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Snotnose [soylentnews.org] writes:

Before reading the article ask yourself “What percentage of Americans do you think are [fill in the blank]?"

Transgender
Muslim
Jewish
Black
Live in New York City
Gay or Lesbian

Now go see how you did. [thebulwark.com]

Yesterday Jemele Hill recirculated a study YouGov did in 2022 about the gaps between people’s perceptions and reality.

YouGov asked a series of questions on “What percentage of Americans do you think are [fill in the blank]?” with the [blank] being all sorts of qualities: black, gay, Christian, left-handed, own a passport, etc.

TLDR: there are a lot of stupid people out there.

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