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Slightly racist observation about the sample data: there is surprisingly large amount of Asian-sounding and Middle-East-sounding names there. Not sure how the

by runn1ng 12y ago

Slightly racist observation about the sample data: there is surprisingly large amount of Asian-sounding and Middle-East-sounding names there. Not sure how the data was chosen, but I would expect more... white-sounding names.

kapkapkap 12y ago
It says sample "from apac region" right in the pastebin.
- runn1ng 12y ago
  Oh. I missed that. That makes sense then.
  - Gigablah 12y ago
    More specifically, all the sample data is from Malaysia. So you'll get mostly Chinese, Malay and Indian names. (I'm Malaysian).
    - runn1ng 12y ago
      Thanks! (by the way, I want to visit Singapore in the summer once I have my finals done. But that's beside the point.)
MrMeker 12y ago
The announcement says the sample is from the "apac" region, which I think is Asia-Pacific.
hnriot 12y ago
that's not racist at all, just unobservant. It's not racism to think a name sounds Asian. How did we get so confused about terms like racism and feminism.