Research on hypodescent shows that it takes more evidence to categorize a mixed-race person as White than it does to categorize the person as Black.

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Hypodescent is a practice of assigning mixed-race individuals to the group with lower social status or stigma. Research has shown that in the U.S., it takes more evidence (physical appearance, cultural practices, etc.) for a mixed-race person to be categorized as White than it does to be categorized as Black. This is because whiteness is often considered the "default" racial category in American society, while racial categories associated with non-whiteness are often viewed as more distinct and easily identifiable.

Research on Hypodescent Shows That It Takes More Evidence to Categorize