{"id":23762,"date":"2015-08-05T18:20:07","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T22:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/15-harrowing-photos-show-the-weight-of-discrimination\/"},"modified":"2015-08-05T18:20:07","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T22:20:07","slug":"15-harrowing-photos-show-the-weight-of-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/15-harrowing-photos-show-the-weight-of-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Harrowing Photos Show The Weight Of Discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>15 Harrowing Photos Show The Weight Of Discrimination<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Facing&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/economy\/2014\/05\/21\/3440209\/discrimination-favoritism\/\" target=\"_blank\">discrimination every day is a tiring, never-ending battle<\/a>&nbsp;that all too often goes unnoticed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Two photographers are shedding light on these prejudices in a new project. &nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Created by&nbsp;Paula Akpan and Harriet Evans, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theimtiredproject\/timeline\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;I&#8217;m Tired&#8221; project<\/a>&nbsp;highlights the negative impacts that result from different stereotypes. The photos feature people of all ethnicities and genders with a phrase written on their backs. Each phrase reflects an assumption or stereotype that they&#8217;re &#8220;tired&#8221; of hearing.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em><strong>I&#8217;m tired of being the angry black <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em><strong>I&#8217;m tired of being told I&#8217;m too skinny for a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">guy<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em><strong>I&#8217;m tired of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> thinking they have the right to catcall me<\/strong><\/em>.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The series deals with stereotypes of different identities including race, gender, sexuality and body image.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theimtiredproject\/photos\/pb.416159438571436.-2207520000.1438799136.\/416536971867016\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\">Growing up<\/a>, in a mostly Caucasian area, I had not [realized]&nbsp;until I was much older that the image of a black <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">boy<\/a> or <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> is often one of anger or aggression.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we are able to relate to a picture on a deeply personal level, it brings about almost a feeling of camaraderie because there is someone out there who understands exactly how you feel and has been able to articulate in a way that hopefully informs many others,&#8221; co-creator of the project&nbsp;Paula Akpan told The Huffington Post. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>After photographing each participant, Akpan and Evans asked them to explain their feelings in more detail in a written paragraph below their image. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>Evans told HuffPost that they chose to write each &#8220;I&#8217;m tired&#8221; sentiment on the participants&#8217; backs because it &#8220;means&nbsp;that it could be anyone saying it.&nbsp;Your postman, your best friend, or a complete stranger.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>&#8220;What is important to both Paula and myself is that someone is able to look at at least one of the pictures and either say &#8216;someone else is going through this too, it&#8217;s not just me, I am not alone,'&#8221; Evans said. &#8220;Or for them to have their minds opened to the discrimination that they may not normally bear witness to, or may not have considered in the past.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Scroll below to see the Akpan&#8217;s and Evans&#8217; riveting images.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<div><em>If you&#8217;re interested in getting involved with or being featured in the &#8220;I&#8217;m Tired&#8221; project email the creators at <a><a href=\"mailto:theimtiredproject@gmail.com\" class=\"autohyperlink\">theimtiredproject@gmail.com<\/a> <\/a>or check out the project&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theimtiredproject\/timeline\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imtiredproject\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;and <a href=\"http:\/\/theimtiredproject.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tumblr<\/a>&nbsp;pages. &nbsp;<\/em><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>H\/T&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/122928\/13-stunning-photos-capture-how-exhausting-it-is-dealing-with-micro-aggression\" target=\"_blank\">Mic<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><strong>&#65279;Also on The Huffington Post:<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; 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