Project Perception When things are more than just
Black and White
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“She looks very uncomfortable and posed. Part of me says outdated and another says trying to hard.� A (26, Female, Student)
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POSEDPRETTY SEXY SMART
TRYHARD
UNCOMFORTABLE
ENDEARING
INSECURE
SEXYforced DEJECTEDSILLY
CONFUSED
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“Oh I like this! He looks cute. Sincere and mature.� (26, Female, Student)
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HANDSOME CLEVER SEXY CUTE GOOD
FEMININE
fashionable
CURIOUS
SMART FUN
SINCERE
FOCUSED
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“She probably has a lot of money, don’t you think? Very rigid though.” (33, Female, Writer)
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CLASSYPOSED
FASHIONISTA
MYSTERY MATURE RIGID
STYLISHRICH
IMPRESS
SHY forced
SEXYMONEY FASHIONDARK
POWERFUL
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“Man with a plan. He could be the next Bond looking like this.� (33, Female, Writer)
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JAMES BOND POWER MANLY LADIES MAN
READY SEXY
WHISKEY
CLASSYSMART
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RESOURCEFUL
MANLY MAN
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P I “Pretty and a little ‘just-out-of-bed‘ looking. She definitely has a wild side!” (25, Female, Retail worker)
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untamed SEXY FLIRTY PLAYFUL
READY LOOSE
CURIOUS POUNCEWILD
INTERESTED
FELINE APPREHENSIVE
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“Oh he looks nice! Yeah, I think he’s easy to talk to, it’s like he’s listening to you.” (25, Female, Retail worker)
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LISTENING
SWEETlovely
FOCUSED
INTENTSCARY
LISTENING
VERY INTENT INTERESTED
INTENSE
CONCERNED
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COMPENSATING
EWWW WEIRD
OFFVIRIL
WEIRD DEEP
PORNSTAR
IMPOSING
AWAYINTENSE
POSEDCREEP
WEIRDINTENSE
80’S PORN
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“I can’t decide whether she looks free and comfortable or lost and very uncomfortable.” (25, Male, Fashion student)
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ANNOREXIC SKINNY SICK
LUST MESSY SENSUAL SEXY
UNHAPPY unhappy AWAYSENSUAL
ANNOREXIC WEIRD
SLUTTY
UNNATURAL
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“Feral, very cat-like. Could probably kill a man and no one would ever know. I like it!� (19, Male, Student)
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INDEPENDENT TEASE STRONG
LUST CATTY ALLURING SEXY CONFIDENT
DRAMATIC
SIREN ALLURE POWERFUL FERAL
CLASSY
CATLIKE
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“He looks like he could use a girl to liven it up a little� (19, Male, Student)
AGGRESSIVE SCARY COCKY SMARTBOSS FORMALDARK CONFIDENT INSENSITIVE COCKY DARK
POWERHUNGRY
DARK CLASSY
INDIFFERENT
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“Natural beauty. I love this picture, look at her smile!� (48, Female, Hairdresser)
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NATURAL
PRETTY CUTE SWEET CALM STRONG OPEN BEAUTIFUL
SENSITIVE
CUTE SWEET ADORABLE KIND HAPPY
FLIRTING
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TOO MUCH
FUNFRIENDLY HAPPYCUTE
CUTENESS
OVERLOAD
SWEETHEART FRIENDLY FUN
HAPPYLOVE OVERLY CUTE
ADORABLE
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SHAMEFUL POWERPLAY DARKBOSSY
FEMININE SEXY
CONFIDENT
INDEPENDENT SEXUAL COCKY
IN CHARGE DARK CLASSY
FEMINISM
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T S “Eww, that is so much hair and then he looks so young! Pull up your pants please!� (48, Female, Hairdresser)
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SHOWOFF
YOUNG COCKY BORING EGO TURNOFFNOPE
EWWGROSS NEXT PLEASE
THINKS HE’S SOMETHING
YOUNGOH NO
DISGUSTING
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“He doesn’t look very good does he. If I didn’t know better I’d think he was on drugs.” (40, Male, Economer)
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UNSOCIAL
GHETTOHURT
STRU ANGRY GGLE
LONELY DARK
GUARDED
BAD BOY
JAMES DEAN
ANTISOCIAL
UNHAPPY
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“This is a nice photo! She looks like the perfect teenager.� (40, Male, Economer)
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INNOCENT
YOUNG COZY SWEETGENTLE CUTEYOUTH NICE PASSIVE
COMFORTABLE
GIRL NEXT DOOR
RELAXED
YOUNG CUTE
ROMANTIC