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The privileged thing
that is often noticed only when you don't have it. Right-handed people use
scissors and they don't think about it, it doesn't even occur to them that it
could be a problem. Women are more likely than men to be seriously injured in a
car accident while wearing seat belts because they were designed for male
physiology. When things are done for you, you don't even notice it. You don't
even imagine that other people don't have the same experience. If the
persecution disappears you, because you are on the side of the oppressor. For
proof, here are eight examples of designs that are unknowingly racist.
1. Makeup Shades
I say again, there is no such thing as "skin
color". But makeup rarely reflects this. They lack the basis of people of
color. When they do exist, some cosmetic stores “forget” to stock them.
Journalist Tancy Brassiers wrote in a shelf section about working in a
pharmacy:
At least twice a month I’ve been working there for
about two years, I used to ask the higher ups (who, before
you ask, yes, they
were all white) why we didn’t wear makeup for women of color. They always gave
me the same answer: "We take care of a lot of stores when we carry those
shadows."
These concerns are clearly established in racist
stereotypes.
2. Skin
colored crayons
In 2013, an
Indian law student filed a complaint against one of the largest office supplies
manufacturers in the country for a wax crayon labeled "skin," which
clearly depicts a peach-pink white skin. He argued that crayons would strengthen
mastery of white, subtly teaching children what it meant to whiten the skin.
“What will be the effect on the minds of these young people when they realize
that their skin color is not recognized? Wouldn't that reinforce the notion of
beauty that justice wants to impose on products or movies? He asked him.
3. Automatic
Faucets
Automatic
soap and faucet suppliers use near-infrared technology, which transmits
invisible light that is reflected off a sensor when a hand is present. But when
these products are not tested on people with different skin types, they often
cannot detect non-white hands.
Some of this
may not seem very important. After all, these are just baby wax crayons. But in
reality, they create a climate where people of color are "other,"
when hundreds of times a day they receive a message that the earth was not
created for them. No one should survive like this. And things should not be
more difficult for a large part of the population, because we are ignorant and
habitual to think of people who are not like the influential class.
Designers
have an important role to play in fighting discrimination and creating
effective products for all. We need more diversity in the world of design, and
this is one of the reasons to raise awareness about issues like racism and
sexuality.
4.
Sunglasses
Some people
complain that sunglasses are designed for the Caucasian face, narrow and high
nose bridge and that they are not suitable for them. It makes them slide easily
or sit very stiff on the nose. AfroPolitan Iowa's REFRAMD brand is trying to
change that and "a new generation of sunglasses that considers Afropolitan
and other underprivileged communities." They have already won 45,000 on
Kickstart.
5. Band-Aids
The plasters
were made to blend and “hide the color of your skin”. There is no color like
“skin” or “flesh”. These are actually white skin color. Johnson & Johnson's
flagship brand Band-Aid announced on Instagram last year that they would be
creating bands in a variety of colors, from light brown to dark brown.
3. Heart
rate monitors
Most
consumer devices that track your heart rate are thanks to optical sensors that
measure your blood volume. Between the bits, the concentration of blood in the
wrist veins is lower, so more light is reflected off the sensor, allowing you
to differentiate between the bits. The problem is that melanin-laden skin
blocks green light, making it difficult to read correctly. The darker your
skin, the less accurate the device will be.
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