Doug Bilmaier (Stereotypes)

In class we where discussing Stereotypes, and how peoples opinions on others can be constructed within a matter of seconds, based on appearence, body language etc. We where presented with a picture of this man and where told to write down some notes on, who this man was, his appearence, and possible occupations.

 

This is the picture we where shown, the notes i made where "The man looks homeless and very tramp-like, he obviously has a smoking addiction which could possible mean he is addicted to other drugs, alcohol perhaps, which could be why he is homeless.

Here is another image of the man and he quite clearly isn't homeless. We discovered that this mans name is "Doug Bihlmaier" and that my orignal perceptions on this man were completely wrong, he is infact head of the Vintage department at Ralph Lauren, his occupation involves travelling the world in search of artifacts and other items that Ralph Lauren could use, he is an incredibly rich man. This goes to show that Stereotypes that people have in there head could be completely false, i thought this man was a tramp, just because of what he wore, but infact it turns out it is his own style, and that he is quite the opposite of what i thought.