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by kaffeeringe 975 days ago
But a Mexican could be a man in a suit.

That is, what they say. If you ask midjourney for the image of a Mexican man it produces this cliche. Most Mexicans don't look like that. Most will be closed to the Mexican in a suit.

I think, the result would be more diverse if you look for stick photos of Mexicab men.

This example only shows, what you can expect from every other prompt: a bias for cliches.

And yes, you are right: that is, what you ask for in Midjourney.

But you should know, that it's always a cliche.

2 comments

> Most Mexicans don't look like that.

By definition this is true of any group. Most people do not look alike. There’s no way to have a single picture of what “most Mexicans” look like.

So just ask for a man? if they should have tan skin, ask for that, if you need them to have latinx facial features, specify that. If you ask me, asking for it to generate 'a mexican man' is it self a little 'problematic' and so you get a slightly 'problematic' image in return. 'Racist' prompt in 'racist' prompt out you know?