Here’s solid data on how some white Americans see black Americans:
H/t New York Times.
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H/t New York Times.
Comments 6
Heather Mash — May 24, 2014
Please define what you mean by 'some whites' how many did you sample in your study and please share more demographics. Thanks
Elena — May 25, 2014
Nice absence of scales in those graphs. And by "nice", I mean "absurdly absent".
Also, time scales in the X axis are different in each graph. Gorgeous.
Bill R — May 26, 2014
These kids of posts always seem to me to have a so-what-planet-do-you-live-on quality to them.
First, the headline to the Times piece, "Don’t be surprised that people still say racist things", begs the question "Is there really anyone out there that would be SURPRISED?!" Hello...?
Second, both the Times and this board seem to miss another real story in the data that is literally screaming at you from the graphs, i.e. the dramatic decline in negative attitudes toward blacks in the US in our era.
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