Gender confusion
No, not that kind, I mean actually determining who is male and who is female.
We have this game called "Guess Who," where you have a field of faces and have to determine which person your opponent has by asking questions like, "Does your person have blond hair?" etc... The faces are a bit cartoon-ish, and some are more androgynous than others. I think they're trying hard not to stereotype, but it leaves Emmett checking the names to determine gender for a few of them. And one of the sweet-faced men has a beard. That usually clues Emmett in.
I only mention it because in another drawing, Emmett was having trouble identifying this one person as female. She's old and drawn with a fairly "severe" face - he was surprised when I told him she was female.
While I can see what in the drawings is causing the confusion, it's interesting because I of course have no trouble identifying the drawings as male or female. It must be something we learn.
We have this game called "Guess Who," where you have a field of faces and have to determine which person your opponent has by asking questions like, "Does your person have blond hair?" etc... The faces are a bit cartoon-ish, and some are more androgynous than others. I think they're trying hard not to stereotype, but it leaves Emmett checking the names to determine gender for a few of them. And one of the sweet-faced men has a beard. That usually clues Emmett in.
I only mention it because in another drawing, Emmett was having trouble identifying this one person as female. She's old and drawn with a fairly "severe" face - he was surprised when I told him she was female.
While I can see what in the drawings is causing the confusion, it's interesting because I of course have no trouble identifying the drawings as male or female. It must be something we learn.
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