I half wish I could’ve watched this without being told about it having a twist at the end. As you may have guessed, I predicted the twist; this means that I’m largely focused on providing some insight on how the video itself was constructed to test people’s unconscious bias. The skit only really has two characters, the protagonist, whose thoughts we hear throughout, meant to be an expression of the ‘self’ for the audience, and the ‘homeless’ man, who’s thoughts we never hear, meant to be an expression of the ‘other’ for the audience. The protagonist is largely constructed to be normal and relatable in a short time span, not behaving in a way that can be considered deviant, while the other man is presented like an antagonist from the protagonist’s point of view. Particularly, the homeless man is purposefully presented as homeless to trigger some potential bias associated with the situation; the idea that he is stealing from the protagonist. We are given insight into the protagonist’s thoughts, as he mentally recognizes the ascribed status of homelessness in the man sitting across from him, with his prejudice acting as the foundation for his later assumptions. It’s most likely that the video banks off of the audience’s association with the protagonist’s situation and thought process, to metaphorically pull the rug out from under them; utilizing investment in the protagonist as a catalyst for personal reflection. Of course, one wonders if a homeless person watching this video would relate to the man in a suit the same way, if at all. While the protagonist remains silent about his food being stolen, choosing to tolerate it because of prejudice, the homeless man tolerates the theft of his food with tact because of his kindness; a type of contrast that really puts people's implicit bias up for questioning. -SoarSore789
I did not predict the outcome like you did, but I had actually already read this same story more than once in the past so it was not much of a surprise to me either. When you describe it and lay it out the way you did here, it kind of shows how almost predictable the ending is, not much suspense behind it. Regardless of it being predictable though, I thought the video provided a very powerful message. We should never judge people by their appearances, or situations by their look at first sight. There is way more than what lies beneath the surface and we can learn that on both ends here from the protagonist and the antagonist as well, whichever you choose to label these two as.White789
I did not predict the outcome entirely either. I really thought it was going to be the non narrator eating the narrators doughnuts. So I expected the narrator to be upset which he indeed was rightfully so. To be honest I did end up thinking closer to the end of the video that the non narrator was eating his own doughnuts. The real question of the video was if those really were the non narrator doughnuts. Also Dr. White should have never given out the fact that we would be surprised at the ending. Along with him posting the blog title as implicit bias, didn't help either.Fireboy123
This is an excellent video that I would say most people need to see. The problem is that it gets built up way too much and the ending can be expected. Dr. White kinda of pushed it a bit too much in class in my opinion. Not to mention the title has “wait til the end” in it. I want to make perfectly clear that I think this is an absolutely wonderful video with an extremely powerful message of love for our neighbor that we ALL could stand to hear, some more than once. Some a LOT more than once. Videos like this are so meaningful and powerful that I feel they really stir up a fire inside a lot of people to be motivated to put some good in an otherwise hateful, negative, and violent place. One of the big problems is that people want to be the ones getting the fame for such videos, so they will make their own videos and spread them all over, so its hard to tell the good videos, like this one, from the crap/garbage videos of people who clearly just want their five minutes of fame. (And may I add that the person who created this doesn’t take much credit, if any at all. Another lesson many could learn from!) Another problem preventing more people from seeing videos like this is that there aren’t a whole lot of people looking for videos like this, so the only time they see them is if someone else who has already watched it to make sure it isn’t stupid tells other people about it. But another problem with that is the people who again, make their own videos go around telling everyone else that it’s the coolest video ever. But this video is absolutely worth sharing and it definitely made me think twice about checking myself before I get frustrated with someone as I have many times before, as this young man did. This makes me wonder how many times I may have judged someone who I never found out how wrong I was to judge them. For instance, if I’d seen what happened in this video, thinking the older gentleman was stealing donuts from the younger man, but never actually saw the young man discover his own donuts under his jacket. Which brings me to share this video. - Thanos789 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoDdEW_-5yc
Cool video; I’m mostly glad that it wasn’t this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ . Memes aside, the point you make about this type of content getting watered down is a good one. A lot of good messages get lost in translation this way. The alienation of others through prejudice is something that I agree could do with being hammered in a few thick skulls. Both the donuts video, and the video whose link you posted both point towards the continual discrimination of entire groups because of the horror stories that they’ve heard on the news or in media, withholding their own ideas of self-determination, as if they themselves are a special case. -SoarSore789
This video was good and provided a very powerful message. We should never judge people by their appearances, or situations by their look at first sight. There is way more than what lies beneath the surface and we can learn that on both ends here from the protagonist and the antagonist as well, whichever you choose to label these two as. Jeeper123
After watching this video, I didn’t even begin to think that maybe those doughnuts might’ve been the homeless guys to begin with that thought had not even crossed my mind. Once the guy found out that he was eating the homeless guys doughnuts I bet he felt a lot worse than he could’ve ever had the guy just said hey these are mine but the homeless guy didn’t stop the man from eating the doughnuts he just let it happen. This is a true way to not judge a book by its cover this old homeless man was sharing his doughnuts all casually and even split the last doughnut with the man. I also must say that it was thoughtful that the man said, “he looks homeless he needs these more than me” though they weren’t his doughnuts to begin with it was still the fact he thought of helping the guy out. Now if I was the guy I would’ve brought the homeless man the rest of my doughnuts to make up for the 2 and a half he ate. Looking at the way the homeless man reacting it just shows that yes, they can be starving but they won’t let anyone else starve if they can help it. The homeless people I feel to more work to help others than themselves though they are the ones starving and without a home they make sure other people don’t have to join them in these conditions. So in the end I feel that we need to not take what we have for granted or the same mistake will be made that this man did eating a homeless man’s probably only food for the day. CarlBaconWho456
In agreeance with your post the “have-nots” seems to be the most giving individuals as compared to people could/should spread their wealth to those in need. These same people would donate money to organizations that they can benefit directly from and by pass those truly in need of such help. From the homeless guy to the little sweet lady next door, giving is usually from the heart and nothing is expected in return. A little bit of help goes a long way, the simpliest gestures can make a world of difference. mummyoftwo789
Yes I did not think that the homeless man had the doughnuts either, but I do not get how the younger man could have forgot he put his doughnuts were on the chair next to him. This video really shows how even when some people have nothing in the world they will do everything for everybody else and they want you to learn from their mistakes and do not want to see you end up on the streets like they have. I think that the younger man should have tried to find the older homeless man and give him some of his doughnuts. Illini456
I agree with your statement. I wouldn't thought that the homeless man would have the doughnuts either. But that's just us judging based off who the guy was. I also agree with you with "don't judge a book by it's cover", which is very true. Just because you have something don't mean somebody else don't have it either. It was actually a nice thing how the homeless man broke and half his last doughnut even though he shared his whole bag with the other guy he still wasn't selfish. Moral of the story is you can't judge people of their appearances and who they are in society. Savage456
After watching this video over again it really had me thinking about how our society acts and how there are some good people in this world still. As the younger man was sitting there and reading I want to know how he could have forgot that he had put his doughnuts under his jacket that quickly. Even though he was eating the homeless man's doughnuts we never hear the homeless man say a word or make any angry gestures towards the younger man. I have seen other stories of where homeless people will go out of their way to try and help out someone who may not be homeless and that is showing that we need to start changing how we act towards others. I think that homeless people help others out because they never want others to be in their shoes and they know how hard it is to get back on your feet once you have basically hit rock bottom. When the younger gentleman had finally realized that his doughnuts were under his jacket what I think he should have done was try to find the old man and give him some of his doughnuts in return. If we want the world to be a better place we need to start looking at the homeless people because when we walk by them on the street all we really think is to stay away and I never want to be like them. It may not even be their fault that they are homeless. If we started to treat each other like the homeless people treat everyone, then we may not have as many homeless people in the world and we would not have as much violence today. Illini456
It is sad how judgmental people are in today's society. Like you said, we are quick to walk fast homeless people or not walk by them at all because of being judgmental of them, not knowing who they truly are, just by going off the looks of them, if only we had the same heart as the older gentleman did in this video, would better our society today. I also was wondering if the guy in the suit after he realized it was the older gentleman's doughnuts he was eating, if he went to apologize to him or at least give him his doughnuts. FoxRacing456
Yea it's interesting how a lot of the nice people in this world are those without much unlike the very rich people who seem to be very ignorant and selfish. Or at least that's what the media would have you believe. Part of me disagrees with what your saying and also agrees. Kind of a Yin and Yang sort of thing. I think there are good and bad in both worlds with kind rich people who are hardworking and also lazy jerks who are living off there daddy's trust fund. I also think there are kind homeless people who are just down on their luck and got a raw deal but also that there are bad homeless people who are there with nobody else to blame but themselves who would have no problem with stealing some guys donuts. -CoffeeAddict456
I laughed at some parts during this video just because the look on the man's face that was taking the doughnuts out of bag cracked me up just because he had that look on his face that he didn't care at all, and at first I thought he was eating the other guys doughnuts as well. After finding out that it was in fact his doughnuts pulled on the heart strings just a little bit because the man gave him half of his last doughnut. I didn't like the part in the video that just because of the look of the guy that didn't have the suit on, said that he was "homeless looking". Just goes to show how quick people are to judging other people that don't look like them or presents themselves as others. It also made me wonder if they guy that realized at the end that he was in fact eating the other guys doughnuts if he went to apologize or at least felt bad for his actions. Peoples judgements on others and their actions to others is what is wrong with our society today. Everyone should watch this video at least once just to point out that appearances of people shouldn't matter, and you shouldn't be quick to judge, if only there were more people out there that had the same heart as the older gentleman in this video.FoxRacing456
I agree with you as well, I thought it was really funny that the entire time he was eating the other man's donuts. Whether we admit it or not though we all have thoughts such as his, when he assumed the man was homeless. It's funny that we are discussing this in class because I just started a mental and spiritual transition in my life. Where I don't judge people or ask to many questions but try my best to help anyone in need of help. I have this bad because I'll be out with my cousins and were always so quick to laugh and talk about people we don't know. I feel bad looking back on it because I don't know why those people looked the way they did but we definitely judged them for it. I do agree that their should be more people out there like this old man because if the man would have never seen the donuts under his jacket. We wouldn't even have known it was his donuts, he didn't even show an inch of disagreement. He just split the last of his donuts with the man in the suit. McBrightyalife456
I agree. When I was younger, I was taught to treat others with respect and to treat others the way you would like to be treated. And this homeless man ends up sharing his food with this other man and didn’t blink one eye or give it a second thought. But the whole time while the other guy thought it was his bag, he was getting angry with each doughnut he took. But at the end, he finally realizes it wasn’t his bag all along. But at least he had felt bad for his actions and wishes he had dealt with it differently. Schmidt789
I agree with your post and I also caught myself laughing at parts when the man was eating the doughnut. I feel as if everyone is grown up being taught to treat everyone equal and not to judge a book by its cover but at times everyone finds themselves being a little biased at times and I feel that just comes with being human preferring something more than the other. -swaggyy456
I agree with your post. As I was growing up, my parents and grandparents taught me to treat others the way you want to be treated and always respect each other no matter what your appearance. The young man taught it was his bag of food the whole time and getting angry and on the other end the old man who knowingly knows it was his bag of food and did not say a word and continued to share it. This short video must watch by everyone and it showed us that we never judge the book by its cover. -M.Scott456
All I good do as laugh. I am not very good at sharing because half the time I don't get my stuff back. I do share though but if I don't get my property back the way it was before such as my crayons having a tip on it and it comes back rounded I was mad. I was that type of kid. Now its my vital bag with my thermometer bop cuff and stethoscope if it is not wrapped up properly the way I had it I do get irritated, yes, I'm better at sharing but if no returned properly you will hear about it. Also, I will share food though. Myhearseisnotafuneralcar456
To start, if I were the guy that was narrating, the donut thief if you will, I would feel so terrible. Not just because I ate his donuts, but because I was judging him and probably coming off as rude and ungrateful the whole time. If I were him I would have tried to catch up to the man and give him my donuts. If I were unable to do that I would have paid it forward, and offered my donuts to someone else. I feel that the message here is that we should not be so quick to judge one another, and we should instead look at bigger picture before making those automatic assumptions. With all of this being said, I would like to Add that I do not think less of this man, for honest mistakes do happen and that is all that this was. For being just an honest mistake, however, it is a very powerful story that can teach a great lesson or two. Although I have read this story a couple times before now, I feel that I learned from it more this time than ever before. With it being presented to me in my Sociology class and also being presented with these short tests it helps me see the video from a different light, a more enlightening one. The tests I felt were kind of cool and actually somewhat accurate. I would not say completely accurate however. I was very skeptical of how they got their results just because they based it on how many mistakes you made. While mine were just honest mistakes, because I have jumpy fingers at times, they saw it as a preference to one skin color over another. However, me knowing myself as well as I do know that there is no preference and never has been. While I grew up in a predominantly white community, I spent a lot of my life before then and after being surrounded by diversity. Thinking about that experience I would honestly say that I prefer the diversity. Lastly, if I am still being honest with you, as a fellow white person I can honestly say that diverse classrooms are way more interesting and delightful to be in than an all-white classroom. The differences between us made for more interesting conversation and of course a great learning experience.White789
Exactly, I would have felt like crap and then try to make it up as soon as possible. Some people are quick to judge and not realize they can't see what is so plain in front of them. This makes me think of the situation between black men and cops, or even black men in america. Some assume we are criminals, drug dealers or what have you. All these assumptions can be stripped away if we only talked to each other and then learn from our own mistakes of placing judgement without knowledge or understanding. Everyone told me that sociology wouldn't be an interesting class, because it tells you what you already know about society. It exactly enlightens you on others point of view and understanding that we all experience life alot differently from each other. It does make for a more interesting discussion. We don't have to all agree but coming to an understanding is always good in my book. OMiE789
