Hill Street Studios via Getty Images Adults view black girls as more adult-like and less innocent than white girls. Black girls are often automatically seen as defiant, loud and aggressive, and are treated differently as a result, she said. NEW research @GtownLawPovCntr finds that black girls routinely experience “adultification bias”—the perception of Black girls as less innocent. The study, which looked at attitudes toward black girls up to age 19, also found that adults believe black girls know more about sex and adult topics than white girls. “I think that … adults in general need to … be reminded that Black young girls are still kids,” a teenager added.

Source: Huffington Post May 16, 2019 20:15 UTC