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First Impressions: Countering Prejudice
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Person A
Man Homely Gawky Grotesque 6’4” 180 pounds Unusual beard
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Person B
Female Prominent nose Wrinkled Very short Wears the same
clothes every day
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Person C
Male 5’7” Trim Deep blue eyes Straight, dark hair Unusual mustache
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Person D
Male Short . . . 225 pounds Disfigured mouth “Everything is too
small … atrocious tie … protruding stomach …”
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Person E
Woman Dark hair Dark eyes Strikingly pretty Winner of beauty
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Person F
5’6” Balding Rotund Bulbous nose Walks with cane
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Person G
Male Large ears Eyes droop Very small
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Person H
Female Heavy Fairly short Wrinkled
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Person I
Man 5’10” 140 pounds Handsome
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Common Appearance Stereotypes
Small = Powerless Heavy = Lazy Handsome/Beautiful = Happy or Good Wrinkled = Old and not worth listening to
Others??
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Abraham Lincoln
Homely Gawky Grotesque 6’4” 180 pounds Unusual beard
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Mother Teresa
Prominent nose Wrinkled Very short Wears the same
clothes every day
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Adolph Hitler
5’7” Trim Deep blue eyes Straight, dark hair Unusual mustache
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Louis Armstrong
Short 225 pounds Disfigured mouth “Everything is too
small … atrocious tie … protruding stomach …”
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Imelda Marcos
Dark hair Dark eyes Strikingly pretty Winner of beauty
pageant Latest fashions
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Winston Churchill
5’6” Balding Rotund Bulbous nose Walks with cane
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Stephen Hawking
Large ears Eyes droop Very small
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Madeleine Albright
Heavy Fairly short Wrinkled
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Ted Bundy
5’10” 140 pounds Handsome
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First Impressions
Developed by Suzy Pelican, Darlene Christensen, Debby Johnson, and Peg Cullen
for
Small VictoriesA mini-lesson series promoting positive food, physical
activity, and body-image attitudes and behaviors
Duplicated by Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Wyoming