Just days after Republican Glenn Youngkin won 54 percent of the Hispanic vote in Virginia, Pew Research has published a bizarre graphic about skin color.
A chart shows a number of hands and is titled, "The distribution of skin color among U.S. hispanics."
"Pew Research Center’s 2021 National Survey of Latinos explored four approaches to measuring racial identity – the Census Bureau’s two-question method; an assessment of how respondents believe others see them when passing them on the street (street race); an open-ended question asking respondents to describe their race and origin in their own words; and self-assessed skin color," they explain about the research.
Chart: The distribution of skin color among U.S. Hispanics https://t.co/XFlqCIOjqb pic.twitter.com/oBHxvwyXK0
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) November 4, 2021
The use of the chart receiving signifiant backlash and criticism.
This is worthless, retrograde race essentialism. It seriously looks like something out of the 1800s. Ladies and gentlemen, this is progressivism in 2021: They are setting up the false, offensive Narrative that Latinos are starting to vote Republican because of "white supremacy." https://t.co/Fyxni9b9fL
— Christina Pushaw ?? (@ChristinaPushaw) November 5, 2021
Pew: A majority of Hispanic people in Virginia voted for Republicans! Quick—what should we do?
— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) November 5, 2021
Pew marketing team: we got u https://t.co/9IoyBrNLkY
This is ridiculous lol. https://t.co/pyhsozzmzx
— Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) November 5, 2021
10 years ago, concepts of distinguishing people/ethnic groups such as this were widely mocked. Now, they seem to be promoted by progressive-leaning institutions. pic.twitter.com/4745IxW37J
— Eipijemin1 (@eipijemin1) November 5, 2021