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brush
(53,876 posts)only white?
God, when will these people in the tech world realize white is not the default in the world?
Midnightwalk
(3,131 posts)It might not be malicious design, but that doesnt make it right. Technology should be tested with race, ethnicity and age in mind. Heres an article that describes what is probably happening in more detail and which gives even worse examples.
[link:https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.mic.com/articles/amp/124899/the-reason-this-racist-soap-dispenser-doesn-t-work-on-black-skin|]
It is a big problem in clinical trials. Heres an article I found interesting.
[link:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/clinical-trials-have-far-too-little-racial-and-ethnic-diversity/|]