I think this video is the perfect example of implicit biases. The man not only assumed that the guy across the table from his was homeless. He also thought that it was his bag of donuts they were eating out of too. He did not realize it was actually the man's donuts, until he got up and seen that his donuts were under his jacket. This is exactly how implicit biases work. We let our attitudes or stereotypes affect our understanding, actions, and decisions without it even coming to mind. I think that is so crazy, and it shows how we can all be a little judging in a way. I use to wonder how some officers on police shows treated people the way they did, and not have any type of remorse. Now that I understand how implicit biases work it makes sense. They don't mean it, its just an unconscious reaction or thought that isn't even given a thought. It even made me revisit an implicit bias I had about sexual offenders. As soon as I hear that phrase I am automatically disturbed, and see them as a predator. I don't even consider the fact that they could be innocent, or even may have been under the impression that the child was old enough. I am not saying I'm okay with it now because that's not the case. I still hate it with ever fiber in my body and believe that one day they'll be punished by God for it. Just because they are labeled that way, I presume them in a bad manner without even giving it a second thought. I don't even consider the fact that in a way I'm judging them in my head. This is really the only implicit bias I am aware that I have. My main goal is just to get to the point to where I can think about how to help people rather than making opinions and assumptions about them. McBrightyalife456
I agree with you that this is the perfect example of implicit bias. I also thought that a lot of people could learn a lesson or two from watching this video. I definitely that we let our attitudes and stereotypes impact us in a negative way. I agree with video gave me a better understanding on how implicit biases work and it makes better sense to me. I think that some police act under their implicit biases when they act without remorse like you said. though this isn't right most time i think that implicit biases have a big impact, more than most people think. NightTrain456
I enjoyed this video as it showed a business man and a "homeless" man share a meal that was not exactly expected. I'm not even sure the "homeless" man was homeless but that's just a judgment and the narrator stating what he seemed to see. But if you look back on the video, both men were in the same position. One way or another someone was eating out of the bag of doughnuts that wasn't theirs. I enjoyed that even though both boys live a different life, neither of them complained to each other that the doughnuts wasn't theirs. If you look at the business man, he was kind enough even though he was frustrated that the other man was taking "his doughnuts. But it showed that he put his feelings aside and let the man continue as if he may needed them more than himself. If you look at it from the "homeless" man, he may have been in need of those but still cared to share as if it didn't bother him that someone else needed food as well. He was greedy due to the fact he even split his last doughnut with the man that could probably afford to buy more. This video showed how we judge people and at times don't understand why people are doing something when in fact you just have to slow down and understand certain things in life happen. unknownzeeha456/789
Implicit biases are all around us even if you don't realize that they are there. Many people judge a book by its cover or make assumptions about someone based on who they are or what they believe in. The guy in the video did just that. He was offended that the “homeless” looking guy was eating out of his bag of doughnuts, just because he looked like he couldn't afford his own. At the end of the video I was really surprised when the “homeless” broke the doughnut in half and handed the narrator one half of it. The fact that the “homeless” looking man didn't say anything to the narrator about eating his doughnuts really speaks volume about the man's character. I imagine that the narrator is a good guy but the way the “homeless” man was acting brought out his unconscious biases towards the man. The “homeless” looking man didn't have the same implicit biases that the narrator had he just smiled at the narrator and continued to share his donuts with the man. I think that we could all learn a lesson from the man who shared his doughnuts. I wonder how the narrator would act if the other man didn't look “homeless”. I think his reaction would be completely different towards a different looking guy or perhaps a woman. Things could have really turned out different if they spoke to one another. The title of video really speaks volumes to me “lessons for humanity”. I feel like everyone definitely could learn from this how to treat people and how to handle their implicit biases. Though implicit biases mainly are from the unconscious mind people can catch their negative thoughts and turn them into positive one instead of judging a book by its cover. NightTrain456
I honestly wasn’t sure at first what I was going to see in this video but once I reached the end, I can say that this was a great message. I think whoever created this video, have really made a lot of people really think of their perspectives. This guy who had money and who was able to get more if he ever needed to, was getting angry because of this homeless man taking a few doughnuts from his bag. And with each doughnut he took, the angrier he got. But as the homeless man was leaving, he took the last one and split it with him to be kind and generous. But as the other guy got called up, as he was leaving he realized he had his bag of doughnuts under his jacket and was actually eating the homeless man’s doughnuts all along. Which meant the man who had nothing was willingly sharing his food with him even though he was very well capable of getting his own food with his own money. And at the very end as the homeless man was leaving, and he splits his last one, not knowing when he would get food again and shares it with him. That is selflessness right there. This should teach us not to be so selfish and to be more generous. This video should be shown more often. Even though its short, it gives people a great lesson that we should all learn. And this happens more often than we think. It seems that the less fortunate are the most giving which is sad. We can all learn from them. Schmidt789
I believe everyone is a little biased when it comes to certain things and taking the different implicit tests they were a great way to prove this. Watching the video made me realize this even more, I did not expect the donuts to be the homeless mans at first but his reaction is what shocked me when he did not even speak up and say those were his or made a big deal out of the situation at all even though he is homeless. I feel as if I were the young man eating the doughnuts I would feel bad after realizing those were the homeless guys donuts and he didn't even speak up. I feel as if this video had a good message because it showed that the homeless man still cared for the other man to eat without being selfish even though he needed the food more. -swaggyy456
As I was watching this video, I kept asking myself why is this man eating his doughnuts; and I said to myself it's nice of him not to say anything. In my mind I was thinking that this man couldn't afford his own doughnuts and was really hungry. It just dawned on my I kind of had the same thoughts of the older guy that the younger guy had. I thought he was homeless and was eating someone else's food. Once I got to the end I kind of felt ignorant because the whole time the doughnuts belonged to him, and he was being kind enough to share his food. What makes this even more great was that the man gave him half of his last doughnut without complaint. I don't know why but I took away from this movie that think we are being nice to others (unwillingly), but it turns out that they are the one really being nice to us and it's not a problem to them. Sometimes people with less will do more for others than those who may have it all and to me that's kind of messed up. TJGirl456
I honestly did not see that coming at the end. I never would have thought that the guy that was judging the other guy and just thinking he’s “homeless” would actually be eating his donuts. The guy was just sitting there the whole time and he kind of had a smirk on his face like he knew what that guy was thinking the entire time. I also thought it was interesting that when the guys flight was called, he still was nice enough to break his last donut in half and give it to the other guy. I think this short clip is teaching and making us realize that we judge others without having knowledge of their backgrounds and who they really are. After the guy in the suit had sat down, the other guy sat down right across from him and you could see that the way the 1st guy looked at him, he was judging him immediately. After the 2nd guy took a donut out of the bag, he was automatically labeled as homeless just by the way he looked. Comes to find out he probably wasn’t homeless considering he had enough money to buy his own donuts and take off on a flight. I think this video teaches us to be more open minded and try not to judge people so quickly without having all the facts. I do think everyone is a little biased and most of us don’t even realize what we are doing in the moment of maybe talking to someone or looking at someone because it’s an automatic response from our brains that seems to be hard to control. I think most of the time it is unintentional opinions that pop in our minds but it’s always good to try to keep an open mind because not everyone thinks and acts the same. -PizzaLover456
After watching this video I think it taught many lessons and showed that you can’t judge people based off their appearances. I believe that everyone should take the time and watch this video to learn from it. With there being a homeless guy and a wealthy looking guy in the video it instantly challenged my unconscious bias. My thoughts when I seen it was the homeless man is going to do what homeless people do and with the title saying “wait til the end”, had me even more anxious to see what was going to happen.Furthermore , as I kept watching the video I’m feeling just like the wealthy looking guy like why is this homeless guy eating my donuts. Once it got to the part that they were the homeless man donuts the whole time my whole perspective changed I felt bad. I honestly didn’t even except the homeless guy to have his own bag of donuts and that was very shocking when he actually took the last donut and split it with him. I always wonder what the homeless guy thought of the other guy .I wonder did he think why is he eating my donuts? Can he not afford them? I was amused when it was time for the guy to leave and he find his donuts under his coat. A lesson that was taught is before you assume you should ask. Reason being is you can’t just automatically assume that something is yours just because you and someone have the same exact thing. This why we should ask before assuming something. To conclude, you can’t judge people and think they can’t afford the same thing as you based off their appearances or whatever you think of them. Lastly for future reference never assume something is yours just because you and that person have the same thing don’t mean it’s yours. Savage456
After taking the test and watching this video again, I (we) can say that Implicit bias is all around us even we do not expect it was there. This video makes me think of how we as society acts and treat people base on how they look, dress and age. As this well suited young man was sitting there and reading, I am not sure how he quickly forgot that he did not put his bag of doughnuts at the table. The old guy looking homeless never say a word or even make an angry gesture towards the young man who he knowingly knows that eating his doughnuts. The thought of the young man thinking that “the guy looks like he’s homeless, he probably needs it more than he does” it was thoughtful of him. The fact he thought it was his bag of the doughnut, to begin with, thinking that he was helping the old man. I feel that homeless people help others than themselves even though they are the one who is starving. This is one true way to not judge a book by its cover. This old homeless man was sharing his doughnuts and even split the last one with the young man shows that even they are the one who is starving they will not let anyone else starve if they can help. At the end of the video, I wonder if the young man realized that he was the one eating the other guys' doughnut that he felt bad or want to apologize for his actions. In all, this video showed how we quickly judge people by the way they look and more people should watch this kind of video. -M.Scott456
I thought it was a nice video that sent a good message about not making assumptions and how even someone who doesn't look as well off as you still carries the same emotions like kindness to share your food with a total stranger. On a side note I thought it was kind of funny how the man's refusal to say anything when he thought a random homeless person was stealing his donuts kind of shows how a lot of people in society operate now a days. So many of us are so afraid of confrontation or stepping on other people's toes that we refrain from speaking our mind. Everyone is so concerned about maintaining a happy smile even if it is fake and being politically correct. So many problems can be solved if people would just talk like example this problem in the video. if the man in the suit would have said something then he would have found out the bag of donuts was not his and that his donuts were on a chair underneath his jacket. Sure he would have come off as a jerk but the problem would have been solved and the man in the suit would not have stolen donuts from some random guy. -CoffeeAddict456
I understand what you are saying, but I kind of learned more from the man with the beard than the business man. The bearded man knew what sort of assumption & judgment the business man was making against him. And in today's society people would be quick to retaliate or lose their temper and try to prove the person wrong by confrontation. Although, the bearded man chose the kind hearted way, and proved himself to the buisness man without confrontation. In the process he showed the business man what a jerk he was being, and also taught him a valuable lesson.
In this video I saw the attitude of someone who prejudged someone due to his appearance but also I saw the kindness of a giver. The guy on suit, well dressed, was uncomfortable, and was having some hostile and aggressive feelings due to the fact that the other guy who looked like a “homeless” was taking “his donuts”. Surprisingly, at the end of the video, the man who looked like a “homeless”, took a donut, broke it into two half, and gave one half to the guy in suit. After the “homeless” guy got up and leave, the guy on suit realized that he has been eating the donuts of the “homeless” guy and not the ones that he bought and that he left below his coat. He probably thought “what a mistake!” I think that the story on the video show us what happens when our implicit biases affect how we interact and relate to one another, what happens when we preconceive negative opinions about a person based on his or her appearance, what happens when we say negative opinions about people who we do not know who it is, what happen when people prejudged others without having the knowledge about the background of that person, and what happen when our attitudes, stereotypes affect our behaviors, and our decisions unconsciously. I understand that prejudice is a common human condition, but I think we can reeducate our attitudes reeducating our brain to change the way see the world. If we really want to change this world, we need to be better ourselves and be better to each other, and change the way we see others to stop unjustified and negative behavior toward a person or a group, and that is possible because our brain is flexible, bendable like the clay and has the capacity to grow and change. Finally, I want to say what example of charity! This world needs more givers like the “homeless” guy in the video. Sometimes who has less gives more.
“It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” Mother Teresa. “Do your own personal work; make some connections with people that don’t look like you, when you have privilege use your privilege to create equity, intentionally and deliberately engage in none biases activities.” Melanie Funchess, TEDxFlourCity.
I really appreciated this video. I like to believe that I'm not a judgmental person, but I felt like I realized that I may also judge and assume in certain situations that I should not. The man with the beard definitely could have gone about the situation a different way, like society usually does. But he chose to teach the business man a lesson in a more kind hearted way. The man with the beard knew good and well the assumption the other man was making against him, but he chose not to retaliate. This opened my eyes in many ways. It opened my them that I do make assumptions in certain areas, or situations. And it also showed me that I do not always need to be quick to anger or prove someone wrong by showing my dominant side. The man with the beard showed me that you can make your point and prove people wrong, by being kind too. Rugby_456
I have to say that although the way this video portrayed it, I think it really did open my eyes. I seem to think that I am not a very judgmental person. I don't see myself as a typical country kid who avoids intermingling with people of different race, sexuality, or religion. I can say that this video has shown me that maybe I do judge people more than I think. The way that appearance has made a difference in how we see people is very much true. This video showed me this and come to think of it, I believe I sadly react the same way. From the first day of class to the first time on a new job, I tend to judge people as I walk in and then follow through with my judgement. I am glad to say I believe I do overcome this, and after meeting so many strangers, I think that I have gotten better at doing this. LowAndSlow456
I seem to remember this story, or one extremely similar to it, from a Douglas Adams book, one in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Series. When the man sat down at the table, I immediately knew what direction this story would go in. I believe that one was biscuits, though that would indicate what are more properly known here as cookies, since Adams was a British author. The lesson here is of course to gather all the data before making judgements, and also to remember where you put your food. Both good life lessons. I don’t think it was necessarily irrational of the speaker to jump to that conclusion, however, given what he knew. One can what-if and whereas until the cows come home, but it’s just not a usual experience to have someone sit down at your table, with a completely identical order of donuts. Had they both not ordered completely plain donuts (which are just wrong, by the way, and a sure sign of a psychopath), the matter would have been pretty clearly resolved. “Oh,” he might have said “I didn’t get a cruller, this must be your bag.” Or they might have even resolved it by talking, instead of engaging in passive-aggressive taking of donuts. Watching this twice was rather infuriating, as I kept willing them to talk to each other instead of just alternating between taking donuts, but they disobeyed and acted out their play the same way. Another lesson one might take is that sometimes social convention or awkwardness must be brushed aside to clarify what seems like a misunderstanding.That’s something I struggle with on a daily basis, because I worry constantly about being clearly understood and saying the right thing to address a situation. Even correcting myself when I make a mistake takes effort sometimes, because I dislike appearing incorrect in front of other people. The most important lesson, though, is this: don’t order plain donuts, they are the spawn of the Devil.
