"Described on the project’s Tumblr as “A project aiming to highlight the significance and lasting impact of everyday micro-aggressions and stereotypes,” “The ‘I’m Tired’ Project” features images of women and men with the stereotypes they are tired of carrying literally written on their weary backs. From race, to gender, to body image, to sexual identity, the images tackle issues that are both very personal and writ large in American society...
Ultimately, co-creator Evans says that she and Akpan hope the project helps people to not only connect, but see beyond their own baggage. “What is important to both Paula and myself is that someone is able to look at at least one of the pictures and either say ‘someone else is going through this too, it’s not just me, I am not alone.’ “Or for them to have their minds opened to the discrimination that they may not normally bear witness to, or may not have considered in the past.”"
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