Study: Referees punish sports teams with black jerseys more harshly
We're not colorblind. The only thing we're blind to is our unconscious biases. (via The Christian Science Monitor)
New research shows that sports teams wearing black jerseys get penalized for aggressive fouls significantly more than teams wearing white jerseys. The study, published in the May issue of the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science analyzed more than 50,000 NHL games. The additional penalties…
Brand new on Raw Story
- Jon Stewart mocks eccentric alleged crack-smoking Toronto mayor Rob Ford
- Gun lobbyist Larry Pratt: They will take our guns if they pass immigration reform
- Senate committee approves comprehensive immigration reform bill
- Conservatives in Britain call for rejection of same-sex marriage bill
- Richard Wagner’s 200th anniversary reignites debate over controversial composer
- Sen. Leahy chides colleagues for killing LGBT equality in immigration bill
- CNN’s Wolf Blitzer tells atheist tornado survivor: ‘You gotta thank the Lord’
- Obama does not want Fox News reporter James Rosen prosecuted: spokesman
- Muslim religious leaders meet with Holocaust survivors in Poland
- Rescuers dig for life after tornado rips through Moore, Oklahoma
Commentary
The Orange Couch does Mad Men: S7E8, “The Crash”
By Amanda Marcotte
An open letter to the Center for Inquiry
By Amanda Marcotte
Stop whining about Millennials
By Pando Daily
Raw Exclusives
Featured Video
Follow Us!
