Public Research: Race - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Farael · 01-31-2006, 10:38 AM

Although it's early, I find the poll results quite surprising so far. I guess our Filipino bunch have not had time to post yet (or have decided not to) but while I expected somewhat of a higher number of white/caucassian readers, I did not expect it to be THAT predominant.

I Guess it might have to do with Tolkien's writing style and the cultures it's associated with (after all, Lord Of The Rings, Hobbit and The Sil.. are fairly western-style books, and white peoples are predominant in western countries) But specially after the movies, I'd expected to be a bit more evenly distributed.

And then, it has not been 24 hours since the poll opened.

View Poll Results: What Race do you belong to? (Pick one or many as is applicable)
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	5.56%
Asian (Chinese)	0	0%
Asian (Filipino)	2	3.70%
Asian (Japanese)	0	0%
Asian (Korean)	0	0%
Asian (Other)	2	3.70%
Black/African American	0	0%
Hispanic	0	0%
Other Pacific Islander/Australian Native	0	0%
White	52	96.30%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 54. You may not vote on this poll

01-31-2006, 10:38 AM	#18
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	Although it's early, I find the poll results quite surprising so far. I guess our Filipino bunch have not had time to post yet (or have decided not to) but while I expected somewhat of a higher number of white/caucassian readers, I did not expect it to be THAT predominant. I Guess it might have to do with Tolkien's writing style and the cultures it's associated with (after all, Lord Of The Rings, Hobbit and The Sil.. are fairly western-style books, and white peoples are predominant in western countries) But specially after the movies, I'd expected to be a bit more evenly distributed. And then, it has not been 24 hours since the poll opened. __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.