There aren't many ways to kindly present this information, but here goes: some kids can be jerks. Just total savages, really. Children's novelist LM Montgomery put it best when she wrote, “Children can be the most cruel creatures alive. They have the herd instinct of prejudice against any outsider, and they are merciless in its indulgence.” It's no revelation that children can have a taste for brutality, but Montgomery touches on something far more interesting, that some children have a nose for what makes someone different and, therefore, a target. While researchers have found that younger generations are showing a greater capacity for empathy, 12-year-old Gianessa Wride could still be considered one such outsider. In 2020, she received two specially made bald dolls, known as ‘Brave Barbie’, from the National…
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Dazed & Confused (Digital) - 1 Issue, Winter 2022