I found this reading to be super interesting. It’s crazy how the human mind has such a strong desire to know what something is or why it is that it will come up with things to make it feel better. This made me think of how important first impressions are. I think I am a very observant person, so when I first meet someone I watch the way they talk, the way they walk, and even their mannerisms until I think I have a good understanding of them. I’ve noticed that quiet people attract a lot of people whether they realize it or not because they are a mystery for other people to solve. This also made me realize how important stereotypes are. Stereotypes are very dangerous and play a part in this. If we think someone is a mystery, we may use the stereotypes we have or a bias we have to help solve this mystery. This can cause people to be misgendered or someone to be highly offended.<\/p>\n
I’ve learned about the Stanford prison experiment but it still scares me every time. It makes me really think about power and what that means. I’ve read something about Foucault that makes me question power. Power dynamics affect our lives from the time we are born to the time we die. The people in this experiment were regular people who were given power and turned evil. I also wonder if this a white male thing. Throughout history, we see that white men can be rather evil and crave power. I wonder if their race or gender was different if the results would have been different.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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