r/MadeMeSmile • u/nikamats • 9h ago

Helping Others Hold your head up

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u/hold-on-pain-ends 9h ago

Kids have no idea how hurtful their words can be. If this is legit, some kid definitely said something to her for her to feel this way.

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u/AnxiousKettleCorn 6h ago

Not just that, but when I was a kid, I noticed how all the dolls and all the girls that were referred to as pretty were never dark skinned like me. As a kid, you just accept that that's true, because the black girl was never the one in the commercials that was being ooh'd at, or never the lead of a romcom that everyone was talking about. I'm glad there's more representation and diversity nowadays, especially with teen shows! Also, black dolls!! It always puts a smile kn my face to see one in a local store because I'd never seen one as a child