Deserves own thread - race science edition

TheKobeStopper

Rarely does an opportunity so beautiful present itself.

Here’s Bob, linking me to an article from 2008, titled “White Men Can’t Jump? Race, genes and sports”

SFGbob said:

Just because you're black doesn't mean you'll be a great sprinter. But pretty much all greater sprinters are black. And sorry to disabuse you of your guilty white liberal creationism theory.

Genes have a lot to do with that.


https://slate.com/technology/2008/12/race-genes-and-sports.html

Here’s an article from the same writer, 11 years later, titled “Stop Talking About Race and IQ. Take it from someone who did”

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/04/stop-talking-about-race-and-iq-take-it-from-someone-who-did.html

B-E-A-utiful.

alumni94

I didn't read it all, but I agree with my version of a statement that was made. Race is a bullshit made up term for people in the US. Every where else it's ethnicity. That is what we should be talking about ethnicity, not race. But since America is a mixture of people from all over the world and there is no "American" ethnicity, it become difficult and race simplifies things.

United States of America is a wonderful country because of this. We are not Americans because of our ethnicity, we are Americans because we believe in the values of American, what it stands for, the Constitution, etc. Personally, I think if someone really wants to "stop" racism in America, then they should start with not using race. Define people by their beliefs, and only talk about ethnicity.

Bob_C

Last couple paragraphs the author basically says there isn’t real proof that it’s true or not, only that it’s not helpful to talk about. I agree. Whether it’s true or not doesn’t matter, the remedy for owning your own path is the same in either case. Continuously blaming shit that happened before you were even born and is not productive.

PurpleThrobber

TheKobeStopper said:

Rarely does an opportunity so beautiful present itself.

Here’s Bob, linking me to an article from 2008, titled “White Men Can’t Jump? Race, genes and sports”

SFGbob said:

Just because you're black doesn't mean you'll be a great sprinter. But pretty much all greater sprinters are black. And sorry to disabuse you of your guilty white liberal creationism theory.

Genes have a lot to do with that.


https://slate.com/technology/2008/12/race-genes-and-sports.html

Here’s an article from the same writer, 11 years later, titled “Stop Talking About Race and IQ. Take it from someone who did”

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/04/stop-talking-about-race-and-iq-take-it-from-someone-who-did.html

B-E-A-utiful.

I can still finger roll.

LebamDawg

it will only be settled when all schools, businesses, including sports teams, have 51% female, 49% male, 16% latino, 14% African descent, 7.2% Asian descent, 1.2% Poly, and .9% other.
Then break that down to include 9.8% LGBQYdrhisle+, 3%non-binary, .1% identifying as X.

Then peace will rule in the United States of America

GrundleStiltzkin

LebamDawg said:

it will only be settled when all schools, businesses, including sports teams, have 51% female, 49% male, 16% latino, 14% African descent, 7.2% Asian descent, 1.2% Poly, and .9% other.
Then break that down to include 9.8% LGBQYdrhisle+, 3%non-binary, .1% identifying as X.

Then peace will rule in the United States of America

Don't marginalize me, colonizer

Sledog

LebamDawg said:

it will only be settled when all schools, businesses, including sports teams, have 51% female, 49% male, 16% latino, 14% African descent, 7.2% Asian descent, 1.2% Poly, and .9% other.
Then break that down to include 9.8% LGBQYdrhisle+, 3%non-binary, .1% identifying as X.

Then peace will rule in the United States of America

Why don't NFL teams look like that? We need a law!