo pressing the button to delete… and the little button to unfriend. Done.  I’m sure that Summer is more than relieved as well, … butt in the interim, I have sowed seeds and covered to protect, so we wait.  

UPDATE: 

As well, I would like to point out the most important issue as I see it— our inner twins are alive and well, and it’s not as generally promoted— that Natural Human Chimera’s are the result of one fraternal twin absorbing random bits of DNA that grew into body parts that don’t include the BRAIN!!  I’m beginning to see why the inner twin world arranged for Trump and his vast religious right followers, to gain POWER (Since we’re on the subject)!!  

For the record, I was not aware at the time of my conversation with Summer, that the US House had just passed a bill to criminalize gender affirming care for minors.  I’m sure the inner twin world were behind that, and maybe they’ll weigh in.  

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The above mentioned web site re Medicover, lists the following References for their article:

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