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*** they frequently think that their own race is more dominant than it is
*** they frequently think that their own race is more dominant than it is
*** or that a race that has a larger presence in their lives (surroundings, media, etc.) than it actually has
*** or that a race that has a larger presence in their lives (surroundings, media, etc.) than it actually has
=== Streisand effect ===
* a form of "psychological reactance" by which people become interested in something only after they are told they are not allowed to know about it
** = an unintended consequence of censorship
* called the "Streisand" effect because, when the singer/actor Barbara Streisand threatened to sue a photographer for publishing an aerial photo of her house in California.
** the lawsuit generated publicity, and people became interested in seeing Streisand's house because of it
*** when they before the lawsuit had no interest in it at all
* similar to the "Howard Stern effect" , which is the phenomenon of celebrities who attracts an audience from people who hate them more than of those who like them
** named for "shock jock" Howard Stern, a radio personality, who specializes in offensive, rude, or shocking content


=== Other/ todo ===
=== Other/ todo ===