[Pharmboy]

For me, this concept has explained why--for non-Asians--it is harder to see individual differences in, for example, Chinese people. Why? It is critical for self-protection to know whether or not another individual is part of your "friendly" tribe; someone of another race is clearly "other," and we needn't differentiate any further. For those of the same race, we need to discern subtleties in individuals.

[Jaysun]

OK. Which one is Chinese? Japanese? Vietnamese?

[guitfiddlist]

In China, there is a group of people in a certain province, called Hak-Ka, translating somewhat to mean "Outsiders". There are Hak-Ka restaurants in San Francisco that serve Hak-Ka food - that to me, doesn't seem to be much different than standard fare, except for really tiny tea cups.

They had been in that province for 700 YEARS!...and are still called "Outsiders". Maybe they had an Affirmative Action program for them when they got there, and earned everybody's resentment for ever afterwards..who knows?

[prion]

For me, this concept has explained why--for non-Asians--it is harder to see individual differences in, for example, Chinese people. Why?

Gah! This question always drives me crazy! Because there are fewer individual differences in Chinese people!

[Pharmboy]

PING

[olde north church]

The "They all look the same to me" is found within each race. It's know as ethno-centric sympathy. GENERALLY whites look the same to blacks. I have a friend who is Chinese, he was able to tell the difference between Japanese, Korean, Thai, but not able to tell the difference between Irish, Italian, Hispanic.
It's very important to know who is who down at the watering hole.

[cyborg]

I have a prejudice against dumbass liberals. However, we have enough of 'discerning differences' in the world IMHO.

[mtbopfuyn]

...the findings suggest that prejudice may have evolutionary roots

The next time a guy decides to drag someone down the road behind his pickup, his attorney will be using this study as a defense. The Evolution Card.