brown bag test
The "brown bag test" was a form of racial discrimination used in the early 20th century to determine privileges based on skin tone.
Definition
C1Racial Discrimination
(historical)A practice where an individual's skin color was compared to a brown paper bag to determine if they were light-skinned enough to receive certain privileges.
Example
- Many African-American social clubs in the early 1900s used the brown bag test to decide membership eligibility.
- The brown bag test was a painful reminder of colorism within the community.
B2Medicine
(clinical)A method where patients bring all their medications to a doctor's appointment to review for potential interactions and ensure proper usage.
Example
- The doctor asked the patient to do a brown bag test to review all the medications she was taking.
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