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Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups (lemmy.world)
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Source: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population

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[-] kazerniel@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

they estimated 21% of the population are trans, lol I wish ๐Ÿ˜‚

[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 weeks ago

If 21% of the population was trans, republicans ain't winning elections again.

[-] Tja@programming.dev 6 points 3 weeks ago

You underestimate the proportion of dumb people. Trans people can also be dumb.

[-] chocosoldier 1 points 3 weeks ago

this so much. trans people are just people, we're just as capable of being fools and monsters as any other demographic. see: caitlyn jenner, blair white, chris chan, etc

[-] tempest@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah that's bananas. I wonder if people saying 1 in 5 people are trans even know a trans person

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