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[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 91 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

Good ol' CNN post-purchase. Chasing racism and sensationalism over actual news...

White is an excellent color for a complicated robot. Marks aren't hidden. It's not taking light away when looking in at hardware, it doesn't shade surroundings as much, and it matches every other damn piece of scientific equipment they throw in to labs, too.

Color neutral and bright has utility purpose. CNN is too stupid and dishonest to know that.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Also, it’s not an actual skin color.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I dunno' man, some Irish and Swedish folks are suuuuper damn pasty-white. Give 'em a little scare and some turn paper white. xD

[–] skyspydude1@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

As someone whose entire heritage is Irish and Swedish, I'm jealous of that robot's tan.

[–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Of course not. Real people don't actually glow in black light....

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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago
[–] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

People with albinism disagree

[–] ed_cock@feddit.de 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

To be fair it wasn't CNN doing this groundbreaking "research".

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] ed_cock@feddit.de 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yes, but the article only exists because there is this academic cottage industry that produces insane grievance studies in the first place.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

Plus if it's outside, there are fewer heat issues.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

And if things go wrong, it can't lurk in the shadows.