Psychology Today blogger and evolutionary scientist Satoshi Kanazawa set off a firestorm of tweets today with his post, “Why are black women less physically attractive than other women?”:
A collection of local reactions, below the jump.
Craig Melvin is a tall, black man. Oh, and he happens to be an NBC4 reporter.
Former governor George Allen later tweeted an explanation:
Perhaps Allen reminding Melvin of his football roots isn’t the best tactic, though.
Not to mention that it’s very easy to cut down a new tree…and get your bike stolen:
Agreed.
Watch me jinx it by posting this:
I used Storify, a neat tool which aggregates tweets (or other snippets of social media) and presents them in one tidy package to pull together local reactions to yesterday’s Morning Edition segment on Anacostia. What you see above is a screen shot of the collection. The full, interactive “story” is below the jump:
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Multi-American reports on immigration and cultural fusion from KPCC in Southern California
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