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Mapping Where Americans Google the N-Word
There's a disturbing connection with black mortality.
People don't like to admit they're racist. Some may not even realize the extent of their discriminatory tendencies. But Google knows. You can't hide from Google.
That's the basic premise behind a new U.S. map showing where people Google the N-word most often. The image, compiled by a large study team led by social epidemiologist David Chae of the University of Maryland, reflects search queries for the word from 2004 to 2007 in 196 media markets (as defined by Nielsen). The map appears in a new PLoS One paper (spotted by Wonkblog's Christopher Ingraham) as part of a larger study into the connection between racism and public health.
Red areas below—located mostly in the Northeast and the South—are places where such searches occurred more than average over this period. Green areas, largely found in the West and Mountain regions, were considerably below average. Yellow and orange areas are slightly below or slightly above average, respectively.
Looks like the bulk of it is from the liberal northeast.
Mapping Where Americans Google the N-Word
There's a disturbing connection with black mortality.
People don't like to admit they're racist. Some may not even realize the extent of their discriminatory tendencies. But Google knows. You can't hide from Google.
That's the basic premise behind a new U.S. map showing where people Google the N-word most often. The image, compiled by a large study team led by social epidemiologist David Chae of the University of Maryland, reflects search queries for the word from 2004 to 2007 in 196 media markets (as defined by Nielsen). The map appears in a new PLoS One paper (spotted by Wonkblog's Christopher Ingraham) as part of a larger study into the connection between racism and public health.
Red areas below—located mostly in the Northeast and the South—are places where such searches occurred more than average over this period. Green areas, largely found in the West and Mountain regions, were considerably below average. Yellow and orange areas are slightly below or slightly above average, respectively.
More: Where Americans Google the N-Word Most Often and Black Mortality - CityLab
Looks like the bulk of it is from the liberal northeast.
Mapping Where Americans Google the N-Word
There's a disturbing connection with black mortality.
People don't like to admit they're racist. Some may not even realize the extent of their discriminatory tendencies. But Google knows. You can't hide from Google.
That's the basic premise behind a new U.S. map showing where people Google the N-word most often. The image, compiled by a large study team led by social epidemiologist David Chae of the University of Maryland, reflects search queries for the word from 2004 to 2007 in 196 media markets (as defined by Nielsen). The map appears in a new PLoS One paper (spotted by Wonkblog's Christopher Ingraham) as part of a larger study into the connection between racism and public health.
Red areas below—located mostly in the Northeast and the South—are places where such searches occurred more than average over this period. Green areas, largely found in the West and Mountain regions, were considerably below average. Yellow and orange areas are slightly below or slightly above average, respectively.
More: Where Americans Google the N-Word Most Often and Black Mortality - CityLab
Could mean the liberal northeast hear it less so have no idea what it means like people elsewhere who using it more, know exactly what it means.
Looks like the bulk of it is from the liberal northeast.
Mapping Where Americans Google the N-Word
There's a disturbing connection with black mortality.
People don't like to admit they're racist. Some may not even realize the extent of their discriminatory tendencies. But Google knows. You can't hide from Google.
That's the basic premise behind a new U.S. map showing where people Google the N-word most often. The image, compiled by a large study team led by social epidemiologist David Chae of the University of Maryland, reflects search queries for the word from 2004 to 2007 in 196 media markets (as defined by Nielsen). The map appears in a new PLoS One paper (spotted by Wonkblog's Christopher Ingraham) as part of a larger study into the connection between racism and public health.
Red areas below—located mostly in the Northeast and the South—are places where such searches occurred more than average over this period. Green areas, largely found in the West and Mountain regions, were considerably below average. Yellow and orange areas are slightly below or slightly above average, respectively.
More: Where Americans Google the N-Word Most Often and Black Mortality - CityLab
Why would anyone Google it? Strange
Looks like the bulk of it is from the liberal northeast.
Mapping Where Americans Google the N-Word
There's a disturbing connection with black mortality.
