Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Watch: Girl, 6, shows how homeless children are treated

What would happen if a six-year-old girl was seen left alone in a city or a restaurant? This video shows that she would be cared for, caressed and welcomed - but only if she's well-dressed. UNICEF conducted a social experiment, filming a six-year-old alone in the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia. The public's response depended on the girl's appearance. When Anano, the video's six-year-old child actor, was dressed up in pretty clothes with a neat hairdo and left alone in the streets, she was warmly welcomed. People came up to her, talked to her, stroked her arm and asked if she was lost. Then, Anano's appearance changed. The clothes became ragged and her face was made dirty. She looked like she was homeless. Homeless-looking Anano provoked entirely different reactions. People walked past her, barely looking at her. Nobody stopped to ask if she was lost. In a restaurant, the well-dressed little girl in a ballerina bun was greeted with smiles, hugs and strokes on the cheek. When she returned to the same restaurant looking homeless, the approach to her changed drastically. People moved their belongings away from her, pushed her away and asked her to be removed from the restaurant. She...

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