This is a poster against discrimination, but we first only got to see the 2 pictures and connect adjectives to them, this made us very much aware of how many preconceptions we already have by only seeing a picture.
The man on the left is Martin Luther King, and important historic figure. The man on the right is Charles Manson, a criminal who has murdered several people.
The text on the poster really shocked me: Martin is 75X more likely to be arrested by the police than Charles, all because he has A DIFFERENT SKIN COLOUR.
It makes me angry that even nowadays racism is ordinary business in the US, I thought we finally got over that, but it seems we don't have.
I am aware this poster is maybe exaggerated a little, but this message that must be spread is very clear! I don't think it will really change anything in society, but maybe it makes people aware a little more, even if its just a few seconds...
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