"White Women Are Less Likely to Protect Black Women From Sexual Assault, Study Finds"

"the white college students seemed more likely to help another woman at risk of sexual assault if they thought she was white, but not as likely to intervene when they thought she was black.

"We found that although white students correctly perceived that black women were at risk in a pre-assault situation, they tended not to feel as personally involved in the situation," researchers Jennifer Katz and Christine Merrilees of the State University of New York at Geneseo told PsyPost. "In broader terms, it seems as if bystanders need to psychologically identify with the potential victim in order to feel they have an obligation to become involved, and racial/ethnic differences impede this identification."

http://www.teenvogue.com/story/white-women-less-likely-to-help-black-women-sexual-assault-study?mbid=social_facebook