ReplacementPelican
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Ours is not to reason why.
They do look dumb as fuck though with all that fake tan.
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CNN: Study: We think black men are bigger than white men (even when they're not)
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They do look dumb as fuck though with all that fake tan.
same
If it's not, the objective police force will fix it.
Prodigal Son
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it helps that I'm a 5'9", 130 pound dude with glasses. You'd have to be pretty out of it see me as physically threatening
Spaced Harrier
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Bodybuilders at that level look dumb as fuck in general.
I could well believe this study, the part about faces is the most Interesting/Disheartening.
Chmpocalypse
Blizzard
Um
Are you sure you want to admit that your mind immediately went to the stereotype of "black men have big dicks"? Isn't that the same kind of inherent racial assumption as the study discussed in the OP found?
Both are symptomatic of the insidious nature of systemic racism. You probably meant to make a joke, but... it's not really funny. :
Yeah, but part of that is because they have bright stage lights on them.
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
His hand is as big as the dude's face. That's awesome.
Not really. I rather be seen as a human than the Incredible Hulk
Prodigal Son
Member
lol cmon dawg
I'm 6'1 210 pounds so yeah I've always felt this. It's always the do you play football man or you in the military bro questions that let you know they think you're huge. I get that nervous white woman smile (black guys know what I'm talking about) when I'm walking past one on the sidewalk or something. Not trying to be insensitive but in my experience only white chicks do it for some reason. I'm always constantly trying to make myself look less threatening when in public.
Dark hado aura
ryutaro's mama
Member
This guy gets it.
The Last Wizard
Member
Exactly, all it did was to distract from the discussion and it's achieved that.
Don't forget our predisposition to electricity:/
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No, this is a serious topic that needs to be discussed and not joked around about. These are people's lives.
WeAreStarStuff
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LOL, what...
But it is.
Everyone likes a respectable beard
Why you gotta shame Jandro in the corner like that?
old manatee
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I'm only 5'8 225 and I get the "did you play football?" question a lot too, even though I've never played a real football game before.
Megawarrior
Member
Strangely erotic.
This looks like the start to a porno tbh
I wonder how many racists are looking at this gif right now and thinking the black guy is bigger than the white guy...
Obliterator
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The only part of this study that surprised me is that black men also believed that the black men were larger than white men. That's kinda weird isn't it? Wonder why that is. I know darker skin tone can make muscles more distinct due to showing lines better, but were these men shirtless or no?
IdreamofHIME
Member
That's basically it. White isn't a good midtone nor does it do specular/ highlights well.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Same. Although I'm skinnier than you--I weigh 145 pounds but same height. I live in NYC and I see the looks on the train or while walking and I'm trying to look as least​ threatening as possible. Don't be afraid of me, I come in peace.
Yeah head down, shoulders relaxed. Generally try not to look directly at people and stay expressionless.
Northernlights
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Same.
The article in the OP is quick to point out that what is and what "we" see isn't the same sometimes. Well, the gif features Shaq who is definitely not an ordinary size sample and I also read the beard man was actually sitting, making the contrast even more stark. I felt the gif illustrated the unrealistic fears about black men in an amusing way, heh. Because if you are a racist looking at that gif, I gotta imagine it sent some shivers down some spines.
It's not surprising at all to expect that black people would hold unconscious biases against other black people. We all consume the same media which fills us with the same ideas.
All the competitors use tan. The stagelights washes out all the detail without that tan, more so on white skin than darker but they still all need the tan. This is a bodybuilder guestposing without a tan. http://i.imgur.com/EbCGJyI.jpg
And with tan http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/evancentopani.jpg
Obliterator
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That's true it just wasn't something I expected so caught me a bit off guard. If someone had said that say white women often found black men to be bigger and stronger than they really are I wouldn't be surprised at all. The black men finding other black men bigger and stronger than reality just threw me for a curve
theignoramus
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I'm off that. I'm 6 foot and a buck 55, no tats, clean cut and we'll dressed, I'll be damned if I go out my way to make a motherfucker feel more comfortable around me.
Glad to see I'm not the only one who notices this.
Jesus Christ... I share this on my Facebook and some guy responds that it's sad but he disagrees with the examples and goes on to tell how Brown had 80 pounds over the police officer and Tamir Rice was taller and heavier than average. Took all I had not to cuss him out fully. I did link him to the testimony of Darren Wilson describing Brown like a demon and like he was Hulk Hogan to a 5 year old. We'll see what gymnastics come next!
ReplacementPelican
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No it's actually a lot, lot smaller. Did you even bother to read the OP? Fucking Hell.
(thanks for the replies about bodybuilding, everyone).
I still remember the "knock out game" news stories that plagued the NYC local stations. Basically any seemingly random attack that involved black male teenagers was blamed on the "knock out game" without every confirming if that was the case. It just created this hysteria that there was an epidemic of black boys out here just attacking people for sport and play.
kame-sennin
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yea.. but first post lulz, rite?
DontBeThatGuy
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The porn industry is making sure that stereotype ain't going nowhere anytime soon.
MugiwaraCole
Member
This is how Get Out happened.
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