Unconscious biasness
I stumbled upon this video, which I thought was fitting to our discussion about our unconscious mind, and the side-discussion on unconscious racism from our last class about Visual Pleasures. This video shows 3 persons undergoing an extensive make-over that changes their skin color, and facial features. Although the video is in French (I think), just watching the end product really shocked me not only because the make-over seemed so realistic but also my perception on these three people changed! Before I watched the video, I made some guesses about the backgrounds and personalities of these three people, but when I saw their “after” look, I felt differently about them!
When you watch the video, try imagining their lives before they undergo the make over, and then do that again in the end. See if you have different perceptions about them. I feel that this goes to show how dependent our perceptions are on visual information.
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