Abstract. De-racialization research suggests that depicting members of ethnic minority groups as gay leads to less stereotypic perceptions of their ethnic group. However, whether the consequences of de-racialization translate into real-world behavior is unclear. In a large “lost letter” field experiment ( N = 6,654) where an email was ostensibly sent to the wrong recipient by mistake, we investigate whether the relative impact of signaling gayness (vs. heterosexuality) differs for Arab (minority) versus Swedish (majority) senders. The results show clear evidence of ethnic discrimination where Arab (minority) senders receive fewer replies (prosocial response) than Swedish (majority) senders. However, there is no evidence indicating that Arab senders would receive a lower penalty for revealing gayness. Implications for multiple categorization research are discussed.

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交叉群体和歧视性日常行为

摘要。去种族化研究表明，将少数族裔群体描述为同性恋会导致对其种族群体的刻板印象减少。然而，去种族化的后果是否会转化为现实世界的行为尚不清楚。在一项大型“丢失信件”实地实验 (N = 6,654) 中，电子邮件表面上被错误地发送给了错误的收件人，我们调查了在阿拉伯（少数）与瑞典（多数）发件人。结果显示了种族歧视的明显证据，其中阿拉伯（少数）发件人收到的回复（亲社会反应）少于瑞典（多数）发件人。然而，没有证据表明阿拉伯寄件人会因透露同性恋而受到较低的处罚。