People don't like to admit they're racist. Some may not even realize the extent of their discriminatory tendencies. But Google knows. You can't hide from Google.
That's the basic premise behind a new U.S. map showing where people Google the N-word most often. The image, compiled by a large study team led by social epidemiologist David Chae of the University of Maryland, reflects search queries for the word from 2004 to 2007 in 196 media markets (as defined by Nielsen). The map appears in a new PLoS One paper (spotted by Wonkblog's Christopher Ingraham) as part of a larger study into the connection between racism and public health.
Red areas below—located mostly in the Northeast and the South—are places where such searches occurred more than average over this period. Green areas, largely found in the West and Mountain regions, were considerably below average. Yellow and orange areas are slightly below or slightly above average, respectively.
More: Where Americans Google the N-Word Most Often and Black Mortality - CityLab
No. You are a liar.
Most of it is a huge swath of Appalachia. from a tip of New York through the middle part of Pennsylvania through a lot of western Ohio, ALL of West Virginia, the western half of Virginia, most of Kentucky, a large portion of Tennessee - all part of Appalachia, an area known for rampant racism.
See how that works?
This is, of course, assuming that the Google search is correct.
Red areas below—located mostly in the Northeast and the South—
Looks like the bulk of it is from the liberal northeast.
Mapping Where Americans Google the N-Word
There's a disturbing connection with black mortality.
People don't like to admit they're racist. Some may not even realize the extent of their discriminatory tendencies. But Google knows. You can't hide from Google.
That's the basic premise behind a new U.S. map showing where people Google the N-word most often. The image, compiled by a large study team led by social epidemiologist David Chae of the University of Maryland, reflects search queries for the word from 2004 to 2007 in 196 media markets (as defined by Nielsen). The map appears in a new PLoS One paper (spotted by Wonkblog's Christopher Ingraham) as part of a larger study into the connection between racism and public health.
Red areas below—located mostly in the Northeast and the South—are places where such searches occurred more than average over this period. Green areas, largely found in the West and Mountain regions, were considerably below average. Yellow and orange areas are slightly below or slightly above average, respectively.
More: Where Americans Google the N-Word Most Often and Black Mortality - CityLab
No. You are a liar.
Most of it is a huge swath of Appalachia. from a tip of New York through the middle part of Pennsylvania through a lot of western Ohio, ALL of West Virginia, the western half of Virginia, most of Kentucky, a large portion of Tennessee - all part of Appalachia, an area known for rampant racism.
See how that works?
This is, of course, assuming that the Google search is correct.
Looks like the bulk of it is from the liberal northeast.
Mapping Where Americans Google the N-Word
There's a disturbing connection with black mortality.
People don't like to admit they're racist. Some may not even realize the extent of their discriminatory tendencies. But Google knows. You can't hide from Google.
That's the basic premise behind a new U.S. map showing where people Google the N-word most often. The image, compiled by a large study team led by social epidemiologist David Chae of the University of Maryland, reflects search queries for the word from 2004 to 2007 in 196 media markets (as defined by Nielsen). The map appears in a new PLoS One paper (spotted by Wonkblog's Christopher Ingraham) as part of a larger study into the connection between racism and public health.
Red areas below—located mostly in the Northeast and the South—are places where such searches occurred more than average over this period. Green areas, largely found in the West and Mountain regions, were considerably below average. Yellow and orange areas are slightly below or slightly above average, respectively.
More: Where Americans Google the N-Word Most Often and Black Mortality - CityLab
No. You are a liar.
Most of it is a huge swath of Appalachia. from a tip of New York through the middle part of Pennsylvania through a lot of western Ohio, ALL of West Virginia, the western half of Virginia, most of Kentucky, a large portion of Tennessee - all part of Appalachia, an area known for rampant racism.
See how that works?
This is, of course, assuming that the Google search is correct.
Lol ! I'm a liar ? Dude even the article puts it this wayRed areas below—located mostly in the Northeast and the South—
I mainly mention the northeast, because looking at the map, there appears to be a higher concentration of red in that region of the country.
Why would anyone Google it? Strange
I know, strange isn't it ?
