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Viewers Find Black Geniuses Less Believable On TV
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Viewers Find Black Geniuses Less Believable On TV
Brilliant characters are a staple of TV and film. But when these characters are women or people of color, some viewers find them less believable—even when the stories are based on real events. A study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign reveals how stereotypes about intelligence shape these reactions. The researchers showed participants clips of “genius” characters, such as the Black female mathematicians in Hidden Figures and chess…
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