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  • Arguing That Black Is White: Racial Categorization of Mixed-Race Faces

    Arguing That Black Is White: Racial Categorization of Mixed-Race Faces Perception Published online before print: 2015-12-29 DOI: 10.1177/0301006615624321 Michael B. Lewis, Reader in Psychology Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom Previous research has demonstrated that racially ambiguous faces (blended from Black and White parent faces) are categorized as being Black more often than White. This has…

  • Guess who’s coming to brunch? Dating and the hybrid subject

    Guess who’s coming to brunch? Dating and the hybrid subject Race-Talk 2011-10-26 Adebe D. A., Race-Talk Cultural Editor I don’t have enough hands to count how many times people have asked me if my parents are “still together” and upon hearing that yes, they have been together for over 25 years, expressed sincere surprise at…

  • Mixed-race models ignored by British fashion industry

    Mixed-race models ignored by British fashion industry The Independent 2010-10-03 Emily Dugan They are under-represented on the catwalk – so they are holding their own glamorous contest From triumph in the White House to Olympic and Formula One garlands, via just about every stage and screen, mixed-race people have made massive leaps forward in the…

  • At last! It’s cool to be mixed race (which is handy because I’m African, American, Jewish, Geordie, Irish, Scottish and Hungarian)

    At last! It’s cool to be mixed race (which is handy because I’m African, American, Jewish, Geordie, Irish, Scottish and Hungarian) The Daily Mail (United Kingdom) 2010-04-25 Oona King, Head of Diversity Channel 4 Comment by Steven F. Riley It should be noted that scientists have determined that there is more genetic variation within so-called…

  • Mixed-Race People Perceived as ‘More Attractive,’ UK Study Finds

    Mixed-Race People Perceived as ‘More Attractive,’ UK Study Finds Science Daily 2010-04-14 In the largest study of its kind Dr. Michael Lewis of Cardiff University’s School of Psychology, collected a random sample of 1205 black, white, and mixed-race faces. Each face was then rated for their perceived attractiveness to others — with mixed-race faces, on…

  • Why are mixed-race people perceived as more attractive?

    Why are mixed-race people perceived as more attractive? Perception Volume 39, Issue 1 (2010) pages 136-138 ISSN: 0301-0066 (print), 1468-4233 (electronic) Michael B. Lewis, Senior Lecturer of Psychology Cardiff University Previous, small scale, studies have suggested that people of mixed race are perceived as being more attractive than non-mixed-race people. Here, it is suggested that…