Yes, I though the same as you after I watched this. I imagined myself what to do in this situation. First when the African American sited down, I would be very friendly nod with him or said hello. (The greeting smile of the old man in the video actually look very nice). Then when I saw the man eat the donut, I would have asked myself if it was my donuts bog at first. And if I can’t find my donut bag after looking around and determine the bag on the table is mine, I will speak out and asked the man if he is eating the wrong bag. And I think this will resolved the problem easy. But the man in the suit didn’t even try to speak out the old man because in his mind, he is angry at the unpolite behavior of the old man and he assumed right away that the old man must be homeless to eat his donuts’ bag. So he is trying to polite and kept endured the annoying. I though the man in suit was formed the wall in his heart right at the moment when he saw the old man that the old man is lower level than him and processed some uncomfortable and unpleasant feeling to him basically because they are look different. I mean here the social class and race. Zero789
Oh my goodness, all I could do was laugh while I was eating my bag of Hostess donettes. That's how its is spelled on my bag. Double Chocolate. By the way. All I could think was hey they are eating donuts and so am I. Then I realized this man was getting angry about having to share some donuts. "who cares they are donuts you can always get more" not realizing that he was eating someone else's donuts I thought that they were complementary. how ever I can admit that I am a highly opinionated person and I can be very judgmental in some aspects. I judge people about how they present themselves not by race or gender or anything like that more so on personality. myhearseisnotafuneralcar456
I think most people (but not all) will have the same though run to mind in this situation. In psychology perspective, this is the human nature to protect themselves. Human believed they are innocent and good so they will think something wrong with other but not them. So, everyone in the guys’ position will think similar that the other man is wrong first and not realize that it was his false. But in sociology perspective, this is called racial conflict. The man in the suit was prejudice the African American men. From the beginning when the African American men started to eat the donut, the men in suit though right away that the old man is homeless and that explain why he is eating another people’s donut. How did the men in suit know that the other guy is homeless? Didn’t it because the other guy looked old, had black skin, and wore casual clothes? People tend to accept this concept that older guy is weak and black guy has no education and violence so they are type of people can do these behavior like ate other donuts without permission. If the black man replaced by the white man, younger and in the suit, I’m sure that the guy in the suit will think that the donut bag may be not him, and start to look around for his bag instead. This is the real in our country. To be honest, if I can choose which alley to go where one has the black guys and one has the white guy, I will probably choose the alley has the white guy because Ithink the alley with the black guy is more dangerous than another. Rare people can realize that both processed the same dangerous and will choose not to go into both alleys. This is racism and this is how our society been constructed. People see more black guys with violence and crime on media than the white guys because the white guys has money and the black guys has not. This is called social stratification in sociology perspective and will led to social inequality and segregation. Zero789
Zero, Even while watching the video, before knowing the true ending, I noticed his assumption that the man was homeless. Maybe he had worked all day and tattered his clothes, maybe he is more casual in wardrobe, or maybe he did not have enough money to afford new clothes or was homeless, we do not know. I noticed afterwards that the man just automatically assumed ownership due to his status over the man, which you touched on. I see this a lot with people of power or money, thinking they are entitled. I think we can definitely learn something from this clip! Catzfuhdays789
We all have hidden prejudices or biases, and this video is a raw example of how some people think. The guy in the suit sure felt bad and hopefully learned from his encountered with the older man who he thought to be homeless. Only to find out he was eating the older man doughnuts the whole while should be humbling enough. mummyoftwo789
As I watched this video, I was getting mad for him! We act in accordance to social norms and this guy was acting completely outside of them (or so we thought). I would have felt SO BAD for giving him those looks and I probably would have said something to the guy, which would have been even worse. This was a very powerful video and I was amused when it was the guy in the suit in the wrong. Without realizing it, this man was prejudiced against homeless, which he immediately categorized the other man as. I am not sure if it is the reality, but the man probably made judgments based off of appearances; he automatically assumed the donuts were his as well. I think this video attests to the power of social norms mostly. This guy was supposedly eating someone else’s purchased food, which is extremely outside of what is considered acceptable and a more in my point of view, instead of the folkway reality. I do not have much money and, when I eat out, it is a big deal! Another thing to point out is the way the two men acted. The man in the suit was appalled that the “homeless” man took the last donut, whereas the seemingly lower-class man was willing to share the half with him. I think this speaks volumes on the truth. It is common to see the wealthy assume ownership based on title or power and continue to take instead of give. In the documentary we watched last week, the lower and middle class folk were more likely to give back. I think we can all take a little something from this video. Always remember to not judge a book by its cover and do not assume, you know what they say about that! Catzfuhdays789
Yes! Thank you! Don’t judge a book by its cover. There are other sayings too like guilty by association that I believe are not relevant. Anyways, when watching it I didn’t assume he was homeless until the man in the suit said it. Then I thought he was homeless too. And as he started to eat the donuts and then the business man ate the donuts too I got a little nauseous. I am a germ a fob. I don’t eat or drink after other people because it grosses me out. And if it was me in the situation I would’ve assumed his hands were unclean. That is horrible of me I know. I do agree that eating after a stranger in the first place in not a social norm. Slimjim789
The main point this video touches is implicit biases. The businessman in the video assumed the person who sat across from him was homeless to start off with. Even if he was correct in his assumption, the man could have just been very unkept, showing that he made an implicit bias by associating him as a homeless man. Then homeless man then starts to eat doughnuts out of a bag on the table. Which struck the businessman because he had just bought the same bag of doughnuts not too long ago. The businessman then made another assumption that the homeless man was eating his doughnuts that he had bought. But instead of saying anything he just let the homeless man continue to take the doughnuts and eat them. He wasn’t going to say anything or deny the man his doughnuts. As the video goes on the homeless man and the businessman have both ate two doughnuts, leaving one left. The homeless man starts to get up and grabs the last one, while he does that the businessman gives him a dirty look, thinking that he just took his last doughnut. However, the homeless man breaks the doughnut in two and gives one half to the businessman. The businessman was surprised by his generosity, but still angry that the homeless man ate all his doughnuts until he stood up to leave and noticed his bag of doughnuts under his coat. The whole time the businessman was judging and getting angry at the fact that the homeless man was eating his doughnuts, however, the homeless man broke his stereotype and was actually just sharing his with the businessman the whole time. This story is a great example of judging a book by its cover. Never assume that someone is worse or better off just by their looks. Navajo789
I love the short videos for more reasons then one, but they drive home the point in little to no time. The way we perceive people reflects our actions toward those same individuals. From the way you are taught, seen in your upbringing, and the things you have heard about any one person, race, gender, etc shapes how you come to feel or act toward such instances. While sitting in an airport one guy has on a suit and appear to be well groomed while the other guy is wearing everyday attire with long hair and a beard. The man in the suit purchased doughnuts as he waited for his flight while reading the newspaper, sitting right across from the older male who also happened to be waiting for a flight they begin to share doughnuts. While it didn’t bother the older gentleman the well dressed man was becoming annoyed with his antics. He even prejudged the guy in calling him homeless and even went on to say he probably need them more then me. This is a prime example of not judging a book by it’s cover. That same guy even offered to share his last doughnut before leaving, that says alot about his character. He didn’t assume because this guy wore a suit that he should have bought his own dougnuts and coffee too! Kindness is a natural gift and it comes from the heart. We’re all humans and we fall short sometimes, lessons are taught for a reason and hopefully something is learned from them that will allow us to grow. We have termed the guy in a suit as a very successful well off individual. Scruffy beards and untamed hair makes a person homeless? If that same guy would have had on a suit would the younger guy perspective have changed? Some of the richest people dress and look like the older guy. They invest their money by making more money not in buying fancy designer brands or custom made suits. At worse, what if this guy were homeless? That doesn’t make him less important then the next person. The thirst that drives us may be different but our hunger is the same. Survival of the fittest!! Also, don’t be quick to judge others nor dig your nasty hand in someone else’s doughnuts or you’ll end up with a pinch of humble and a sprinkle of how you like that, better known as a lesson learned well dressed or not! mummyoftwo789
Yes, he made a prejudgment that this guy was homeless. The supposedly “homeless” guy did not have a problem with sharing his doughnuts. He did not give a dirty look or even showed any type of emotion. He politely shared, even if he thought the guy in the suit could afford his own doughnuts. Being kind-hearted is a priceless trait that a lot of people do not have. There are a lot of quotes that goes along with this video. One being “never judge a book by its cover”. Kendrick Lamar has this song called “Humble”. We all just need to “sit down and be humble”. Granny 789
This video is awesome! I like it because it just shows how people can act. There was no violence between the men. There was also no verbal communication however I am sure the same thoughts were going through the other man’s mind as well. It is not at all normal for someone to react the way each of them did. Growing up if someone would to reach onto another person’s plate in my family there would have been an uproar. That to me is normal. I would’ve said something. Or I would have just given him the rest of the donuts because if I assumed he was homeless I automatically think unclean. So, I would assume his hands are not washed and therefor wouldn’t eat after him. On the other hand, I am not a rude person. I would have asked if he wanted the rest of the donuts. But as you see at the end of the video, those were his donuts to begin with, so he might have gotten offended. He had money to buy the donuts and money for a ticket so I don’t think he was homeless. The man in the suit automatically thought he was by the way the other man dressed. What surprised me the most, is the man in the suit didn’t throw a fit or act a fool. Yes, he automatically assumed someone was who they weren’t, but he did share ‘his’ donuts with the other man he preferred to be non-biased (however his thoughts were otherwise his actions are what say he wasn’t). Then at the end the man that he assumed was homeless grabbed the last donut and split it in half to share with the man in the suit! This is not a norm in society today. I feel like everyone sees life as a fend for yourself and protect your own. So when the man in the suit realized he was eating the other man’s donuts I can only imagine what he felt. Slimjim789
i totally agree. In my house if you touch someones food you might get stabbed with a fork. I would have not been rude but I simply would have made an ass of myself and asked why are you eating my donuts. Soon I would have found out they weren't mine and i would have been so apologetic. It did bother me that the man thought the older gentlemen was homeless due to his appearance. I try to not judge a book by it's cover. -Gander789
This video is great! If someone was eating your donuts, wouldn't you say something? I mean the only thing I didn't like is the man suspected that the older gentlemen was homeless because of his appearance and he was eating his donuts. They just sat there showing nothing but facial expressions. I mean for the man to assume the older man was eating his donuts and didn't freak out shows that he's down to earth and doesn't want unnecessary conflict. Plus, the old man looked harmless maybe he was just hungry. This reminds me of when I was walking into walmart with my twins in my arms as it was raining cats and dogs. A young gentlemen was walking in front of me slower then my 80 year old grandmother he looked back and seen me and kept walking slower. Instead of saying anything I simply rolled my eyes. His sister seen it an told him. Instead of apologizing which I would have for the eye roll he starts slandering me and saying do you have a problem!!! I was just appalled I mean he couldn't been more then 18 and to be so rude to start conflict over an eye roll. If the world was more like these two gentlemen it would be a better place. In my opinion peple react before thinking through. -Gander789
..... to go back to the video i couldn't imagine how he felt after eating the mans donuts. honestly all I could do was laugh. I know all of us can relate to being an ass a time or too in our lives.-Gander 789
I wouldn’t have predicted about the end of the video, but it was very interesting to watch. I was tempted to skip to the end because of the caption “Wait til the End” but I didn’t I watched it all the way through. I think the protagonist made the assumption that the guy was homeless by the way he looked, dirty and his hair all messed up. He didn’t realize that he was the one eating someone else’s doughnuts but other guy didn’t say anything to him or judge him, he kindly share the doughnuts with him and even split the last doughnut in half, not a quarter, or thirds but in half. He didn’t realize it that he was eating someone else’s doughnuts until his flight was announced that it was ready for departure, he lifted up his luggage and there was the doughnuts that he bought. I pretty sure he must have felt really bad and maybe embarrassed as well because he thought the other guy was homeless and eating his doughnuts but he was the one eating someone else’s doughnuts. This kinda shows that you should ask yourself before you judge someone, in this case he would have thought why is this guy continuously eating my doughnuts, or he would have checked around to make sure those were HIS doughnuts at first. Ria789
I had no idea that it would end like that either, I honestly thought the nicely dressed man was going to say something to the other guy about it. He was probably so embarrassed especially since he was rolling his eyes and getting all worked up about it. I wonder what the other guy was feeling the whole time when someone else was eating his doughnuts. EPIC789
Here is this guy in a nice suit jacket (I will call him Don) who decides to buy some doughnuts and read his newspaper while waiting for his flight, when a stranger (who I will call Jim) sits at his table. They both acknowledge each other’s presence with a simple nod. Don did not pay a whole lot of attention to Jim or socialize with him, until he realized Jim was “stealing” his doughnuts, so he thought. The look on Don’s face was priceless and Jim gave a look like, what’s the problem? Don had an implicit bias towards Jim. Through socialization he had an image of what a “homeless” person looks like and how they act. Don gave Jim an ascribed status and accepted his “deviant” behavior. Jim on the other hand, did not give Don any dirty or confused looks, he simply shared his doughnuts. Maybe Jim thought Don needed the doughnuts more. We do not know if Jim was actually “homeless” but what we do know is that Jim was willing to share what little he had with a complete stranger. I believe if there were some type of communication between the two gentlemen, Don would have known he was “stealing” Jim’s doughnuts. This is a very good lesson on the importance of communication, implicit bias, and “paying it forward”. You should never assign a status on an individual just my simply looking at him or her. Although, we are talking about doughnuts, the “have-not” was willing to share his last even if he was not able and did not expect anything in return. It’s sad that the “haves” also have the ability to share with those who have less but are not willing. Granny789
Communication! Communication is so key, but it was completely shut down here. If only he had piped up, and said 'Excuse me, Sir, I believe those re my doughnuts'. I think he would have been gently corrected, found his own doughnuts under his jacket, and they could have moved on with their day. Instead, a man presumably with less income than him is out two and a half doughnuts and Don is sitting on a big fat wad of (deserved) guilt for the rest of the day. I also completely agree that it's so sad that the 'Haves' have the ability to share with those who don't have as much as them, but they simply do not. They keep wealth in the family, while blue collar workers struggle to maintain even a survivable wage. It really goes to show the difference in mindset.
