LARD HAT

The Stanford Prison Experiment is celebrating its 40th anniversary. In this article from Stanford Magazine, you have interviews with some of the participants, now all boring middle-aged white folk. For example:

One thing that I thought was interesting about the experiment was whether, if you believe society has assigned you a role, do you then assume the characteristics of that role? I teach at an inner city high school in Oakland. These kids don’t have to go through experiments to witness horrible things. But what frustrates my colleagues and me is that we are creating great opportunities for these kids, we offer great support for them, why are they not taking advantage of it? Why are they dropping out of school? Why are they coming to school unprepared? I think a big reason is what the prison study shows—they fall into the role their society has made for them.

Heavy shit, my friends. Heavy fucking shit.