TED-Ed: What is "normal" and what is "different"? | Yana Buhrer Tavanier

The video explores the concept of 'normal' through the story of Norma and Norman, sculptures representing average Americans. It questions the reliability of normalcy, highlighting the flaws in statistical averages like BMI and cultural biases in research. The video emphasizes that diversity, not uniformity, is the true normal, and warns against the historical misuse of normalcy in justifying discrimination.

In what ways have historical concepts of normalcy been harmful?

What does the text suggest is the true normal?