The crazy part is most people will assume that the homeless guy couldn't even afford to even get one doughnut let alone 4!! The guy in the suit couldn't be facing foreclosure on his home have a criminal record ,be in negative with his bank, anything!!!! but society says that you have too look at certain way just to afford the most basic of things. The homeless guy probably made 600k a year and drives a BMW ,you just never know until you get to know a person. It just goes to show that until you actually read a book , you don't know what its about!!!! -collegekid789-
Social convention states: 'Thou shalt not eat thine neighbors doughnut'. Well, watch this nicely dressed young man reach into another man's bag once, twice, and yes, that's half the last doughnut sticking out of his mouth. Nice touch. He fell victim to that little bug that we all have in our heads that screams at us loudly, pointing the finger. It sees a man in tatters on the side of the road and says 'Avoid him, he's homeless!'. It sees Doctor in a lab coat and coos 'How fancy, a PhD, trust this person with your life'. Preconceived notions that aren't necessarily true. We laud the Doctor, but shun the homeless man, because we have a bias attached to their status. In our current culture we perceive Doctors as climbing the social hierarchy, and homeless men and women at the bottom. So when a nicely dressed man, with enough money for a flight and doughnuts to snack on before it, sees what he thinks might be one of those dreaded 'lower class than I', he feels what? A mix of pity and disgust. I suppose you may have my food, you peon. I, the great and powerful upper echelon will share. Ironic, isn't it, that he's the thief. Humbling, in fact, that where he felt possessive and almost angry, at the man taking his precious last doughnut, the man who was supposedly poorer was also the man more willing to break apart what little he had and give it away. In my personal experience, it's generally like that. Wealthier people will split a bill down to the pennies, whereas poorer people will spot you a meal, a coffee, and five bucks just because they know you're in rough spot that day. Now, you know that a man with a shirt that nice had an extra five bucks in his pocket, but he never offered to buy a hungry man his own five doughnuts. He would rather look at his paper than look at the man across from him. He hardly realizes he's there, until he hears a 'rustling' that was the older man 'stealing' doughnuts from him. It's a fantastic lesson in the importance of truly taking in your environment, and the people around you, and not immediately boxing them in to what you think you already know about them. We have to beware our implicit biases, and instead focus on the surprises of each individual human being that we encounter.
This form of prejudgment thinking is the product of our culture and social ranking system we have developed. We tend to judge people without actually talking or getting to know them. This video serves as a perfect example to this thesis. Our implicit biases affect a lot of social decisions we make. This can be especially true when looking at a persons career. The doctor for example, may have a train of thought more like our narrator rather than the alleged homeless man. This is usually a product of the separation of classes within society. The rich socialize with the rich and the poor socialize with the poor. It is therefore easier for prejudice thoughts to manifest on both sides of the socioeconomic atmosphere we find ourselves in. Ghost123
During the video I actually found myself thinking of what the guy was possibly thinking, it never even crossed my mind that it could have possibly been the other guys doughnuts. Isn’t it crazy how the guy automatically said, “he looks like he is homeless?” but imagine if he was dressed nice do you think he would of let him keep eating his doughnuts? I think the best part of the video was when he broke his last doughnut in half and shared it with him. I think this video showed that no matter what everyone is literally the same. I think it is important to remember that you should make sure you are perfect before you start judging someone else. Imagine how embarrassed this guy was after the fact, if that was me I probably would have tried to go find the guy and maybe explain to him but that honestly might of made things awkward. EPIC789
Wow I honestly did not see that coming!! People do this constantly especially with the poor!! Oh he stinks or she has on raggedy shoes or he doesn't have the latest of fashion on . I know somebody right now that wears clothes from 2000 and drives a 200 Chevy cavalier ,never cleans his car but has a 800 plus credit score and owns 3-5 houses that he rents out. Now looking at him I know people say oh' look at him he's a bum" he don't have anything too offer. Its sad because he has helped 100s of people get food shelter even given money numerous times. Social media makes people present a life that doesn't exist in reality as well I have seen people brag about how much money they have only to se them catching the bus with 5 or 6 kids following in behind them , the eye contact was very awkward because they knew I see what and how they really are living . That can be a very embarrassing experience for someone who wants people to think they are living lavish. Most poor people love to look rich They buy expensive clothes, shoes ,jewelry but have terrible credit and live in public housing (I have nothing against public housing). The man in the video assumed that the guy with all the facial hair was poor and was stealing his donuts when it was him eating out the "homeless" guys bag the whole time. He became frustrated and got to the point where he was ready to ask why he had the gall to steal HIS donuts that his working money paid for !!! If that was me I most likely would have thought the same thing ,"maybe he needs it more than me " and just gave it away. He was getting on a flight the same way the guy in the suit was but society says that nope you cant be possibly getting on a plane looking like you smell bad and poor looking . Even employers do this. You have to look a certain way for even have a chance to get a certain job or even be considered. It isn't fair but most people if given the choice will always chose a well dressed person over someone who doesn't smell or look the best. They have a image to maintain and they dont want stankin poor people messing it all up. -collegekid789-
SOOOOOOOO why the elderly man of color have to be seen as the "homeless" guy? Let me not pick at things, but this was a good video. Watching this video makes me think of Proverb 16:18-19)18) Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. 19) Better it is to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. Some of you may not understand this quote, but the video showed you a very good example of it. So many times in society we tend to focus on our viewpoint and never truly understand someone else’s. In our homes with our families, the school systems when it comes to teachers, students and staff. Even within our own government officials, presidents, and congress. But anyway back to the video, understanding a seeing his point of view kinda makes me wonder. What was the other guy thinking? Was he thinking the same thing, or could he just have simply thought “it’s only donuts”. There’s always two sides to every story, as a society we can’t get so lost in our way of thinking that we lose sight of very one else’s. The well-dressed guy could have received a clear understanding of whose donuts he was eating if he simply had a conversation with the guy. Just like the well-dressed man, he came up with different assumptions and conclusion about the other guy over a bag of donuts. At the end, of the video I wonder what was going through his mind. Was he thinking about how wrong he was about talking about the man, judging without any knowledge of what was going on? I know one thing, for sure, members like this in our society leave a far greater impact on the world day by day, and half of us don’t even recognize them. OMiE789
I didn’t perceive the elderly man as being of color. I perceived him as being from another country. I was thinking that the elderly man may have been culturally shocked with what was occurring. That he didn’t really know what to say or how to react either. Just like the man who we saw purchase donuts in the beginning of the video. I agree with you I think no matter how much we try not to I think we are all guilty of putting people in certain categories based on race and how they are dressed etc. I agree with you this behavior is powerful and we need more people like his in our world. Maybe we have more of these people than we realize, but they are overshadowed by the negative information being feed to us on a daily basis.
Doughnuts and Implicit Bias… Your Real Thoughts? I was very interested in watching this blog video because of Mr. White saying that the ending is not what he expected. I have to admit I really thought they were eating his donuts all along. The man who we witnessed purchasing the donuts in the beginning of the video was experiencing a lot of different feelings while the man across the table from him was eating his donuts. Some of these feelings were: shocked, confusion, anger, and he felt sorry for the man because he appeared homeless looking to him. I was happy with the response to the man eating his donuts. Little did this man know that he was actually eating the “homeless looking” man donuts. I find this to be rather funny. We didn’t get to hear what the homeless looking man was thinking as the situation unfolded. Based on his body language it appeared he was willing to share with the man, he didn’t appear to be upset by the situation. He did appear to be a little confused by the other man’s body language. There even could have been a cultural barrier. This is how Americans behave; based solely on appearance I would guess that he was foreign. He was even kind enough to give the man half of his last donut. This video showed a positive behavior that humans do exhibit. However this behavior is over shadowed by all the negative that occurs in our world. You don’t see or hear about too much positive random acts of kindness like this and that is very unfortunate. This is the primary reason I don’t watch very much news, which is very sad because I enjoy being knowledgeable and aware of what is happening in my neighborhood and around the world.
Okay to start I think this video was created very poorly. The fact that there isn't even a glimpse of him setting his doughnuts down is ridiculous. There is nothing to note saying that the doughnuts were in fact the non narrators. We were never provided a shot of the table prior to him sitting down neither the chair he allegedly set them in. I think the video is false and withheld this info purposely to try and trip people up. So quite frankly the creators were trying to demonstrate how bad they are at producing videos. How can you not even give your viewers a small clue ahead of time? Just like every other movie created.... Quite dumb if you ask me. Due to the information withheld I support the narrator because just how do we know that he didn't purchase two bags???? We don't do we? Nope because the terrible producers never showed that action either. Also it is completely unpractical and not realistic that either one of them were sitting at the same small table together. When we clearly see that there are many open seats/tables surrounding them, it's not like they were conversating or they both needed to access a outlet. So the video is lacking once again, unless the producers were trying to make this the main point. I think I might be on to something as to the whole implicit bias message. Everyone up above may have fell for the whole "aww why'd you take the homeless looking guys doughnuts?". You might have failed to notice the fact that the producers purposely withheld information to make you be biased. The whole video was created to get people to react as if they were biased to something that I really don't think they were.I think the narrator was eating his own doughnuts the whole time. Fireboy123
I honestly did not see that coming at the end. I never would have thought that the guy that was judging the other guy and just thinking he’s “homeless” would actually be eating his donuts. The guy was just sitting there the whole time and he kind of had a smirk on his face like he knew what that guy was thinking the entire time. I also thought it was interesting that when the guys flight was called, he still was nice enough to break his last donut in half and give it to the other guy. I think this short clip is teaching and making us realize that we judge others without having knowledge of their backgrounds and who they really are. After the guy in the suit had sat down, the other guy sat down right across from him and you could see that the way the 1st guy looked at him, he was judging him immediately. After the 2nd guy took a donut out of the bag, he was automatically labeled as homeless just by the way he looked. Comes to find out he probably wasn’t homeless considering he had enough money to buy his own donuts and take off on a flight. I think this video teaches us to be more open minded and try not to judge people so quickly without having all the facts. I do think everyone is a little biased and most of us don’t even realize what we are doing in the moment of maybe talking to someone or looking at someone because it’s an automatic response from our brains that seems to be hard to control. I think most of the time it is unintentional opinions that pop in our minds but it’s always good to try to keep an open mind because not everyone thinks and acts the same. -PizzaLover123
Prejudices and biases play a big role in the social construct we find ourselves in today. This video aims to show how even our implicit biases can affect how we see things and others. The narrator we see buying the donuts appears to be our self reference. The silent elderly man symbolizes our idea of a good and equal personality. As the elderly man began to take donuts from a bag, the narrator falls under the impression that the bag of donuts is rightfully his. However, as the video transpires we find out that the donuts were indeed the older gentleman's. The narrator was judging this older man as he continued to "steal" his donuts. He essentially established a sort of story for this complete stranger. Only the narrator finds out at the end that he is mistaken, and the nice stranger even shared his last donut. This quick little story shows how we implement our implicit biases in everyday interactions. This can be especially dangerous when someone is working for the public. Skits like this help raise awareness for our implicit biases and can help us combat them when they are harmful to good interactions with others. Furthermore, we should never claim to know someone's story before we have even spoken to them first. This older man ended up to be the nice guy that the narrator never expected. The narrator accused the older man to be a thief only for the narrator to be the true thief in the end. This video is a good representation of the kind of morals we develop and how we utilize them through social interaction. We must not allow our morals to fall to prejudice thoughts. We should also not be quick to judge others. Everyone walks a different path and to believe that one path is better or more superior than another is the route to prejudice thinking. Ghost123, Gymlife123 Part 1
I have seen this before with how the narrator gets mistaken on the bag of donuts. The narrator we see buying the donuts appears to be our self-reference. The silent elderly man symbolizes our idea of a good and equal personality. As the elderly man began to take donuts from a bag, the narrator falls under the impression that the bag of donuts is rightfully his. However, as the video transpires we find out that the donuts were indeed the older gentleman's. The narrator was judging this older man as he continued to "steal" his donuts. He essentially established a sort of story for this stranger. Only the narrator finds out at the end that he is mistaken, and the nice stranger even shared his last donut. I find this to be rather funny. We didn’t get to hear what the homeless looking man was thinking as the situation unfolded. Based on his body language it appeared he was willing to share with the man, he didn’t appear to be upset by the situation. He did appear to be a little confused by the other man’s body language. Jeeper123
I half wish I could’ve watched this without being told about it having a twist at the end. As you may have guessed, I predicted the twist; this means that I’m largely focused on providing some insight on how the video itself was constructed to test people’s unconscious bias. The skit only really has two characters, the protagonist, whose thoughts we hear throughout, meant to be an expression of the ‘self’ for the audience, and the ‘homeless’ man, who’s thoughts we never hear, meant to be an expression of the ‘other’ for the audience. The protagonist is largely constructed to be normal and relatable in a short time span, not behaving in a way that can be considered deviant, while the other man is presented like an antagonist from the protagonist’s point of view. Particularly, the homeless man is purposefully presented as homeless to trigger some potential bias associated with the situation; the idea that he is stealing from the protagonist. We are given insight into the protagonist’s thoughts, as he mentally recognizes the ascribed status of homelessness in the man sitting across from him, with his prejudice acting as the foundation for his later assumptions. It’s most likely that the video banks off of the audience’s association with the protagonist’s situation and thought process, to metaphorically pull the rug out from under them; utilizing investment in the protagonist as a catalyst for personal reflection. Of course, one wonders if a homeless person watching this video would relate to the man in a suit the same way, if at all. While the protagonist remains silent about his food being stolen, choosing to tolerate it because of prejudice, the homeless man tolerates the theft of his food with tact because of his kindness; a type of contrast that really puts people's implicit bias up for questioning.
