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I am just as guilty as anyone when it comes to reaching the wrong conclusion sometimes, I'm not even going to pretend otherwise.
That being said, it's been brought to my attention that I have a behavioral pattern that some people seem to find a little unusual.
Take, for an example. If you're in the store, and you see a white woman walking with a black child, holding his hand, what do you think? Possibly nothing, you just "meh" right past it and go on about your day, as I usually do. But once in a while for whatever reason, I notice it and immediately file through all the possible explanations...
1. He's her son and the father is black.
2. He's her son and he's adopted.
3. He's a distant relative/charge that she's babysitting.
4. KIDNAPPING VICTIM HOLY SHIT.
5. She found him alone outside and is taking him to call for help.
6. Teacher/student.
7. He's her son and it's recessive genes like on Dateline that one time...
etc., you get the idea. And that's not the only case, that's just the example I thought of first. And even though I've pulled up all these notions, I never feel like I "pick" one unless it becomes glaringly obvious (kid's dad shows up or kid looks exactly like his mother or something). I just assess the situation, then move on my way.
So, okay, is that strange or what? I don't know because I've never picked in other people's brains on it, except to make a notice that a lot of people seem to go straight to one singular explanation. I realize there's a law of averages and hoofbeats are usually a horse, but they could also be a zebra, a donkey, a cow, a figment of your imagination if you'd had enough to drink, etc.
(This probably also ties into my sometimes asking "could something be so-and-so?" now that I think about it...)
That being said, it's been brought to my attention that I have a behavioral pattern that some people seem to find a little unusual.
Take, for an example. If you're in the store, and you see a white woman walking with a black child, holding his hand, what do you think? Possibly nothing, you just "meh" right past it and go on about your day, as I usually do. But once in a while for whatever reason, I notice it and immediately file through all the possible explanations...
1. He's her son and the father is black.
2. He's her son and he's adopted.
3. He's a distant relative/charge that she's babysitting.
4. KIDNAPPING VICTIM HOLY SHIT.
5. She found him alone outside and is taking him to call for help.
6. Teacher/student.
7. He's her son and it's recessive genes like on Dateline that one time...
etc., you get the idea. And that's not the only case, that's just the example I thought of first. And even though I've pulled up all these notions, I never feel like I "pick" one unless it becomes glaringly obvious (kid's dad shows up or kid looks exactly like his mother or something). I just assess the situation, then move on my way.
So, okay, is that strange or what? I don't know because I've never picked in other people's brains on it, except to make a notice that a lot of people seem to go straight to one singular explanation. I realize there's a law of averages and hoofbeats are usually a horse, but they could also be a zebra, a donkey, a cow, a figment of your imagination if you'd had enough to drink, etc.
(This probably also ties into my sometimes asking "could something be so-and-so?" now that I think about it...)
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