it is at least a plausible hypothesis It might seem plausible if you share the same preconceptions as Ta-Nehisi Coates. But where's the data? Plenty of things

it is at least a plausible hypothesis It might seem plausible if you share the same preconceptions as Ta-Nehisi Coates. But where's the data? Plenty of things that sound plausible to some people turn out to be unsupported by data, particularly when they are issues that people are emotionally invested in and issues that, like this one, have heavy social and political components. Racial views in the US are absolutely filled with (and arguably dominated by) gross misconceptions that seem plausible to many people despite being untrue.