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I did not predict the outcome like you did, but I had actually already read this same story more than once in the past so it was not much of a surprise to me either. When you describe it and lay it out the way you did here, it kind of shows how almost predictable the ending is, not much suspense behind it. Regardless of it being predictable though, I thought the video provided a very powerful message. We should never judge people by their appearances, or situations by their look at first sight. There is way more than what lies beneath the surface and we can learn that on both ends here from the protagonist and the antagonist as well, whichever you choose to label these two as.White789
DeleteI did not predict the outcome entirely either. I really thought it was going to be the non narrator eating the narrators doughnuts. So I expected the narrator to be upset which he indeed was rightfully so. To be honest I did end up thinking closer to the end of the video that the non narrator was eating his own doughnuts. The real question of the video was if those really were the non narrator doughnuts. Also Dr. White should have never given out the fact that we would be surprised at the ending. Along with him posting the blog title as implicit bias, didn't help either.Fireboy123
DeleteThis is an excellent video that I would say most people need to see. The problem is that it gets built up way too much and the ending can be expected. Dr. White kinda of pushed it a bit too much in class in my opinion. Not to mention the title has “wait til the end” in it. I want to make perfectly clear that I think this is an absolutely wonderful video with an extremely powerful message of love for our neighbor that we ALL could stand to hear, some more than once. Some a LOT more than once. Videos like this are so meaningful and powerful that I feel they really stir up a fire inside a lot of people to be motivated to put some good in an otherwise hateful, negative, and violent place. One of the big problems is that people want to be the ones getting the fame for such videos, so they will make their own videos and spread them all over, so its hard to tell the good videos, like this one, from the crap/garbage videos of people who clearly just want their five minutes of fame. (And may I add that the person who created this doesn’t take much credit, if any at all. Another lesson many could learn from!) Another problem preventing more people from seeing videos like this is that there aren’t a whole lot of people looking for videos like this, so the only time they see them is if someone else who has already watched it to make sure it isn’t stupid tells other people about it. But another problem with that is the people who again, make their own videos go around telling everyone else that it’s the coolest video ever. But this video is absolutely worth sharing and it definitely made me think twice about checking myself before I get frustrated with someone as I have many times before, as this young man did. This makes me wonder how many times I may have judged someone who I never found out how wrong I was to judge them. For instance, if I’d seen what happened in this video, thinking the older gentleman was stealing donuts from the younger man, but never actually saw the young man discover his own donuts under his jacket. Which brings me to share this video. - Thanos789
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoDdEW_-5yc
Cool video; I’m mostly glad that it wasn’t this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ . Memes aside, the point you make about this type of content getting watered down is a good one. A lot of good messages get lost in translation this way. The alienation of others through prejudice is something that I agree could do with being hammered in a few thick skulls. Both the donuts video, and the video whose link you posted both point towards the continual discrimination of entire groups because of the horror stories that they’ve heard on the news or in media, withholding their own ideas of self-determination, as if they themselves are a special case.
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This video was good and provided a very powerful message. We should never judge people by their appearances, or situations by their look at first sight. There is way more than what lies beneath the surface and we can learn that on both ends here from the protagonist and the antagonist as well, whichever you choose to label these two as. Jeeper123
DeleteAfter watching this video, I didn’t even begin to think that maybe those doughnuts might’ve been the homeless guys to begin with that thought had not even crossed my mind. Once the guy found out that he was eating the homeless guys doughnuts I bet he felt a lot worse than he could’ve ever had the guy just said hey these are mine but the homeless guy didn’t stop the man from eating the doughnuts he just let it happen. This is a true way to not judge a book by its cover this old homeless man was sharing his doughnuts all casually and even split the last doughnut with the man. I also must say that it was thoughtful that the man said, “he looks homeless he needs these more than me” though they weren’t his doughnuts to begin with it was still the fact he thought of helping the guy out. Now if I was the guy I would’ve brought the homeless man the rest of my doughnuts to make up for the 2 and a half he ate. Looking at the way the homeless man reacting it just shows that yes, they can be starving but they won’t let anyone else starve if they can help it. The homeless people I feel to more work to help others than themselves though they are the ones starving and without a home they make sure other people don’t have to join them in these conditions. So in the end I feel that we need to not take what we have for granted or the same mistake will be made that this man did eating a homeless man’s probably only food for the day.
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In agreeance with your post the “have-nots” seems to be the most giving individuals as compared to people could/should spread their wealth to those in need. These same people would donate money to organizations that they can benefit directly from and by pass those truly in need of such help. From the homeless guy to the little sweet lady next door, giving is usually from the heart and nothing is expected in return. A little bit of help goes a long way, the simpliest gestures can make a world of difference.
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Yes I did not think that the homeless man had the doughnuts either, but I do not get how the younger man could have forgot he put his doughnuts were on the chair next to him. This video really shows how even when some people have nothing in the world they will do everything for everybody else and they want you to learn from their mistakes and do not want to see you end up on the streets like they have. I think that the younger man should have tried to find the older homeless man and give him some of his doughnuts.
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I agree with your statement. I wouldn't thought that the homeless man would have the doughnuts either. But that's just us judging based off who the guy was. I also agree with you with "don't judge a book by it's cover", which is very true. Just because you have something don't mean somebody else don't have it either. It was actually a nice thing how the homeless man broke and half his last doughnut even though he shared his whole bag with the other guy he still wasn't selfish. Moral of the story is you can't judge people of their appearances and who they are in society. Savage456
DeleteAfter watching this video over again it really had me thinking about how our society acts and how there are some good people in this world still. As the younger man was sitting there and reading I want to know how he could have forgot that he had put his doughnuts under his jacket that quickly. Even though he was eating the homeless man's doughnuts we never hear the homeless man say a word or make any angry gestures towards the younger man. I have seen other stories of where homeless people will go out of their way to try and help out someone who may not be homeless and that is showing that we need to start changing how we act towards others. I think that homeless people help others out because they never want others to be in their shoes and they know how hard it is to get back on your feet once you have basically hit rock bottom. When the younger gentleman had finally realized that his doughnuts were under his jacket what I think he should have done was try to find the old man and give him some of his doughnuts in return. If we want the world to be a better place we need to start looking at the homeless people because when we walk by them on the street all we really think is to stay away and I never want to be like them. It may not even be their fault that they are homeless. If we started to treat each other like the homeless people treat everyone, then we may not have as many homeless people in the world and we would not have as much violence today.
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It is sad how judgmental people are in today's society. Like you said, we are quick to walk fast homeless people or not walk by them at all because of being judgmental of them, not knowing who they truly are, just by going off the looks of them, if only we had the same heart as the older gentleman did in this video, would better our society today. I also was wondering if the guy in the suit after he realized it was the older gentleman's doughnuts he was eating, if he went to apologize to him or at least give him his doughnuts. FoxRacing456
DeleteYea it's interesting how a lot of the nice people in this world are those without much unlike the very rich people who seem to be very ignorant and selfish. Or at least that's what the media would have you believe. Part of me disagrees with what your saying and also agrees. Kind of a Yin and Yang sort of thing. I think there are good and bad in both worlds with kind rich people who are hardworking and also lazy jerks who are living off there daddy's trust fund. I also think there are kind homeless people who are just down on their luck and got a raw deal but also that there are bad homeless people who are there with nobody else to blame but themselves who would have no problem with stealing some guys donuts.
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I laughed at some parts during this video just because the look on the man's face that was taking the doughnuts out of bag cracked me up just because he had that look on his face that he didn't care at all, and at first I thought he was eating the other guys doughnuts as well. After finding out that it was in fact his doughnuts pulled on the heart strings just a little bit because the man gave him half of his last doughnut. I didn't like the part in the video that just because of the look of the guy that didn't have the suit on, said that he was "homeless looking". Just goes to show how quick people are to judging other people that don't look like them or presents themselves as others. It also made me wonder if they guy that realized at the end that he was in fact eating the other guys doughnuts if he went to apologize or at least felt bad for his actions. Peoples judgements on others and their actions to others is what is wrong with our society today. Everyone should watch this video at least once just to point out that appearances of people shouldn't matter, and you shouldn't be quick to judge, if only there were more people out there that had the same heart as the older gentleman in this video.FoxRacing456
ReplyDeleteI agree with you as well, I thought it was really funny that the entire time he was eating the other man's donuts. Whether we admit it or not though we all have thoughts such as his, when he assumed the man was homeless. It's funny that we are discussing this in class because I just started a mental and spiritual transition in my life. Where I don't judge people or ask to many questions but try my best to help anyone in need of help. I have this bad because I'll be out with my cousins and were always so quick to laugh and talk about people we don't know. I feel bad looking back on it because I don't know why those people looked the way they did but we definitely judged them for it. I do agree that their should be more people out there like this old man because if the man would have never seen the donuts under his jacket. We wouldn't even have known it was his donuts, he didn't even show an inch of disagreement. He just split the last of his donuts with the man in the suit. McBrightyalife456
DeleteI agree. When I was younger, I was taught to treat others with respect and to treat others the way you would like to be treated. And this homeless man ends up sharing his food with this other man and didn’t blink one eye or give it a second thought. But the whole time while the other guy thought it was his bag, he was getting angry with each doughnut he took. But at the end, he finally realizes it wasn’t his bag all along. But at least he had felt bad for his actions and wishes he had dealt with it differently. Schmidt789
DeleteI agree with your post and I also caught myself laughing at parts when the man was eating the doughnut. I feel as if everyone is grown up being taught to treat everyone equal and not to judge a book by its cover but at times everyone finds themselves being a little biased at times and I feel that just comes with being human preferring something more than the other. -swaggyy456
DeleteI agree with your post. As I was growing up, my parents and grandparents taught me to treat others the way you want to be treated and always respect each other no matter what your appearance. The young man taught it was his bag of food the whole time and getting angry and on the other end the old man who knowingly knows it was his bag of food and did not say a word and continued to share it. This short video must watch by everyone and it showed us that we never judge the book by its cover. -M.Scott456
DeleteAll I good do as laugh. I am not very good at sharing because half the time I don't get my stuff back. I do share though but if I don't get my property back the way it was before such as my crayons having a tip on it and it comes back rounded I was mad. I was that type of kid. Now its my vital bag with my thermometer bop cuff and stethoscope if it is not wrapped up properly the way I had it I do get irritated, yes, I'm better at sharing but if no returned properly you will hear about it. Also, I will share food though. Myhearseisnotafuneralcar456
DeleteTo start, if I were the guy that was narrating, the donut thief if you will, I would feel so terrible. Not just because I ate his donuts, but because I was judging him and probably coming off as rude and ungrateful the whole time. If I were him I would have tried to catch up to the man and give him my donuts. If I were unable to do that I would have paid it forward, and offered my donuts to someone else. I feel that the message here is that we should not be so quick to judge one another, and we should instead look at bigger picture before making those automatic assumptions. With all of this being said, I would like to Add that I do not think less of this man, for honest mistakes do happen and that is all that this was. For being just an honest mistake, however, it is a very powerful story that can teach a great lesson or two. Although I have read this story a couple times before now, I feel that I learned from it more this time than ever before. With it being presented to me in my Sociology class and also being presented with these short tests it helps me see the video from a different light, a more enlightening one.
