The piece of Wing Young Huie's work that I selected to analyze and interpret was the photo "David and Lou" from South Minneapolis, MN (2012). Upon first examination, I saw two fairly-similar looking guys. One of them was white and the other was black. The white man was wearing a grey tank top with athletic shorts on, while the black man was wearing a dress shirt and - what looks to be - jeans. In addition, the white man was sagging his pants and smoking a cigarette. Both men have some-what similar facial hair, and they both were wearing glasses.
Upon further examination, I came to the realization that these men were displaying reverse stereotypes. Often, society tends to associate tank tops and sagging athletic shorts with blacks, while whites are more inclined to be wearing dress shirts and jeans. Yes, these are just stereotypes, and there are unlimited acceptations to them, but this was just my typical observation. My overall interpretation was that these men wanted to be viewed as independent individuals, completely discarding the ideas that come with race. They wanted to eliminate the societal norms associated with skin color and be the "others" that disregarded stereotypes and were themselves. This could be a strong reason as to why they've been friends for the past 7 years (according to the text below the picture).
In reference to Wing Young Huie's photo that I decided to analyze, I believe that the concept of "othering" is displayed completely different when compared to Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale". The photo primarily displayed how people were able to reverse stereotypes. This was done through the swapping of stereotypical outfits of blacks and whites. However, in "The Handmaid's Tale", the book thrives entirely on reinforcing societal norms. One blatant primary example is that the handmaids (or servants) were females. This was because women culturally had the role of providing household duties, and so Atwood stuck with this concept and really just extensively elaborated on it. For proof of how changing the stereotypes of sex could have changed the book: think about how different you would have interpreted the book if the sex roles of characters were swapped.
