She points out that she's learned that she doesn't like being judged by strangers, and I almost feel guilty about this. Although, one aim of this project was to highlight how judgements can make somebody feel, so in this way, I guess it is good to shed light on how being judged on appearance can affect people emotionally. The question that had bothered her was 'Who would you trust to look after your child?' but we looked closer at the photographs to understand why people made judgements the way they did - Lindsay pointed out that Katie isn't smiling in that photograph while the other person is, which definitely will have impacted the public's choices, particularly as the question asks who would be good at looking after children. I've known Katie her whole life and know she is funny, kind and caring, all perfect qualities to look after children. All the people we photographed have their own personalities, qualities and talents, but you can't possibly see that from a fleeting glimpse, a single photograph. After all, the intervention was designed to show how people make quick decisions based on appearance and prejudices, in real life people have different amazing qualities and personalities, and making choices based on appearance and image may prevent you from getting to know the person underneath.
Moving on, I wanted to hear the thoughts from people who had not heard about our project before, so reaching out to people on Facebook and Instagram was particularly helpful here!
This person clearly felt a connection to the video and their own behaviours, which is exactly what we wanted to achieve: for those judging, to judge themselves. In the video, a man talks extensively about how he could not possibly make judgements on appearance, which shows an important realisation that image is not everything. The intervention itself asked members of the public to make a judgement, which naturally left an impact on themselves and their day, so to see that by showing the video to people we are growing the impact of the intervention, suggests a great success. This viewer also mentioned the likeness of judgement to the 'swiping' culture on dating apps. Swiping left or right, deciding whether somebody is worth your time based on ONE photograph has become the norm for our generation, and I definitely feel like the rise of the swiping culture has seeped into our everyday life and how we judge someone, how we treat them, and how we give them our time.
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