ReplyDeleteThe tests I felt were kind of cool and actually somewhat accurate. I would not say completely accurate however. I was very skeptical of how they got their results just because they based it on how many mistakes you made. While mine were just honest mistakes, because I have jumpy fingers at times, they saw it as a preference to one skin color over another. However, me knowing myself as well as I do know that there is no preference and never has been. While I grew up in a predominantly white community, I spent a lot of my life before then and after being surrounded by diversity. Thinking about that experience I would honestly say that I prefer the diversity. Lastly, if I am still being honest with you, as a fellow white person I can honestly say that diverse classrooms are way more interesting and delightful to be in than an all-white classroom. The differences between us made for more interesting conversation and of course a great learning experience.White789
Exactly, I would have felt like crap and then try to make it up as soon as possible. Some people are quick to judge and not realize they can't see what is so plain in front of them. This makes me think of the situation between black men and cops, or even black men in america. Some assume we are criminals, drug dealers or what have you. All these assumptions can be stripped away if we only talked to each other and then learn from our own mistakes of placing judgement without knowledge or understanding. Everyone told me that sociology wouldn't be an interesting class, because it tells you what you already know about society. It exactly enlightens you on others point of view and understanding that we all experience life alot differently from each other. It does make for a more interesting discussion. We don't have to all agree but coming to an understanding is always good in my book. OMiE789
DeleteI think this video is the perfect example of implicit biases. The man not only assumed that the guy across the table from his was homeless. He also thought that it was his bag of donuts they were eating out of too. He did not realize it was actually the man's donuts, until he got up and seen that his donuts were under his jacket. This is exactly how implicit biases work. We let our attitudes or stereotypes affect our understanding, actions, and decisions without it even coming to mind. I think that is so crazy, and it shows how we can all be a little judging in a way. I use to wonder how some officers on police shows treated people the way they did, and not have any type of remorse. Now that I understand how implicit biases work it makes sense. They don't mean it, its just an unconscious reaction or thought that isn't even given a thought. It even made me revisit an implicit bias I had about sexual offenders. As soon as I hear that phrase I am automatically disturbed, and see them as a predator. I don't even consider the fact that they could be innocent, or even may have been under the impression that the child was old enough. I am not saying I'm okay with it now because that's not the case. I still hate it with ever fiber in my body and believe that one day they'll be punished by God for it. Just because they are labeled that way, I presume them in a bad manner without even giving it a second thought. I don't even consider the fact that in a way I'm judging them in my head. This is really the only implicit bias I am aware that I have. My main goal is just to get to the point to where I can think about how to help people rather than making opinions and assumptions about them. McBrightyalife456
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that this is the perfect example of implicit bias. I also thought that a lot of people could learn a lesson or two from watching this video. I definitely that we let our attitudes and stereotypes impact us in a negative way. I agree with video gave me a better understanding on how implicit biases work and it makes better sense to me. I think that some police act under their implicit biases when they act without remorse like you said. though this isn't right most time i think that implicit biases have a big impact, more than most people think.
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I enjoyed this video as it showed a business man and a "homeless" man share a meal that was not exactly expected. I'm not even sure the "homeless" man was homeless but that's just a judgment and the narrator stating what he seemed to see. But if you look back on the video, both men were in the same position. One way or another someone was eating out of the bag of doughnuts that wasn't theirs. I enjoyed that even though both boys live a different life, neither of them complained to each other that the doughnuts wasn't theirs. If you look at the business man, he was kind enough even though he was frustrated that the other man was taking "his doughnuts. But it showed that he put his feelings aside and let the man continue as if he may needed them more than himself. If you look at it from the "homeless" man, he may have been in need of those but still cared to share as if it didn't bother him that someone else needed food as well. He was greedy due to the fact he even split his last doughnut with the man that could probably afford to buy more. This video showed how we judge people and at times don't understand why people are doing something when in fact you just have to slow down and understand certain things in life happen.
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Implicit biases are all around us even if you don't realize that they are there. Many people judge a book by its cover or make assumptions about someone based on who they are or what they believe in. The guy in the video did just that. He was offended that the “homeless” looking guy was eating out of his bag of doughnuts, just because he looked like he couldn't afford his own. At the end of the video I was really surprised when the “homeless” broke the doughnut in half and handed the narrator one half of it. The fact that the “homeless” looking man didn't say anything to the narrator about eating his doughnuts really speaks volume about the man's character. I imagine that the narrator is a good guy but the way the “homeless” man was acting brought out his unconscious biases towards the man. The “homeless” looking man didn't have the same implicit biases that the narrator had he just smiled at the narrator and continued to share his donuts with the man. I think that we could all learn a lesson from the man who shared his doughnuts. I wonder how the narrator would act if the other man didn't look “homeless”. I think his reaction would be completely different towards a different looking guy or perhaps a woman. Things could have really turned out different if they spoke to one another. The title of video really speaks volumes to me “lessons for humanity”. I feel like everyone definitely could learn from this how to treat people and how to handle their implicit biases. Though implicit biases mainly are from the unconscious mind people can catch their negative thoughts and turn them into positive one instead of judging a book by its cover.
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I honestly wasn’t sure at first what I was going to see in this video but once I reached the end, I can say that this was a great message. I think whoever created this video, have really made a lot of people really think of their perspectives. This guy who had money and who was able to get more if he ever needed to, was getting angry because of this homeless man taking a few doughnuts from his bag. And with each doughnut he took, the angrier he got. But as the homeless man was leaving, he took the last one and split it with him to be kind and generous. But as the other guy got called up, as he was leaving he realized he had his bag of doughnuts under his jacket and was actually eating the homeless man’s doughnuts all along. Which meant the man who had nothing was willingly sharing his food with him even though he was very well capable of getting his own food with his own money. And at the very end as the homeless man was leaving, and he splits his last one, not knowing when he would get food again and shares it with him. That is selflessness right there. This should teach us not to be so selfish and to be more generous. This video should be shown more often. Even though its short, it gives people a great lesson that we should all learn. And this happens more often than we think. It seems that the less fortunate are the most giving which is sad. We can all learn from them. Schmidt789
ReplyDeleteI believe everyone is a little biased when it comes to certain things and taking the different implicit tests they were a great way to prove this. Watching the video made me realize this even more, I did not expect the donuts to be the homeless mans at first but his reaction is what shocked me when he did not even speak up and say those were his or made a big deal out of the situation at all even though he is homeless. I feel as if I were the young man eating the doughnuts I would feel bad after realizing those were the homeless guys donuts and he didn't even speak up. I feel as if this video had a good message because it showed that the homeless man still cared for the other man to eat without being selfish even though he needed the food more. -swaggyy456
ReplyDeleteAs I was watching this video, I kept asking myself why is this man eating his doughnuts; and I said to myself it's nice of him not to say anything. In my mind I was thinking that this man couldn't afford his own doughnuts and was really hungry. It just dawned on my I kind of had the same thoughts of the older guy that the younger guy had. I thought he was homeless and was eating someone else's food. Once I got to the end I kind of felt ignorant because the whole time the doughnuts belonged to him, and he was being kind enough to share his food. What makes this even more great was that the man gave him half of his last doughnut without complaint. I don't know why but I took away from this movie that think we are being nice to others (unwillingly), but it turns out that they are the one really being nice to us and it's not a problem to them. Sometimes people with less will do more for others than those who may have it all and to me that's kind of messed up.
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I honestly did not see that coming at the end. I never would have thought that the guy that was judging the other guy and just thinking he’s “homeless” would actually be eating his donuts. The guy was just sitting there the whole time and he kind of had a smirk on his face like he knew what that guy was thinking the entire time. I also thought it was interesting that when the guys flight was called, he still was nice enough to break his last donut in half and give it to the other guy. I think this short clip is teaching and making us realize that we judge others without having knowledge of their backgrounds and who they really are. After the guy in the suit had sat down, the other guy sat down right across from him and you could see that the way the 1st guy looked at him, he was judging him immediately. After the 2nd guy took a donut out of the bag, he was automatically labeled as homeless just by the way he looked. Comes to find out he probably wasn’t homeless considering he had enough money to buy his own donuts and take off on a flight. I think this video teaches us to be more open minded and try not to judge people so quickly without having all the facts. I do think everyone is a little biased and most of us don’t even realize what we are doing in the moment of maybe talking to someone or looking at someone because it’s an automatic response from our brains that seems to be hard to control. I think most of the time it is unintentional opinions that pop in our minds but it’s always good to try to keep an open mind because not everyone thinks and acts the same.
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After watching this video I think it taught many lessons and showed that you can’t judge people based off their appearances. I believe that everyone should take the time and watch this video to learn from it. With there being a homeless guy and a wealthy looking guy in the video it instantly challenged my unconscious bias. My thoughts when I seen it was the homeless man is going to do what homeless people do and with the title saying “wait til the end”, had me even more anxious to see what was going to happen.Furthermore , as I kept watching the video I’m feeling just like the wealthy looking guy like why is this homeless guy eating my donuts. Once it got to the part that they were the homeless man donuts the whole time my whole perspective changed I felt bad. I honestly didn’t even except the homeless guy to have his own bag of donuts and that was very shocking when he actually took the last donut and split it with him. I always wonder what the homeless guy thought of the other guy .I wonder did he think why is he eating my donuts? Can he not afford them? I was amused when it was time for the guy to leave and he find his donuts under his coat. A lesson that was taught is before you assume you should ask. Reason being is you can’t just automatically assume that something is yours just because you and someone have the same exact thing. This why we should ask before assuming something. To conclude, you can’t judge people and think they can’t afford the same thing as you based off their appearances or whatever you think of them. Lastly for future reference never assume something is yours just because you and that person have the same thing don’t mean it’s yours. Savage456
ReplyDeleteAfter taking the test and watching this video again, I (we) can say that Implicit bias is all around us even we do not expect it was there. This video makes me think of how we as society acts and treat people base on how they look, dress and age. As this well suited young man was sitting there and reading, I am not sure how he quickly forgot that he did not put his bag of doughnuts at the table. The old guy looking homeless never say a word or even make an angry gesture towards the young man who he knowingly knows that eating his doughnuts. The thought of the young man thinking that “the guy looks like he’s homeless, he probably needs it more than he does” it was thoughtful of him. The fact he thought it was his bag of the doughnut, to begin with, thinking that he was helping the old man. I feel that homeless people help others than themselves even though they are the one who is starving. This is one true way to not judge a book by its cover. This old homeless man was sharing his doughnuts and even split the last one with the young man shows that even they are the one who is starving they will not let anyone else starve if they can help. At the end of the video, I wonder if the young man realized that he was the one eating the other guys' doughnut that he felt bad or want to apologize for his actions. In all, this video showed how we quickly judge people by the way they look and more people should watch this kind of video. -M.Scott456
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a nice video that sent a good message about not making assumptions and how even someone who doesn't look as well off as you still carries the same emotions like kindness to share your food with a total stranger. On a side note I thought it was kind of funny how the man's refusal to say anything when he thought a random homeless person was stealing his donuts kind of shows how a lot of people in society operate now a days. So many of us are so afraid of confrontation or stepping on other people's toes that we refrain from speaking our mind. Everyone is so concerned about maintaining a happy smile even if it is fake and being politically correct. So many problems can be solved if people would just talk like example this problem in the video. if the man in the suit would have said something then he would have found out the bag of donuts was not his and that his donuts were on a chair underneath his jacket. Sure he would have come off as a jerk but the problem would have been solved and the man in the suit would not have stolen donuts from some random guy.
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I understand what you are saying, but I kind of learned more from the man with the beard than the business man. The bearded man knew what sort of assumption & judgment the business man was making against him. And in today's society people would be quick to retaliate or lose their temper and try to prove the person wrong by confrontation. Although, the bearded man chose the kind hearted way, and proved himself to the buisness man without confrontation. In the process he showed the business man what a jerk he was being, and also taught him a valuable lesson.
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DeleteIn this video I saw the attitude of someone who prejudged someone due to his appearance but also I saw the kindness of a giver. The guy on suit, well dressed, was uncomfortable, and was having some hostile and aggressive feelings due to the fact that the other guy who looked like a “homeless” was taking “his donuts”. Surprisingly, at the end of the video, the man who looked like a “homeless”, took a donut, broke it into two half, and gave one half to the guy in suit. After the “homeless” guy got up and leave, the guy on suit realized that he has been eating the donuts of the “homeless” guy and not the ones that he bought and that he left below his coat. He probably thought “what a mistake!”
ReplyDeleteI think that the story on the video show us what happens when our implicit biases affect how we interact and relate to one another, what happens when we preconceive negative opinions about a person based on his or her appearance, what happens when we say negative opinions about people who we do not know who it is, what happen when people prejudged others without having the knowledge about the background of that person, and what happen when our attitudes, stereotypes affect our behaviors, and our decisions unconsciously.
I understand that prejudice is a common human condition, but I think we can reeducate our attitudes reeducating our brain to change the way see the world. If we really want to change this world, we need to be better ourselves and be better to each other, and change the way we see others to stop unjustified and negative behavior toward a person or a group, and that is possible because our brain is flexible, bendable like the clay and has the capacity to grow and change.
Finally, I want to say what example of charity! This world needs more givers like the “homeless” guy in the video. Sometimes who has less gives more.
“It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.”
Mother Teresa.
“Do your own personal work; make some connections with people that don’t look like you, when you have privilege use your privilege to create equity, intentionally and deliberately engage in none biases activities.”
Melanie Funchess, TEDxFlourCity.
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I really appreciated this video. I like to believe that I'm not a judgmental person, but I felt like I realized that I may also judge and assume in certain situations that I should not. The man with the beard definitely could have gone about the situation a different way, like society usually does. But he chose to teach the business man a lesson in a more kind hearted way. The man with the beard knew good and well the assumption the other man was making against him, but he chose not to retaliate. This opened my eyes in many ways. It opened my them that I do make assumptions in certain areas, or situations. And it also showed me that I do not always need to be quick to anger or prove someone wrong by showing my dominant side. The man with the beard showed me that you can make your point and prove people wrong, by being kind too. Rugby_456
ReplyDeleteI have to say that although the way this video portrayed it, I think it really did open my eyes. I seem to think that I am not a very judgmental person. I don't see myself as a typical country kid who avoids intermingling with people of different race, sexuality, or religion. I can say that this video has shown me that maybe I do judge people more than I think. The way that appearance has made a difference in how we see people is very much true. This video showed me this and come to think of it, I believe I sadly react the same way. From the first day of class to the first time on a new job, I tend to judge people as I walk in and then follow through with my judgement. I am glad to say I believe I do overcome this, and after meeting so many strangers, I think that I have gotten better at doing this.
