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minus-squaresooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]hexbear15·3 years agoI remember an interview with Dollph Lungren where he refered to Kimbo Slice as a "big Black man", even though they're basically the same height. https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/13/health/black-men-larger-study-trnd/index.html Then you find out that people literally perceive Dark-skinned men to be taller than they actually are link
minus-squareBeamBrain [he/him]hexbear18·3 years agoI remember the media justifying the shooting of Mike Brown by talking up how big and scary he was and now I'm angry all over again link
minus-squareLoudMuffin [he/him]hexbear13·3 years agooh yeah, apparently he had superhuman strength and was "like a demon" apparently the cop arresting him was the same fucking size lmao they were both like 6'2 and 220ish~ imagine being such an enormous pussy you get your shit fucking rocked by a literal teenager despite like two decades of experience and training link
minus-squareNaturalsNotInIt [any]hexbear4·3 years agoDark skin also makes muscle bodies look more prominent - that's why bodybuilders slather on fake tan when they go on stage - which further contributes to the "powerful Other" stereotype. link
I remember an interview with Dollph Lungren where he refered to Kimbo Slice as a "big Black man", even though they're basically the same height.
https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/13/health/black-men-larger-study-trnd/index.html
Then you find out that people literally perceive Dark-skinned men to be taller than they actually are
I remember the media justifying the shooting of Mike Brown by talking up how big and scary he was and now I'm angry all over again
oh yeah, apparently he had superhuman strength and was "like a demon"
apparently the cop arresting him was the same fucking size lmao
they were both like 6'2 and 220ish~
imagine being such an enormous pussy you get your shit fucking rocked by a literal teenager despite like two decades of experience and training
Dark skin also makes muscle bodies look more prominent - that's why bodybuilders slather on fake tan when they go on stage - which further contributes to the "powerful Other" stereotype.