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