# Poll: A Social Experiment? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 1, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620 "2008-05-01T15:56:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/41 "2008-05-01T18:06:55Z")
“No thinking allowed” responses: 1. Name a black celebrity - **Eddie Murphy** 2. Name a white celebrity - **Tom Cruise** 3. Name a hispanic celebrity - **George Lopez** 4. Name an Asian celebrity - **Lisa Ling** ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/42 "2008-05-01T18:15:16Z")
1. Mr. Chuck (local to Memphis, has a kids show) 2. Mr. Rogers 3. Maria on Sesame Street 4. Alan on Sesame Street Yes, I am watching PBS with my daughter, why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/43 "2008-05-01T18:21:59Z")
1. Name a black celebrity - Tracy Morgan / Beyonce 2. Name a white celebrity - Brad Pitt / Scarlett Johanssen 3. Name a hispanic celebrity - Javier Bardem / Selma Hayek 4. Name an Asian celebrity - Nok / Gong Li ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/44 "2008-05-01T18:31:26Z")
1. Name a black celebrity Dave Chapelle 2. Name a white celebrity Jessica Simpson 3. Name a hispanic celebrity George Lopez 4. Name an Asian celebrity Connie Chung ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/45 "2008-05-01T18:42:00Z")
Oprah Winfrey George Bush Mario Lopez Lucy Liu ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/46 "2008-05-01T18:56:44Z")
1. Name a black celebrity 2. Name a white celebrity 3. Name a hispanic celebrity 4. Name an Asian celebrity 5. Bill Cosby 6. Woody Harrelson 7. Luiz Guzman 8. Margaret Cho Huh. That’s funny. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/47 "2008-05-01T18:59:30Z")
1. Will Smith 2. John Candy 3. Jennifer Lopez 4. Jackie Chan John Candy? I find it odd that he was first to pop in my head. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/48 "2008-05-01T19:00:38Z")
[QUOTE=The Controvert] 1. Name a black celebrity 2. Name a white celebrity 3. Name a hispanic celebrity 4. Name an Asian celebrity [/QUOTE] 5. Tiger Woods 6. Mel Gibson 7. Rosie Perez 8. Michelle Park ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/49 "2008-05-01T19:13:13Z")
1. Samuel L. Jackson 2. Tim Allen (strange since I don’t particularly like him and haven’t watched reruns of his show anytime recently, but he really was the first one to come to mind) 3. George Lopez 4. Margaret Cho ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/50 "2008-05-01T19:15:29Z")
1. Rudy Ray Moore 2. Lindsay Lohan 3. Cheech Marin 4. Sammo Hung ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/51 "2008-05-01T19:19:35Z")
1. Ossie Davis 2. Paris Hilton 3. Ricky Martin 4. Lucy Liu ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/52 "2008-05-01T19:20:14Z")
1. Wesley Snipes 2. Tom Cruise 3. Rosie Perez 4. Jackie Chan ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/53 "2008-05-01T19:44:05Z")
[QUOTE=The Controvert] 1. Name a black celebrity 2. Name a white celebrity 3. Name a hispanic celebrity 4. Name an Asian celebrity [/QUOTE] 5. Barack Obama 6. Madonna 7. Jenifer Lopez 8. Margaret Cho I hate to say the second Asian was William Hung. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/54 "2008-05-01T19:48:50Z")
OK! We’re past the first page. Give us some tasty, tasty details. ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/55 "2008-05-01T19:56:05Z")
1. Will Smith 2. Lindsay Lohan 3. Benicio del Toro 4. Jackie Chan ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/56 "2008-05-01T20:01:45Z")
1. Name a black celebrity -Denzel Washington 1. Name a white celebrity -Mila Kunis 1. Name a hispanic celebrity -America Ferrera 1. Name an Asian celebrity -Fann Wong ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/57 "2008-05-01T20:03:49Z")
1. Name a black celebrity - Eddie Murphy 2. Name a white celebrity - Angelina Jolie 3. Name a hispanic celebrity - George Lopez 4. Name an Asian celebrity - Lucy Liu ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/58 "2008-05-01T20:05:21Z")
[QUOTE=The Controvert] Help me test out a hypothesis. Just answer the following questions with the first thing that pops into your mind. I will reveal the experiment and the results if we get enough responses to go past the first page. Thanks! 1. Name a black celebrity 2. Name a white celebrity 3. Name a hispanic celebrity 4. Name an Asian celebrity [/QUOTE] 5. Sydney Poitier 6. Bill Clinton 7. Rosie Perez 8. Jackie Chan ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/59 "2008-05-01T20:11:31Z")
[QUOTE=The Controvert] 1. Name a black celebrity 2. Name a white celebrity 3. Name a hispanic celebrity 4. Name an Asian celebrity [/QUOTE] I’m just going with the first names that come to mind, without reading other people’s answers first… 5. Barak Obama 6. Robin Williams 7. Cheech Marin 8. Jackie Chan ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620/60 "2008-05-01T20:38:35Z")
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