Heman Bekele was inspired by Ethiopian workers laboring under the sun, and wanted to help ‘as many people as possible’

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    1 year ago

    There’s no way that dude is 14. Perhaps I’ve been staring at AI creepiness too long but that guy is easily mid 20’s.

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      Adultificaton is a common racial bias where people see black children as older than they are, it results in a number of problems for those children.

      I have fallen for this bias, as a largely unconscious bias we all can fall for it. I think one of the things we can do is self check when it happens to us and point it out when others perpetuate it.

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      I’m not sure how to interpret this comment.

      Are you saying you’ve been staring at a lot of AI generated children?

      Would you like to take a seat right over there?

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      This is one reason why black children are killed by police at higher rates than other races, because they often look older than they actually are and people/police assume they’re adults when they are not