[Rhiannon]

Why have almost all the contestants on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire been white and male? Is this a problem?

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Name : Rhiannon, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 29, City : Eden Prairie, State : MN, Country : United States, Occupation : Professor, Social class : Middle class, 

[Kathy26688]

Considering the fact that contestants on the show initiate their participation with a phone call during which they answer practice questions, I cannot for an instant believe there is any discrimination going on here. The show producers cannot determine from the phone call what ethnicity the caller is, only whether they have the knowledge to answer the type of questions asked on the program. I know a man from my town who was one of the 10 at the beginning of each round, and he said that no questions were asked during the screening process about the race of the potential contestants.

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Name : Kathy26688, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 48, City : Springfield, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : administrative assistant, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Stephanie]

I would disagree many people including myself can tell ethnicity of a good portion of the people they are speaking to on the phone. Some tonal values, word usage and accents can be associated with certain races. So to say that the screenings on the phone could in no way be any discrimination here is false in my opinion. It is possible. Whether or not they are I don’t know.

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Name : Stephanie, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Age : 29, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : New Media Designer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper class, 

[Dave-Daniels25961]

Answer is listed above this … refer to the ‘Why do black people have low IQ’s’

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[RH30364]

I believe one can make a pretty accurate guess of the race/ethnicity of another by voice alone. Often, ethnic groups have different dialects, expressions, accents, etc. I think it is relatively easy to figure out whether you are speaking to an African American, Asian American, Caucasion, East Indian, etc.

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