What Happens When The Hair Dyer Analysis

This article was really interesting, the author deal with it from a white man perspective in a time where racism is one of the main issue. As the author says, at this time, everyone try to deal with the problem of racism, but what the author notice, is that it is done in such a way that the white man is still the reference model: when you speak about someone without mentionning his color, you automatically assume he his white. This idea as been implented for a long time, and although I don't share it, I noticed it is very common. Also, what Dyer is dealing with is the fact that when we mention the colour of someone while speaking about him, it looks derogatory. It is still on the same idea that “white” is the default. What Dyer is doing here is really a …show more content…
Now on a more personal point of view, I think that culture is something you can be proud of, because it as been developed and you aquire it with great effort. And it is why I disagree when Dyer talk about the omnipresence of the white in visual culture, because the western european, the “white” culture was always very centered on visual representation, whereas northern African and eastern Asian culture were based on technological development, and southern African, native American and Australian culture were based on an oral culture, and their relashionship with nature. It is why to me there is that “omnipresence” of the white in visual culture. What I agree with, is that when the author color is mentioned in visual art, it is unfair for the author work as it is a personal point of view and not always a reflection of his culture or cultural