Comments on: How Much Money Would You Require To Become Black? http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:45:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: lieweheksie http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html/comment-page-1#comment-74935 lieweheksie Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:08:19 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html#comment-74935 the article below has a much more indepth look at this study and it's true implications http://www.alternet.org/story/56837/ the article below has a much more indepth look at this study and it’s true implications
http://www.alternet.org/story/56837/

]]> By: Gabrielle http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html/comment-page-1#comment-74934 Gabrielle Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:06:45 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html#comment-74934 This so-called study is inherently flawed. It's a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation set up by the researchers. Had the white study participants said they wanted a million dollars to live their life as a black person, the researchers would have said, "A-ha! See how much white people don't want to be black! It's racist!" Yet, if the white study participants choose a lower financial figure to live their life as a black person, the researchers still can claim racism by saying, "A-ha! See how white people are so out of touch with how hard it is to be black? That just proves they're racist!" Honestly, the researchers should be ashamed of themselves for passing this off as real research. This so-called study is inherently flawed. It’s a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation set up by the researchers.

Had the white study participants said they wanted a million dollars to live their life as a black person, the researchers would have said, “A-ha! See how much white people don’t want to be black! It’s racist!”

Yet, if the white study participants choose a lower financial figure to live their life as a black person, the researchers still can claim racism by saying, “A-ha! See how white people are so out of touch with how hard it is to be black? That just proves they’re racist!”

Honestly, the researchers should be ashamed of themselves for passing this off as real research.

]]> By: Broke-Ass Student » Blog Archive » Welcome to the 108th Carnival of Personal Finance http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html/comment-page-1#comment-71855 Broke-Ass Student » Blog Archive » Welcome to the 108th Carnival of Personal Finance Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:30:56 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html#comment-71855 [...] Saving Advice presents a Harvard study, How Much Money Would You Require To Become Black? (Err .. so this is what our intellectuals are expending their time on? [...] [...] Saving Advice presents a Harvard study, How Much Money Would You Require To Become Black? (Err .. so this is what our intellectuals are expending their time on? [...]

]]> By: Erin http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html/comment-page-1#comment-70799 Erin Fri, 06 Jul 2007 23:20:19 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html#comment-70799 Although I agree that we have become, on a large scale, (no pun intended) a nation of lazy slobs. I don't feel that the willingness to give up or not give up TV is a real barometer of this. For me, a very athletic and fit person (work out 5-6 times a week and have competed in many races from marathons to an ironman) and definitely NOT an avid TV watcher, you still couldn't pay me enough to give it up. I love PBS, Discovery, HGTV, Oprah, and yes, the occasional guilty pleasure such as Grey's or Super Nanny. I really enjoy my TV as relaxation and as a tool for learning and there isn't enough money to entice me to give that up!! Yes, reading is nice, and I enjoy it, but it's just not the same as the good ol' "boob tube!" Although I agree that we have become, on a large scale, (no pun intended) a nation of lazy slobs. I don’t feel that the willingness to give up or not give up TV is a real barometer of this. For me, a very athletic and fit person (work out 5-6 times a week and have competed in many races from marathons to an ironman) and definitely NOT an avid TV watcher, you still couldn’t pay me enough to give it up. I love PBS, Discovery, HGTV, Oprah, and yes, the occasional guilty pleasure such as Grey’s or Super Nanny. I really enjoy my TV as relaxation and as a tool for learning and there isn’t enough money to entice me to give that up!! Yes, reading is nice, and I enjoy it, but it’s just not the same as the good ol’ “boob tube!”

]]> By: Luke http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html/comment-page-1#comment-70784 Luke Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:36:39 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html#comment-70784 Man...We just got to keep picking at our own wounds, don't we? The start to moving past and learning from prior mistakes isn't to continue doing silly polls on race like this. Harvard is attached to this study? Sounds like a couple of 'stoned' college drop-outs came up with the questions... I really enjoy reality based questions. Once you get into the hypothetical realm, who gives a flip. Man…We just got to keep picking at our own wounds, don’t we? The start to moving past and learning from prior mistakes isn’t to continue doing silly polls on race like this.

Harvard is attached to this study? Sounds like a couple of ’stoned’ college drop-outs came up with the questions…

I really enjoy reality based questions. Once you get into the hypothetical realm, who gives a flip.

]]> By: Special Ed http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html/comment-page-1#comment-70717 Special Ed Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:13:32 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html#comment-70717 I doubt the responders took the "Black" question seriously since there is no chance of it happening. There is, however, a chance that someone (with government funds, of course) would pay you to stop watching television. My response would also be $1 million. I doubt the responders took the “Black” question seriously since there is no chance of it happening. There is, however, a chance that someone (with government funds, of course) would pay you to stop watching television. My response would also be $1 million.

]]> By: Jiji http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html/comment-page-1#comment-70694 Jiji Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:42:35 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html#comment-70694 I am not going to even internalize this one. I would like to see the results though of 958 black men and women asked the very same questions and compare the results. The spirit behind racism is extremely gross and it doesnt stick with one race or culture is has infilatrated them all. It is a shame too because there are so many beautiful people inside and out but racism and hate for another human being tries to drown that out with the lie that "because you look different or talk different then you are not one of us and can not ever be as one of us." I am not going to even internalize this one. I would like to see the results though of 958 black men and women asked the very same questions and compare the results. The spirit behind racism is extremely gross and it doesnt stick with one race or culture is has infilatrated them all. It is a shame too because there are so many beautiful people inside and out but racism and hate for another human being tries to drown that out with the lie that “because you look different or talk different then you are not one of us and can not ever be as one of us.”

]]> By: Family Savings http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html/comment-page-1#comment-70310 Family Savings Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:41:40 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html#comment-70310 I can't believe this is how we determine racism in our country, between a TV and being black? Ridiculous. I can’t believe this is how we determine racism in our country, between a TV and being black? Ridiculous.

]]> By: Flexo http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html/comment-page-1#comment-70301 Flexo Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:18:47 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html#comment-70301 I have to agree with other commenters... the survey question #2 does nothing to show whether racism is still a "bad" problem in the country... if it shows *anything*, it just shows only that the people who responded don't want to be perceived as answer the question in what might be considered a racist manner. I have to agree with other commenters… the survey question #2 does nothing to show whether racism is still a “bad” problem in the country… if it shows *anything*, it just shows only that the people who responded don’t want to be perceived as answer the question in what might be considered a racist manner.

]]> By: also anon http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html/comment-page-1#comment-70282 also anon Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:17:15 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/07/05/101580_how-much-money-would-you-require-to-become-black.html#comment-70282 SO, we asked a bunch of kids at Hahvard what they thought about sensitive issues, and behold, little Todd and Tiffany decided that it would just be a smashing good time if they became negros for the lowest amount possible, because you know, "for free" would imply they were dissatisfied with their current social standing... Give me a break, this insults my intelligence enough to rant about it. Go do this study in "Hot Springs, Arkansas" or "McKinney, Texas" and get back to me... In fact, choose any NON-elitest public school, handpick all the white kids you want, and lets revisit how prevalent racism ACTUALLY IS in this country. SO, we asked a bunch of kids at Hahvard what they thought about sensitive issues, and behold, little Todd and Tiffany decided that it would just be a smashing good time if they became negros for the lowest amount possible, because you know, “for free” would imply they were dissatisfied with their current social standing…

Give me a break, this insults my intelligence enough to rant about it. Go do this study in “Hot Springs, Arkansas” or “McKinney, Texas” and get back to me… In fact, choose any NON-elitest public school, handpick all the white kids you want, and lets revisit how prevalent racism ACTUALLY IS in this country.

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