On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 9:16 AM, Kiran K Karthikeyan<[email protected]> wrote: > 2009/6/7 Charles Haynes <[email protected]> > >> I got close, but my analysis was a LOT more complicated than just >> "contrast." > > > Well the first thing I thought about was that a fairer complexion would > automatically result in greater contrast, especially in a black and white > photograph. Given that, I tried to find out if it was established that women > are on the average fairer than the men (and this could be the antecedent for > the popular expression "the fairer sex" when referring to women). I was > unfortunately not able to find any. > > Interestingly, this was posted on an email group for HCI/UX professionals > with the subject "Next Time You Need To PhotoShop A Photo".
My guess was that the increased contrast made the lips darker implying lipstick, implying femininity. -- b