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I seem to remember this story, or one extremely similar to it, from a Douglas Adams book, one in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Series. When the man sat down at the table, I immediately knew what direction this story would go in. I believe that one was biscuits, though that would indicate what are more properly known here as cookies, since Adams was a British author. The lesson here is of course to gather all the data before making judgements, and also to remember where you put your food. Both good life lessons. I don’t think it was necessarily irrational of the speaker to jump to that conclusion, however, given what he knew. One can what-if and whereas until the cows come home, but it’s just not a usual experience to have someone sit down at your table, with a completely identical order of donuts. Had they both not ordered completely plain donuts (which are just wrong, by the way, and a sure sign of a psychopath), the matter would have been pretty clearly resolved. “Oh,” he might have said “I didn’t get a cruller, this must be your bag.” Or they might have even resolved it by talking, instead of engaging in passive-aggressive taking of donuts. Watching this twice was rather infuriating, as I kept willing them to talk to each other instead of just alternating between taking donuts, but they disobeyed and acted out their play the same way. Another lesson one might take is that sometimes social convention or awkwardness must be brushed aside to clarify what seems like a misunderstanding.That’s something I struggle with on a daily basis, because I worry constantly about being clearly understood and saying the right thing to address a situation. Even correcting myself when I make a mistake takes effort sometimes, because I dislike appearing incorrect in front of other people. The most important lesson, though, is this: don’t order plain donuts, they are the spawn of the Devil.
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Yes, I though the same as you after I watched this. I imagined myself what to do in this situation. First when the African American sited down, I would be very friendly nod with him or said hello. (The greeting smile of the old man in the video actually look very nice). Then when I saw the man eat the donut, I would have asked myself if it was my donuts bog at first. And if I can’t find my donut bag after looking around and determine the bag on the table is mine, I will speak out and asked the man if he is eating the wrong bag. And I think this will resolved the problem easy. But the man in the suit didn’t even try to speak out the old man because in his mind, he is angry at the unpolite behavior of the old man and he assumed right away that the old man must be homeless to eat his donuts’ bag. So he is trying to polite and kept endured the annoying. I though the man in suit was formed the wall in his heart right at the moment when he saw the old man that the old man is lower level than him and processed some uncomfortable and unpleasant feeling to him basically because they are look different. I mean here the social class and race.
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Oh my goodness, all I could do was laugh while I was eating my bag of Hostess donettes. That's how its is spelled on my bag. Double Chocolate. By the way. All I could think was hey they are eating donuts and so am I. Then I realized this man was getting angry about having to share some donuts. "who cares they are donuts you can always get more" not realizing that he was eating someone else's donuts I thought that they were complementary. how ever I can admit that I am a highly opinionated person and I can be very judgmental in some aspects. I judge people about how they present themselves not by race or gender or anything like that more so on personality. myhearseisnotafuneralcar456
ReplyDeleteI think most people (but not all) will have the same though run to mind in this situation. In psychology perspective, this is the human nature to protect themselves. Human believed they are innocent and good so they will think something wrong with other but not them. So, everyone in the guys’ position will think similar that the other man is wrong first and not realize that it was his false. But in sociology perspective, this is called racial conflict. The man in the suit was prejudice the African American men. From the beginning when the African American men started to eat the donut, the men in suit though right away that the old man is homeless and that explain why he is eating another people’s donut. How did the men in suit know that the other guy is homeless? Didn’t it because the other guy looked old, had black skin, and wore casual clothes? People tend to accept this concept that older guy is weak and black guy has no education and violence so they are type of people can do these behavior like ate other donuts without permission. If the black man replaced by the white man, younger and in the suit, I’m sure that the guy in the suit will think that the donut bag may be not him, and start to look around for his bag instead. This is the real in our country. To be honest, if I can choose which alley to go where one has the black guys and one has the white guy, I will probably choose the alley has the white guy because Ithink the alley with the black guy is more dangerous than another. Rare people can realize that both processed the same dangerous and will choose not to go into both alleys. This is racism and this is how our society been constructed. People see more black guys with violence and crime on media than the white guys because the white guys has money and the black guys has not. This is called social stratification in sociology perspective and will led to social inequality and segregation.
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DeleteEven while watching the video, before knowing the true ending, I noticed his assumption that the man was homeless. Maybe he had worked all day and tattered his clothes, maybe he is more casual in wardrobe, or maybe he did not have enough money to afford new clothes or was homeless, we do not know. I noticed afterwards that the man just automatically assumed ownership due to his status over the man, which you touched on. I see this a lot with people of power or money, thinking they are entitled. I think we can definitely learn something from this clip! Catzfuhdays789
We all have hidden prejudices or biases, and this video is a raw example of how some people think. The guy in the suit sure felt bad and hopefully learned from his encountered with the older man who he thought to be homeless. Only to find out he was eating the older man doughnuts the whole while should be humbling enough.
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As I watched this video, I was getting mad for him! We act in accordance to social norms and this guy was acting completely outside of them (or so we thought). I would have felt SO BAD for giving him those looks and I probably would have said something to the guy, which would have been even worse. This was a very powerful video and I was amused when it was the guy in the suit in the wrong. Without realizing it, this man was prejudiced against homeless, which he immediately categorized the other man as. I am not sure if it is the reality, but the man probably made judgments based off of appearances; he automatically assumed the donuts were his as well. I think this video attests to the power of social norms mostly. This guy was supposedly eating someone else’s purchased food, which is extremely outside of what is considered acceptable and a more in my point of view, instead of the folkway reality. I do not have much money and, when I eat out, it is a big deal!
ReplyDeleteAnother thing to point out is the way the two men acted. The man in the suit was appalled that the “homeless” man took the last donut, whereas the seemingly lower-class man was willing to share the half with him. I think this speaks volumes on the truth. It is common to see the wealthy assume ownership based on title or power and continue to take instead of give. In the documentary we watched last week, the lower and middle class folk were more likely to give back.
I think we can all take a little something from this video. Always remember to not judge a book by its cover and do not assume, you know what they say about that! Catzfuhdays789
Yes! Thank you! Don’t judge a book by its cover. There are other sayings too like guilty by association that I believe are not relevant. Anyways, when watching it I didn’t assume he was homeless until the man in the suit said it. Then I thought he was homeless too. And as he started to eat the donuts and then the business man ate the donuts too I got a little nauseous. I am a germ a fob. I don’t eat or drink after other people because it grosses me out. And if it was me in the situation I would’ve assumed his hands were unclean. That is horrible of me I know. I do agree that eating after a stranger in the first place in not a social norm.
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The main point this video touches is implicit biases. The businessman in the video assumed the person who sat across from him was homeless to start off with. Even if he was correct in his assumption, the man could have just been very unkept, showing that he made an implicit bias by associating him as a homeless man. Then homeless man then starts to eat doughnuts out of a bag on the table. Which struck the businessman because he had just bought the same bag of doughnuts not too long ago. The businessman then made another assumption that the homeless man was eating his doughnuts that he had bought. But instead of saying anything he just let the homeless man continue to take the doughnuts and eat them. He wasn’t going to say anything or deny the man his doughnuts. As the video goes on the homeless man and the businessman have both ate two doughnuts, leaving one left. The homeless man starts to get up and grabs the last one, while he does that the businessman gives him a dirty look, thinking that he just took his last doughnut. However, the homeless man breaks the doughnut in two and gives one half to the businessman. The businessman was surprised by his generosity, but still angry that the homeless man ate all his doughnuts until he stood up to leave and noticed his bag of doughnuts under his coat. The whole time the businessman was judging and getting angry at the fact that the homeless man was eating his doughnuts, however, the homeless man broke his stereotype and was actually just sharing his with the businessman the whole time. This story is a great example of judging a book by its cover. Never assume that someone is worse or better off just by their looks.
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I love the short videos for more reasons then one, but they drive home the point in little to no time. The way we perceive people reflects our actions toward those same individuals. From the way you are taught, seen in your upbringing, and the things you have heard about any one person, race, gender, etc shapes how you come to feel or act toward such instances. While sitting in an airport one guy has on a suit and appear to be well groomed while the other guy is wearing everyday attire with long hair and a beard. The man in the suit purchased doughnuts as he waited for his flight while reading the newspaper, sitting right across from the older male who also happened to be waiting for a flight they begin to share doughnuts. While it didn’t bother the older gentleman the well dressed man was becoming annoyed with his antics. He even prejudged the guy in calling him homeless and even went on to say he probably need them more then me. This is a prime example of not judging a book by it’s cover. That same guy even offered to share his last doughnut before leaving, that says alot about his character. He didn’t assume because this guy wore a suit that he should have bought his own dougnuts and coffee too! Kindness is a natural gift and it comes from the heart. We’re all humans and we fall short sometimes, lessons are taught for a reason and hopefully something is learned from them that will allow us to grow. We have termed the guy in a suit as a very successful well off individual. Scruffy beards and untamed hair makes a person homeless? If that same guy would have had on a suit would the younger guy perspective have changed? Some of the richest people dress and look like the older guy. They invest their money by making more money not in buying fancy designer brands or custom made suits. At worse, what if this guy were homeless? That doesn’t make him less important then the next person. The thirst that drives us may be different but our hunger is the same. Survival of the fittest!! Also, don’t be quick to judge others nor dig your nasty hand in someone else’s doughnuts or you’ll end up with a pinch of humble and a sprinkle of how you like that, better known as a lesson learned well dressed or not!
ReplyDeletemummyoftwo789
Yes, he made a prejudgment that this guy was homeless. The supposedly “homeless” guy did not have a problem with sharing his doughnuts. He did not give a dirty look or even showed any type of emotion. He politely shared, even if he thought the guy in the suit could afford his own doughnuts. Being kind-hearted is a priceless trait that a lot of people do not have. There are a lot of quotes that goes along with this video. One being “never judge a book by its cover”. Kendrick Lamar has this song called “Humble”. We all just need to “sit down and be humble”.
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This video is awesome! I like it because it just shows how people can act. There was no violence between the men. There was also no verbal communication however I am sure the same thoughts were going through the other man’s mind as well. It is not at all normal for someone to react the way each of them did. Growing up if someone would to reach onto another person’s plate in my family there would have been an uproar. That to me is normal. I would’ve said something. Or I would have just given him the rest of the donuts because if I assumed he was homeless I automatically think unclean. So, I would assume his hands are not washed and therefor wouldn’t eat after him. On the other hand, I am not a rude person. I would have asked if he wanted the rest of the donuts. But as you see at the end of the video, those were his donuts to begin with, so he might have gotten offended. He had money to buy the donuts and money for a ticket so I don’t think he was homeless. The man in the suit automatically thought he was by the way the other man dressed. What surprised me the most, is the man in the suit didn’t throw a fit or act a fool. Yes, he automatically assumed someone was who they weren’t, but he did share ‘his’ donuts with the other man he preferred to be non-biased (however his thoughts were otherwise his actions are what say he wasn’t). Then at the end the man that he assumed was homeless grabbed the last donut and split it in half to share with the man in the suit! This is not a norm in society today. I feel like everyone sees life as a fend for yourself and protect your own. So when the man in the suit realized he was eating the other man’s donuts I can only imagine what he felt.
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i totally agree. In my house if you touch someones food you might get stabbed with a fork. I would have not been rude but I simply would have made an ass of myself and asked why are you eating my donuts. Soon I would have found out they weren't mine and i would have been so apologetic. It did bother me that the man thought the older gentlemen was homeless due to his appearance. I try to not judge a book by it's cover. -Gander789
DeleteThis video is great! If someone was eating your donuts, wouldn't you say something? I mean the only thing I didn't like is the man suspected that the older gentlemen was homeless because of his appearance and he was eating his donuts. They just sat there showing nothing but facial expressions. I mean for the man to assume the older man was eating his donuts and didn't freak out shows that he's down to earth and doesn't want unnecessary conflict. Plus, the old man looked harmless maybe he was just hungry. This reminds me of when I was walking into walmart with my twins in my arms as it was raining cats and dogs. A young gentlemen was walking in front of me slower then my 80 year old grandmother he looked back and seen me and kept walking slower. Instead of saying anything I simply rolled my eyes. His sister seen it an told him. Instead of apologizing which I would have for the eye roll he starts slandering me and saying do you have a problem!!! I was just appalled I mean he couldn't been more then 18 and to be so rude to start conflict over an eye roll. If the world was more like these two gentlemen it would be a better place. In my opinion peple react before thinking through. -Gander789
ReplyDelete..... to go back to the video i couldn't imagine how he felt after eating the mans donuts. honestly all I could do was laugh. I know all of us can relate to being an ass a time or too in our lives.-Gander 789
DeleteI wouldn’t have predicted about the end of the video, but it was very interesting to watch. I was tempted to skip to the end because of the caption “Wait til the End” but I didn’t I watched it all the way through. I think the protagonist made the assumption that the guy was homeless by the way he looked, dirty and his hair all messed up. He didn’t realize that he was the one eating someone else’s doughnuts but other guy didn’t say anything to him or judge him, he kindly share the doughnuts with him and even split the last doughnut in half, not a quarter, or thirds but in half. He didn’t realize it that he was eating someone else’s doughnuts until his flight was announced that it was ready for departure, he lifted up his luggage and there was the doughnuts that he bought. I pretty sure he must have felt really bad and maybe embarrassed as well because he thought the other guy was homeless and eating his doughnuts but he was the one eating someone else’s doughnuts. This kinda shows that you should ask yourself before you judge someone, in this case he would have thought why is this guy continuously eating my doughnuts, or he would have checked around to make sure those were HIS doughnuts at first.
