Reply #138: It's possible that it is not a random sample but ... [View All]

[HamdenRice]

there really is almost no convincing reason that people of color would be less likely to post their pictures than white people. Moreover, the numbers are low for African Americans, Asians and Latinos, and you would expect that if there was some convincing reason blacks posted at a different rate from whites that the same would not apply to other minority groups. Lastly, even if the gallery is not a completely representative sample, and let's say whites were 200% more likely to post pictures than blacks, that would still put the percentage of DUers who are black at only 3%.

Finally, there is the subjective perceptions of people of color who do participate in DU -- that there is a general atmosphere of racial cluelessness in a lot of threads.

I just think it is hard to dispute the fact that despite its many good features, DU is not as diverse as the Democratic Party or the country in general.