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Originally Posted by sapiens
It may be that people base their judgments of the frequency of a characteristic in a group on the ease to which it comes to mind (a la the availability heuristic). Obnoxious black women are more noticeable than the many non-obnoxious black women. Consequently, people may base their estimates of the frequency of that characteristic on the ease to which it comes to mind rather than it's actual base rate in the population. |
Yes. This follows up on what Jinn said in post #35:
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Originally Posted by JinnKai
If we're talking specifically, I would agree with you in that my anecdotal experience young black women are more often embroiled in loud verbal and physical confrontations than white women of the same age. I must admit, however, that my anecdotal experience is filled with holes; I see more white women than black, and thereby when a black woman is being verbally or physically confrontational, it 'sticks out' more in my mind.
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In any case, don't mess with
sapiens. The man knows his stuff.
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Originally Posted by RetroGunslinger
I understand where you're coming from, and I feel sort of badly for starting all of this. I've made a mountain of an ant hill, as the OP was simply about a girl being stupid, with no real significance in and of itself.
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Well, as I said, I appreciate your candor. So far, you're the only one who's willing to change your mind on the topic. You're a rare breed among this crowd of TFP'ers...
