---
title: "People overestimate the size of black men, perceive them as more threatening than white men, study finds"
url: https://trump24h.com/1095280/people-overestimate-size-black-men-perceive-them-more-threatening-white-men-study-finds/
description: "When looking at photos of faces, participants guessed the black men were taller, stronger, and more capable of harming someone than white men who were the same size."
published: 2026-08-10
updated: 2026-08-10
---

# People overestimate the size of black men, perceive them as more threatening than white men, study finds

Published 2026-08-10

WED 15 MAR 2017 · 08:37 · [ENTERTAINMENT](https://trump24h.com/category/entertainment.html)

Los Angeles Times · [latimes.com](https://latimes.com/)

> “When looking at photos of faces, participants guessed the black men were taller, stronger, and more capable of harming someone than white men who were the same size.”

## Source

Los Angeles Times

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