It implies that someone is different or strange-seeming. That's a very dangerous and offensive action towards a person with a disability or who is physically marked by a cultural or racial signifier different from our own.
But one study argues that the response to stare at minority populations in our culture is less about judgment and more about understanding. The University of Southern California study had participants observe everyday actions by both typical-abled people and those with a "novel biological effector" [source: Liew ]. For instance, a woman without fully developed arms might be shown accomplishing the same task with her residual limbs.
The researchers found that when watching a typical person using their hands, the brain was rather quiet; when a person with residual limbs was shown, the brains of the participants showed enormous activity [source: Liew ]. But even more interesting? As they continued watching, their brains quieted to the same levels as when they watched the typically-functioning video.
What does this say? It might imply that watching people who are different than us is actually helping us learn and empathize. It doesn't exactly give you free reign to stare at strangers, but it might not hurt to understand why a child, for instance, might need a lesson in differences after closely observing someone who doesn't look like them.
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View our tips, techniques and suggestions to help you handle comments and questions about your visible difference or disfigurement. In this guide, we share two simple tools to help you handle unwanted attention — whether that be comments, questions or staring.
Search for something Submit search query Search. On this page. Get in touch. Move away You may decide to move away from the person who is staring because you do not feel comfortable. Reassure yourself Sometimes, people staring at you because of a visible difference or disfigurement can be annoying and upsetting. Preparing responses Preparing some responses in advance can help with handling staring. Try the exercise below and write your answers down or make a note on your device: Your eldest child has just started school.
Think of what you would do and what you would say in each of the following scenarios: A simple response indicating that you would like her not to stare. A response indicating that the issue lies with her. A response that might provide a distraction or diversion. Now develop the exercise: Imagine there is a person staring at you who you are unlikely to meet again. What could you say? If the person continued staring, how might you be more assertive?
They make it so obvious that it gets annoying. In Rwanda, majority of pedestrians are guilty of this vice. In fact, even when someone is in their car, they want to stretch their necks and stare at them.
Many people who have an obviously disfigurement or disability feel self conscious about it and get sick of people staring at them all the time. But for those who are old enough to know better and still continue to do it should be ashamed of themselves. In Rwanda people stare even for no particular reason. It seems like they just want to look at something. Should someone just pretend that nothing is happening or should they tell the offending person to stop?
Learning to watch our eyes and our tongues will go a long way. Do you have an idea for The New Times to cover?
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