If you were going to search for something related to AA's, seems like you would Google "blacks", "black Americans", "African-Americans" etc.
If you Googled "N-word", whatever you were seeking information about would probably be highly biased if that word was in the information.
For instance, if you Googled: "How many murders a year do n*****s commit ?" you would probably be served up a bunch of sites that would try to make blacks look as bad as possible.
Looks like the bulk of it is from the liberal northeast.
Mapping Where Americans Google the N-Word
There's a disturbing connection with black mortality.
People don't like to admit they're racist. Some may not even realize the extent of their discriminatory tendencies. But Google knows. You can't hide from Google.
That's the basic premise behind a new U.S. map showing where people Google the N-word most often. The image, compiled by a large study team led by social epidemiologist David Chae of the University of Maryland, reflects search queries for the word from 2004 to 2007 in 196 media markets (as defined by Nielsen). The map appears in a new PLoS One paper (spotted by Wonkblog's Christopher Ingraham) as part of a larger study into the connection between racism and public health.
Red areas below—located mostly in the Northeast and the South—are places where such searches occurred more than average over this period. Green areas, largely found in the West and Mountain regions, were considerably below average. Yellow and orange areas are slightly below or slightly above average, respectively.
More: Where Americans Google the N-Word Most Often and Black Mortality - CityLab
No. You are a liar.
Most of it is a huge swath of Appalachia. from a tip of New York through the middle part of Pennsylvania through a lot of western Ohio, ALL of West Virginia, the western half of Virginia, most of Kentucky, a large portion of Tennessee - all part of Appalachia, an area known for rampant racism.
See how that works?
This is, of course, assuming that the Google search is correct.
Lol ! I'm a liar ? Dude even the article puts it this wayRed areas below—located mostly in the Northeast and the South—
I mainly mention the northeast, because looking at the map, there appears to be a higher concentration of red in that region of the country.
Why would anyone Google it? Strange
I know, strange isn't it ?
If you were going to search for something related to AA's, seems like you would Google "blacks", "black Americans", "African-Americans" etc.
If you Googled "N-word", whatever you were seeking information about would probably be highly biased if that word was in the information.
For instance, if you Googled: "How many murders a year do n*****s commit ?" you would probably be served up a bunch of sites that would try to make blacks look as bad as possible.
Agreed.
The fact that somebody does a Google search tells us absolutely nothing about why they're doing it. I'll often Google a suspicious quote to see if it's bogus. Any number of reasons. Being familiar or unfamiliar with a term is hardly the only one.
Here, your map:
And a map of Appalachia:
Exactly as I described it.
West Virginia is believable..... Isn't that where Robert Byrd, the prominent Democrat KKK leader was from?????Looks like the bulk of it is from the liberal northeast.
Mapping Where Americans Google the N-Word
There's a disturbing connection with black mortality.
People don't like to admit they're racist. Some may not even realize the extent of their discriminatory tendencies. But Google knows. You can't hide from Google.
That's the basic premise behind a new U.S. map showing where people Google the N-word most often. The image, compiled by a large study team led by social epidemiologist David Chae of the University of Maryland, reflects search queries for the word from 2004 to 2007 in 196 media markets (as defined by Nielsen). The map appears in a new PLoS One paper (spotted by Wonkblog's Christopher Ingraham) as part of a larger study into the connection between racism and public health.
Red areas below—located mostly in the Northeast and the South—are places where such searches occurred more than average over this period. Green areas, largely found in the West and Mountain regions, were considerably below average. Yellow and orange areas are slightly below or slightly above average, respectively.
More: Where Americans Google the N-Word Most Often and Black Mortality - CityLab
No. You are a liar.
Most of it is a huge swath of Appalachia, from a tip of New York through the middle part of Pennsylvania through a lot of western Ohio, ALL of West Virginia, the western half of Virginia, most of Kentucky, a large portion of Tennessee - all part of Appalachia, an area known for rampant racism.
See how that works?
This is, of course, assuming that the Google search is correct.
