attractive people........they all look the same XD
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· 8 years ago
i hate this argument. people of a different race DO "look the same" the reason is that we inherently look at features of someones face in contrast to our own. things like cheeks, nose, mouth, eye and even foreheads. people of different races have characteristics that are prominent in their race. thus those characteristic stand out and our minds umbrella them together. it is a generalization. the more we know someone the more subtle things stand out and we will use them to differentiate them from others, but it typically takes a personal connection to that person. like how we can't tell the difference between two of the same breed of dogs, say golden retrievers, unless one of them is our own pet.
Agreed. Often the subtleties of the distinguishing characteristics aren't even readily apparent either, like they are almost subconscious.
Anyone who says, "All *blank* look the same," isn't just racist, but also lazy. It takes time, patience and a carefull eye when it comes to discerning individuals from a non-native perspective.
Now, while I don't say that (because it definitely is a rude and racist thing to say), I genuinely have trouble telling people apart if they look remotely similar, so I sometimes mix people up who are the same race if they have the same hairstyle. Black/white/Asian, doesn't really matter. It's not always that someone's racist if they mix that up, sometimes they just have a garbage visual memory. But that just defends the mistake, not a bad attitude or that garbage saying.
Anyone who says, "All *blank* look the same," isn't just racist, but also lazy. It takes time, patience and a carefull eye when it comes to discerning individuals from a non-native perspective.