But don't people form a character in their head that sticks until "proven otherwise"? I mean, I like to envision the characters, and I get hair color and body type wrong all the time, and it is jarring.
I know assuming white does have racial implications, but at the same time, I'm white, I'm from a community that's almost entirely white, if you say "A man walks into a bar" I'm probably going to picture a white guy by default, yeah.
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But don't people form a character in their head that sticks until "proven otherwise"? I mean, I like to envision the characters, and I get hair color and body type wrong all the time, and it is jarring.
I know assuming white does have racial implications, but at the same time, I'm white, I'm from a community that's almost entirely white, if you say "A man walks into a bar" I'm probably going to picture a white guy by default, yeah.