text: what are statistics on how people react to negative comments? how do people really react in the real world towards a negative comment? do your reaction towards a negative comment reflect your race? i don't know of anyone that likes a negative comment. some are more vocal in their disapproval of a negative comment than others. as far as race is concerned i believe that would have to do with bad things that have been done in the past and unfortunately are still going on today. a negative comment that is derived from past or present wrongs would render a bad or hurt feeling in a person of a race or group of people that had suffered the wrongdoing. but this same feeling can also be rendered in someone that is not of that race or group due to their sensitivity of the feelings of the person offended. as far as a case study statistic i don't have one. but i deal with people of all walks of life on a daily basis, and i have yet to see one person respond happily to a negative comment.