Re:Shirley Cards
by silisili on Monday November 15, 2021 @12:15AM
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It's 2021 and still not close to fixed, how do you propose they'd fix film half a century ago or more?
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The problems being discussed are more than just the ability of film at the time to capture things , it's the education around it. Shirley cards and books around that time were built to normalize white skin and blonde hair. It wasn't even considered a problem at the time that black skin wasn't reproduced well until furniture and chocolate manufacturers complained that their products weren't well shot.
There's both a technical and a societal element to it.
I suggest watching this video , especially from the 25 minute mark