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Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by Wulri@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Source: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population

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[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 175 points 5 days ago (21 children)

WTH, Americans think that 30% of the country lives in NYC?

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 145 points 5 days ago (7 children)

They think 21% are transgender too.... A lot of propaganda has gone through these people.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 31 points 5 days ago (6 children)

“Transvestigation” is fucking insane and there are a lot of people who are convinced that many celebrities are secretly trans.

I think it mostly started with disgusting conspiracies about Michelle Obama (they literally believe that Sasha and Malia were kidnapped, even have specific missing children they think they are). Alex Jones and his ilk think Michelle was born Michael.

This was a thing that developed I think late in his presidency, then it expanded to several other figures. My favorite is Donald Glover as a trans man - I’ll gladly welcome Childish Gambino into my community.

It’s a serious “Q anon” type mentally ill worldview.

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 10 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Donald Glover as a trans man? I'm currious what makes them think that? Either way, dudes a fucking legend and is welcome in any community I'm in.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Once you know ALL of the Tell Tell Signs, You will Start To See Them More Frequently In Real Life, Just Like When You Buy A New Car, You Start To Notice That Same Car EVERYWHERE?!, Well That Same Rule Applies To This; Once You SEE THEM, YOU CANNOT UNSEE THEM, AND THEY APPEAR EVERYWHERE IN YOUR REALITY BECAUSE THEY ARE EVERYWHERE IN YOUR REALITY. IT'S A BILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS, TRANSGENDER AUGMENTATION SURGERIES THAT IS,... HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHO THE CLIENTS ARE?

The comments are also… very interesting. Apparently Tyler Perry, Will Smith, Journey’s Steve Perry and fucking Messi are trans men.

We are legion!

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Messi

But I thought only trans women were “cheating” at sports.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

trans men are cheating because they still consider them women, and women aren't allowed to be good at sports.

it somehow always manages to boil down to misogyny with these people

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago

I think you’re missing my joke about Messi. He’s one of the best players in soccer/football, and the MAGATs think he’s a trans man? Which would mean he was a woman who is now dominating men’s sport.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

That's because he's incredibly awesome and poignant in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY

We can't have people respecting a black man who shows the reality of the situation, can we?

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