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The perception that female photos look fake is still sexism. It suggests people believe it less likely that a woman would be on the other end of the conversatio
by aninhumer 9y ago
The perception that female photos look fake is still sexism. It suggests people believe it less likely that a woman would be on the other end of the conversation. And you suggesting that perception as an explanation without challenging it kind of demonstrates how this is a pervasive problem.
Now I agree that the model photo looks a little more artificial for reasons beyond gender, and they should probably have compared with a male model photo as well. Though personally I suspect people would still think it more likely that an attractive man was a real person than an attractive woman.
- mikulas_florek 9y ago>The perception that female photos look fake is still sexism Except it's not. Stock photos of good looking women are routinely used in marketing to attract users. It's proven by stats from A/B testing.
- aninhumer 9y agoSo the gendered assumption is the result of a gendered marketing practice which is based on gender differentiated responses to images (which are proven by stats)? But there's no sexism involved here? Okay, I'm being glib, but this idea that thinking of a plausible causation with no further critical analysis means it's "not sexism" is kind of exasperating.
- Double_a_92 9y agoThat's literal sexism then... As in it's literally made to trigger sexual areas of your brain to get your attention. If you wan't to insist that it's wrong to be biologically wired like that, Go on. But... idk.
- mikulas_florek 9y agoNo, the person is using sexism of other people, but that does not mean he/she himself/herself is sexist.
- mikulas_florek 9y ago>But there's no sexism involved here? I'm only saying a person using good looking woman as an avatar because of a/b testing does not make him sexist.
- aninhumer 9y agoI'm not sure why it matters if they're "a sexist". Whether they make a decision based on internal biases caused by societal norms, or make a decision by measuring those societal norms directly and responding to them, the decision is still an expression of societal sexism.
- bandrami 9y ago> Stock photos of good looking women are routinely used in marketing to attract users They're photos, though. They're real. Not "fake"