What an ignorant, racist post. There are a lot of whites with no 'privilege' in the country you chose to move to. Millions of American whites live in poverty; they have no political power, no money, and are looked down on for their lower-class origin.
I know from experience. My grandfather had an 8th grade education. My father was the second person in our family's history to graduate from high school. I was the 6th. Rich white people are certainly privileged, as rich people everywhere are, no matter their race. Most white Americans are not wealthy.
There's a common misunderstanding that privilege = wealth. And me calling out white privilege is not racist. Sorry, it just isn't. I might have been a-hole about it, but that isn't racist either.
Now back to the articles on "bias" in old stock films....
I honestly thought the post was innocuous as clearly the articles I posted focused on the Shirley card as the source of "bias" in calibrating film exposure and development. See the quotation marks? Bias is not a bad word. Further, I mention in another post those cards were introduced when most film users in America were whites. And I cite the study by McGill University communications professor who also states the bias stems from the Shirley cards. And she too never said that bias was hateful intentional. I mean come one, these are articles from McGill University, NPR, PDN. These aren't "activist" references, what ever that means.
So what starts as a fascinating read for me in a café at LACMA turns into a perceived attack against all white men. In a way, that too is fascinating. Why so visceral? Re-read some of the replies.
Summary:
"Bias" in quotes - and bias isn't a bad word
I mention old stock film not today's film
I actually quote sources from reasonable references - can someone reference contrary articles?
I quote the source study from McGill University
I mention the focus of the articles is on the Shirley cards actually, not on any hateful intent from Kodak
The articles mention those cards were introduced when most American users of color film were white American families
Another article mentions calibration of Kodak cinema film against white persons - also a symptom of those times - versus Fiji film calibration - duh, they're Japanese; they ain't white
There's no activist subplot, there are only articles on how film calibration against white skin tones was the norm of the times. If that offends you, then so be it.
Regards, Art