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I had no idea that it would end like that either, I honestly thought the nicely dressed man was going to say something to the other guy about it. He was probably so embarrassed especially since he was rolling his eyes and getting all worked up about it. I wonder what the other guy was feeling the whole time when someone else was eating his doughnuts. EPIC789
DeleteHere is this guy in a nice suit jacket (I will call him Don) who decides to buy some doughnuts and read his newspaper while waiting for his flight, when a stranger (who I will call Jim) sits at his table. They both acknowledge each other’s presence with a simple nod. Don did not pay a whole lot of attention to Jim or socialize with him, until he realized Jim was “stealing” his doughnuts, so he thought. The look on Don’s face was priceless and Jim gave a look like, what’s the problem? Don had an implicit bias towards Jim. Through socialization he had an image of what a “homeless” person looks like and how they act. Don gave Jim an ascribed status and accepted his “deviant” behavior. Jim on the other hand, did not give Don any dirty or confused looks, he simply shared his doughnuts. Maybe Jim thought Don needed the doughnuts more. We do not know if Jim was actually “homeless” but what we do know is that Jim was willing to share what little he had with a complete stranger. I believe if there were some type of communication between the two gentlemen, Don would have known he was “stealing” Jim’s doughnuts.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very good lesson on the importance of communication, implicit bias, and “paying it forward”. You should never assign a status on an individual just my simply looking at him or her. Although, we are talking about doughnuts, the “have-not” was willing to share his last even if he was not able and did not expect anything in return. It’s sad that the “haves” also have the ability to share with those who have less but are not willing.
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Communication! Communication is so key, but it was completely shut down here. If only he had piped up, and said 'Excuse me, Sir, I believe those re my doughnuts'. I think he would have been gently corrected, found his own doughnuts under his jacket, and they could have moved on with their day. Instead, a man presumably with less income than him is out two and a half doughnuts and Don is sitting on a big fat wad of (deserved) guilt for the rest of the day. I also completely agree that it's so sad that the 'Haves' have the ability to share with those who don't have as much as them, but they simply do not. They keep wealth in the family, while blue collar workers struggle to maintain even a survivable wage. It really goes to show the difference in mindset.
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The crazy part is most people will assume that the homeless guy couldn't even afford to even get one doughnut let alone 4!! The guy in the suit couldn't be facing foreclosure on his home have a criminal record ,be in negative with his bank, anything!!!! but society says that you have too look at certain way just to afford the most basic of things. The homeless guy probably made 600k a year and drives a BMW ,you just never know until you get to know a person. It just goes to show that until you actually read a book , you don't know what its about!!!!
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Social convention states: 'Thou shalt not eat thine neighbors doughnut'. Well, watch this nicely dressed young man reach into another man's bag once, twice, and yes, that's half the last doughnut sticking out of his mouth. Nice touch. He fell victim to that little bug that we all have in our heads that screams at us loudly, pointing the finger. It sees a man in tatters on the side of the road and says 'Avoid him, he's homeless!'. It sees Doctor in a lab coat and coos 'How fancy, a PhD, trust this person with your life'. Preconceived notions that aren't necessarily true. We laud the Doctor, but shun the homeless man, because we have a bias attached to their status. In our current culture we perceive Doctors as climbing the social hierarchy, and homeless men and women at the bottom. So when a nicely dressed man, with enough money for a flight and doughnuts to snack on before it, sees what he thinks might be one of those dreaded 'lower class than I', he feels what? A mix of pity and disgust. I suppose you may have my food, you peon. I, the great and powerful upper echelon will share. Ironic, isn't it, that he's the thief. Humbling, in fact, that where he felt possessive and almost angry, at the man taking his precious last doughnut, the man who was supposedly poorer was also the man more willing to break apart what little he had and give it away. In my personal experience, it's generally like that. Wealthier people will split a bill down to the pennies, whereas poorer people will spot you a meal, a coffee, and five bucks just because they know you're in rough spot that day. Now, you know that a man with a shirt that nice had an extra five bucks in his pocket, but he never offered to buy a hungry man his own five doughnuts. He would rather look at his paper than look at the man across from him. He hardly realizes he's there, until he hears a 'rustling' that was the older man 'stealing' doughnuts from him. It's a fantastic lesson in the importance of truly taking in your environment, and the people around you, and not immediately boxing them in to what you think you already know about them. We have to beware our implicit biases, and instead focus on the surprises of each individual human being that we encounter.
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This form of prejudgment thinking is the product of our culture and social ranking system we have developed. We tend to judge people without actually talking or getting to know them. This video serves as a perfect example to this thesis. Our implicit biases affect a lot of social decisions we make. This can be especially true when looking at a persons career. The doctor for example, may have a train of thought more like our narrator rather than the alleged homeless man. This is usually a product of the separation of classes within society. The rich socialize with the rich and the poor socialize with the poor. It is therefore easier for prejudice thoughts to manifest on both sides of the socioeconomic atmosphere we find ourselves in. Ghost123
DeleteDuring the video I actually found myself thinking of what the guy was possibly thinking, it never even crossed my mind that it could have possibly been the other guys doughnuts. Isn’t it crazy how the guy automatically said, “he looks like he is homeless?” but imagine if he was dressed nice do you think he would of let him keep eating his doughnuts? I think the best part of the video was when he broke his last doughnut in half and shared it with him. I think this video showed that no matter what everyone is literally the same. I think it is important to remember that you should make sure you are perfect before you start judging someone else. Imagine how embarrassed this guy was after the fact, if that was me I probably would have tried to go find the guy and maybe explain to him but that honestly might of made things awkward. EPIC789
ReplyDeleteWow I honestly did not see that coming!! People do this constantly especially with the poor!! Oh he stinks or she has on raggedy shoes or he doesn't have the latest of fashion on . I know somebody right now that wears clothes from 2000 and drives a 200 Chevy cavalier ,never cleans his car but has a 800 plus credit score and owns 3-5 houses that he rents out. Now looking at him I know people say oh' look at him he's a bum" he don't have anything too offer. Its sad because he has helped 100s of people get food shelter even given money numerous times. Social media makes people present a life that doesn't exist in reality as well I have seen people brag about how much money they have only to se them catching the bus with 5 or 6 kids following in behind them , the eye contact was very awkward because they knew I see what and how they really are living . That can be a very embarrassing experience for someone who wants people to think they are living lavish. Most poor people love to look rich They buy expensive clothes, shoes ,jewelry but have terrible credit and live in public housing (I have nothing against public housing). The man in the video assumed that the guy with all the facial hair was poor and was stealing his donuts when it was him eating out the "homeless" guys bag the whole time. He became frustrated and got to the point where he was ready to ask why he had the gall to steal HIS donuts that his working money paid for !!! If that was me I most likely would have thought the same thing ,"maybe he needs it more than me " and just gave it away. He was getting on a flight the same way the guy in the suit was but society says that nope you cant be possibly getting on a plane looking like you smell bad and poor looking . Even employers do this. You have to look a certain way for even have a chance to get a certain job or even be considered. It isn't fair but most people if given the choice will always chose a well dressed person over someone who doesn't smell or look the best. They have a image to maintain and they dont want stankin poor people messing it all up. -collegekid789-
ReplyDeleteSOOOOOOOO why the elderly man of color have to be seen as the "homeless" guy? Let me not pick at things, but this was a good video. Watching this video makes me think of Proverb 16:18-19)18) Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. 19) Better it is to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. Some of you may not understand this quote, but the video showed you a very good example of it. So many times in society we tend to focus on our viewpoint and never truly understand someone else’s. In our homes with our families, the school systems when it comes to teachers, students and staff. Even within our own government officials, presidents, and congress. But anyway back to the video, understanding a seeing his point of view kinda makes me wonder. What was the other guy thinking? Was he thinking the same thing, or could he just have simply thought “it’s only donuts”. There’s always two sides to every story, as a society we can’t get so lost in our way of thinking that we lose sight of very one else’s. The well-dressed guy could have received a clear understanding of whose donuts he was eating if he simply had a conversation with the guy. Just like the well-dressed man, he came up with different assumptions and conclusion about the other guy over a bag of donuts. At the end, of the video I wonder what was going through his mind. Was he thinking about how wrong he was about talking about the man, judging without any knowledge of what was going on? I know one thing, for sure, members like this in our society leave a far greater impact on the world day by day, and half of us don’t even recognize them. OMiE789
ReplyDeleteI didn’t perceive the elderly man as being of color. I perceived him as being from another country. I was thinking that the elderly man may have been culturally shocked with what was occurring. That he didn’t really know what to say or how to react either. Just like the man who we saw purchase donuts in the beginning of the video. I agree with you I think no matter how much we try not to I think we are all guilty of putting people in certain categories based on race and how they are dressed etc. I agree with you this behavior is powerful and we need more people like his in our world. Maybe we have more of these people than we realize, but they are overshadowed by the negative information being feed to us on a daily basis.
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Doughnuts and Implicit Bias… Your Real Thoughts?
ReplyDeleteI was very interested in watching this blog video because of Mr. White saying that the ending is not what he expected. I have to admit I really thought they were eating his donuts all along. The man who we witnessed purchasing the donuts in the beginning of the video was experiencing a lot of different feelings while the man across the table from him was eating his donuts. Some of these feelings were: shocked, confusion, anger, and he felt sorry for the man because he appeared homeless looking to him. I was happy with the response to the man eating his donuts. Little did this man know that he was actually eating the “homeless looking” man donuts. I find this to be rather funny. We didn’t get to hear what the homeless looking man was thinking as the situation unfolded. Based on his body language it appeared he was willing to share with the man, he didn’t appear to be upset by the situation. He did appear to be a little confused by the other man’s body language. There even could have been a cultural barrier. This is how Americans behave; based solely on appearance I would guess that he was foreign. He was even kind enough to give the man half of his last donut. This video showed a positive behavior that humans do exhibit. However this behavior is over shadowed by all the negative that occurs in our world. You don’t see or hear about too much positive random acts of kindness like this and that is very unfortunate. This is the primary reason I don’t watch very much news, which is very sad because I enjoy being knowledgeable and aware of what is happening in my neighborhood and around the world.
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Okay to start I think this video was created very poorly. The fact that there isn't even a glimpse of him setting his doughnuts down is ridiculous. There is nothing to note saying that the doughnuts were in fact the non narrators. We were never provided a shot of the table prior to him sitting down neither the chair he allegedly set them in. I think the video is false and withheld this info purposely to try and trip people up. So quite frankly the creators were trying to demonstrate how bad they are at producing videos. How can you not even give your viewers a small clue ahead of time? Just like every other movie created.... Quite dumb if you ask me. Due to the information withheld I support the narrator because just how do we know that he didn't purchase two bags???? We don't do we? Nope because the terrible producers never showed that action either. Also it is completely unpractical and not realistic that either one of them were sitting at the same small table together. When we clearly see that there are many open seats/tables surrounding them, it's not like they were conversating or they both needed to access a outlet. So the video is lacking once again, unless the producers were trying to make this the main point. I think I might be on to something as to the whole implicit bias message. Everyone up above may have fell for the whole "aww why'd you take the homeless looking guys doughnuts?". You might have failed to notice the fact that the producers purposely withheld information to make you be biased. The whole video was created to get people to react as if they were biased to something that I really don't think they were.I think the narrator was eating his own doughnuts the whole time. Fireboy123
ReplyDeleteI honestly did not see that coming at the end. I never would have thought that the guy that was judging the other guy and just thinking he’s “homeless” would actually be eating his donuts. The guy was just sitting there the whole time and he kind of had a smirk on his face like he knew what that guy was thinking the entire time. I also thought it was interesting that when the guys flight was called, he still was nice enough to break his last donut in half and give it to the other guy. I think this short clip is teaching and making us realize that we judge others without having knowledge of their backgrounds and who they really are. After the guy in the suit had sat down, the other guy sat down right across from him and you could see that the way the 1st guy looked at him, he was judging him immediately. After the 2nd guy took a donut out of the bag, he was automatically labeled as homeless just by the way he looked. Comes to find out he probably wasn’t homeless considering he had enough money to buy his own donuts and take off on a flight. I think this video teaches us to be more open minded and try not to judge people so quickly without having all the facts. I do think everyone is a little biased and most of us don’t even realize what we are doing in the moment of maybe talking to someone or looking at someone because it’s an automatic response from our brains that seems to be hard to control. I think most of the time it is unintentional opinions that pop in our minds but it’s always good to try to keep an open mind because not everyone thinks and acts the same.
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Prejudices and biases play a big role in the social construct we find ourselves in today. This video aims to show how even our implicit biases can affect how we see things and others. The narrator we see buying the donuts appears to be our self reference. The silent elderly man symbolizes our idea of a good and equal personality. As the elderly man began to take donuts from a bag, the narrator falls under the impression that the bag of donuts is rightfully his. However, as the video transpires we find out that the donuts were indeed the older gentleman's. The narrator was judging this older man as he continued to "steal" his donuts. He essentially established a sort of story for this complete stranger. Only the narrator finds out at the end that he is mistaken, and the nice stranger even shared his last donut. This quick little story shows how we implement our implicit biases in everyday interactions. This can be especially dangerous when someone is working for the public. Skits like this help raise awareness for our implicit biases and can help us combat them when they are harmful to good interactions with others. Furthermore, we should never claim to know someone's story before we have even spoken to them first. This older man ended up to be the nice guy that the narrator never expected. The narrator accused the older man to be a thief only for the narrator to be the true thief in the end. This video is a good representation of the kind of morals we develop and how we utilize them through social interaction. We must not allow our morals to fall to prejudice thoughts. We should also not be quick to judge others. Everyone walks a different path and to believe that one path is better or more superior than another is the route to prejudice thinking. Ghost123, Gymlife123 Part 1
ReplyDeleteI have seen this before with how the narrator gets mistaken on the bag of donuts. The narrator we see buying the donuts appears to be our self-reference. The silent elderly man symbolizes our idea of a good and equal personality. As the elderly man began to take donuts from a bag, the narrator falls under the impression that the bag of donuts is rightfully his. However, as the video transpires we find out that the donuts were indeed the older gentleman's. The narrator was judging this older man as he continued to "steal" his donuts. He essentially established a sort of story for this stranger. Only the narrator finds out at the end that he is mistaken, and the nice stranger even shared his last donut. I find this to be rather funny. We didn’t get to hear what the homeless looking man was thinking as the situation unfolded. Based on his body language it appeared he was willing to share with the man, he didn’t appear to be upset by the situation. He did appear to be a little confused by the other man’s body language. Jeeper123
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