Jan 28, 2011

Ethan's excellent discussion regarding coding got me a'thinking.

So I googled a single word: actress.

Result.

Then: American actress.

Result.

And finally: Black actress.

Result.

Fascinating. I have to assume the high percentage of Bollywood performers, in the first search, has to do with the weight of numbers, coming from India, and the universality of English as an official language in that country.

Hence the refinement of the search to "American actress" and "Black actress."

Which led me to observe a commonality across the initial and severe coding barriers ("American actress" was almost exclusively white, for starters) which only really came into focus when I searched for...

..."heavy actress" and "overweight actress."

First result.

Second result.

Because successful branding has made sure that...

..."Fat actress" is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kirstie Alley.

Result.