If you ask people at random what percentage of the population is black they’ll answer around 50%. That’s because blacks are WAY overrepresented on TV. They are anywhere from 12-17% depending on where. (Some cities are much higher. But, overall, they’re a minority.)
The same will shortly be said for gays, lesbians and transgenders, who are about 1-2% of the population except in enclaves like San Francisco.
“If you ask people at random what percentage of the population is black they’ll answer around 50%. That’s because blacks are WAY overrepresented on TV.”
Europeans get that impression from American TV. Soon they’ll think 50% of the US is gay, too.