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Black America is well aware of the fact that being black means that we will run into sub-part outcomes in US society. This isn't news to our community. Just b

Black America is well aware of the fact that being black means that we will run into sub-part outcomes in US society. This isn't news to our community. Just because it causes feelings of racial anxiety in other groups doesn't mean it shouldn't be mentioned and be studied. Before such a study, when black Americans would have noted that something seemed off, we would have been met with "You need data to back that up, X can't be racist!!!". Now that there is data to back up what we've known, it's "Your p-value is wrong!!!"

sockjuice 6y ago
Exactly this, but you will of course be downvoted here for pointing out this truth. For a purportedly open-minded set of hackers who claim to follow their intellectual curiosity, too many people here are very closed-minded about racism.
- dang 6y ago
  That comment is heavily upvoted. Your comment here, however, has rightly been downvoted and flagged, not just for being false, but for being flamebait and a supercilious dismissal. Please read https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting here.
4gotunameagain 6y ago
Well we could avoid "black/white America" terms probably if we were more careful about the statistical significance of such inflammatory statements. If it is indeed the case, then it is a horrible thing that should be researched more, and dealt with. If not, publishing it is just racist and divisive.
- macintux 6y ago
  I challenge you to read the whitepaper and show us the “inflammatory statements”. https://1410c6d1-d135-4b4a-a0cf-5e7e63a95a5c.filesusr.com/ugd/c11158_150b03cf5fbb484bbdf1a7e0aabc54fb.pdf https://1410c6d1-d135-4b4a-a0cf-5e7e63a95a5c.filesusr.com/ug...