[citation][nom]CaedenV[/nom]Exactly! It drives me crazy how people are not allowed to use common sense any more. The fact is that as this type of technology progresses and grows we will find that the stereotypes are there for a reason.Racism is when you are repulsed by a particular person based on their skin color, not because you are repulsed by their life choices. There are plenty of black people who are great (I work with them), and plenty who are hoodlums. There are plenty of white people who are great, and there are plenty who are trailer trash. Every race has their good and their bad, and it is generally obvious by how they choose to dress themselves, how they treat others, and the lifestyles that they idolize. One of these days when the tech can tell the difference it will be disbanded because it will be deemed that the people who designed it were raciest in the first place.[/citation]
First of all, you folks don't know what those black guys with the baggy pants on the corner are doing. They could be drumming up support for a community youth center or gathering signatures for a petition for all you know. Furthermore, even if those black guys are "gang-bangin' drug dealers", are they really any more criminal than a group of rich, white, well dressed CEOs that use their power and influence to buy an election for their political candidate of choice? Perhaps some of you aren't aware of this but the expression "you can't judge a book by it's cover" isn't actually referring to books.
While it may not be outright racist to make such sweeping generalizations based on the way someone dresses, it does come from an equally closed-minded, ignorant, and intolerant mindset. Such a way of thinking, while still far too common, has ultimately never made much sense.
OT: Facial recognition technology used for purposes such as that discussed in the article sets a terrifying precedent. It should be outlawed.
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