Colorism research often suffers from endogeneity issues related to human capital outcomes and researchers’ inability to compare the effects of skin tone to those of racial classification. Furthermore, colorism research focuses on intraracial differences in skin tone inequality while insufficiently considering skin tone inequality across racial groups. Using data from video broadcasts of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s annual, single-elimination Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament for the years 2000–2010, we quantitatively examine comments made by announcers about the performance, physical characteristics, and mental characteristics of players across various skin tones. Controlling for objective measures of performance, we find that announcers are more likely to discuss the performance and mental abilities of lighter-skinned players and the physical characteristics of darker-skinned players. We argue that, although the two concepts are related, skin tone is not simply a proxy for racial classification. Rather, skin tone inequality transcends traditional racial boundaries.

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游戏中的皮肤：男子大学篮球中的色彩主义和刻板印象的微妙操作

色彩研究经常受到与人力资本结果相关的内生性问题的影响，研究人员无法将肤色的影响与种族分类的影响进行比较。此外，色彩研究侧重于肤色不平等的种族内部差异，而没有充分考虑种族群体之间的肤色不平等。使用 2000 年至 2010 年美国国家大学体育协会年度单淘汰男子篮球锦标赛的视频广播数据，我们定量检查播音员对不同皮肤球员的表现、身体特征和心理特征的评论音调。控制绩效的客观衡量标准，我们发现播音员更有可能讨论浅肤色球员的表现和心理能力以及深色皮肤球员的身体特征。我们认为，虽然这两个概念是相关的，但肤色不仅仅是种族分类的代表。相反，肤色不平等超越了传统的种族界限。