When you tell someone you're a mom, a nurse, a waiter, a soldier or one of the many things you might be, I bet you're hoping they don't judge you for it. Most people truly don't mean to judge, to give in to stereotypes, or expect the worst from people.
Yet, we see people doing it every day. I am sure there are moments when you and I have been a little too quick to judge someone based on their clothes, appearance, or profession, and have been pleasantly surprised.
To show how easy it is for us to only see the surface, like the famous Coca-Cola stereotype experiment, Canon hired six different photographers to photograph the same person, in the same location, with the same clothes on.
Each photographer was given a different story about the man. They were told that he was, in turn: a psychic, a millionaire, a fisherman, an alcoholic, an ex-convict, or a hero. The man was none of those things.
Each photographer took an entirely different approach. As an ex-convict, the photographer presented him as dark and intimidating; as a hero, he looked warm and approachable; as an alcoholic, he appeared sad and vulnerable.
What does all of that prove? That instead of seeing the true person, people often see what they want to. It was the exact same person, but everyone saw him differently based on a very small amount of information.
The truth is, the only way to know someone is to really get to know them and see the beauty behind the appearance.
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