I don’t think Americans are as culturally competent as we should be. We live our American lives and really have not been too aware of the world issues outside of America. One thing I don’t think we understand or care about understanding is cultures that cover their hair and skin. This occurs in the middle east countries.
Why does this happen? What really occurs when skin or hair shows?
In our present time, there seem to be technological correlations to the phenomena of covering ourselves. How and why? We can hide behind deep fakes and augmented reality masks. We can cover ourselves, to protect ourselves from the effect of exposed skin.
Sure, what we wear is or can be an expression of how conservative or liberal we are, yet there is something more to that. There is something that actually happens from showing skin. Whom is aware of this? How do we know the effect?
This may be why some middle east countries are so avidly against Americanism.
Augmented reality and deep fakes are super hyper realistic now. These technologies are super advanced and indistinguishable from actual reality.
https://this-person-does-not-exist.com/en
I hypothesize this was the phenomena of “masks” with the old co-vid virii. In a certain layer of reality, one person wearing a mask was a layer of that “person” wearing a deep fake mask. Do you understand where we are at with video technology? With computer vision (C.V.) technologies, every person is recognizable on every camera recording. Outside of most people’s awareness, this automated recognition occurred and people had to find ways to protect themselves (because there was such an absurd reaction to showing skin!). These technologies may be have some relevant connection to the phenomena of modern day gender disparities, amongst other things…
There are cultures in this world that are worth covering your skin from. It ties into biblical ideas such as not having idols or images.
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything…”
We, Americans, because of our education and popular culture may not understand these other perspectives. These may be some of the roots of certain conflict.
What I have found is there is a certain logic, technically, and possibly “programmed in” regarding the personalities and actual DNA of people connected to visual imagery of deep fakes and augmented reality / artificial intelligence.
At least, it is worth being aware of these differing perspectives and technological potentials.
Indistinguishable…
May I borrow your face? It is credible… (Remember: the face is charity.)
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