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[–] [email protected] 91 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 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.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Also, it’s not an actual skin color.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

People with albinism disagree

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

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