Bias: Teaching
In my day, the mid 60’s, women who were educated were expected to become either nurses or teachers, until they married and had children. I was told many times that you teach when you can’t do anything else. K – 12 teachers couldn’t make art or be artists. I have spent my life refuting that!
Bias Nurse
The other career for a woman that was approved. Again, she was supposed to quit to get married and raise her family. This is my niece.
Bias Tattoos
Growing up, I was led to believe that people who had tattoos were not “right” somehow. They would be sailors or prostitutes or something bad. Today, I am probably one of the few people who does not have a tattoo! The ones in this image have inspired me with their craftsmanship and artistry.
Bias Unseen Disability
One morning, a student and I were talking about how people make comments or give looks to someone who parks in handicap parking but does not look handicapped. She has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which affects her joints and cannot walk far. The image includes her, as well as others who have unseen disabilities.
Bias Hair, massage therapist
My favorite Massage therapist has so many of the things that people disapprove of, tattoos, and a mohawk hair cut.
Bias Guns
I have never been comfortable around guns, but decided to photograph a group of people who are members of the SASS, Single Action Shooting Society. Working with these people, I realized a lot of my fears were unfounded. In this image, I have included my nephew who is holding a deer head which he has shot and will mount on his wall. He hunts and fills his freezer with meat.
Bias Standard Slide
When I learned to print color negatives and slides, I used this standard slide from Kodak, which has a Caucasian woman with a color swatch board. It was later that I learned that it only worked for Caucasian skin, not black or brown skin.
