Black = Track and Field Advantage?

[quote]PonceDeLeon wrote:
Well, we did have a major civilization, whereas Arabs have always been uncivilized xenophobic sexist animals. Just sayin :slight_smile:

Oh yeah, and I’m pretty sure we invented the grudge.[/quote]

Very true. Even if I hadn’t edited your post.

[quote]LiveFromThe781 wrote:
statistically black people are also worse swimmers than europeans or european-americans. why could that be? its not because more white people have access to pools because none of the white i know have ever had a pool and all know how to swim.yet none of the black i know possess this ability. i think the reason really is just as simple as genetics and traits can be passed down, it doesnt entitle you to be the best at something but it definately gives you an advantage. [/quote]

You are a fucking retard.

[quote]anonym wrote:
You are a fucking retard.[/quote]

No he’s just really cold, so he can’t think straight.

But at least he’s well dressed and has a haircut that makes him look like he loves the cock. I hear all the bitches are into that.

[quote]Professor X wrote:
Christine wrote:
PX,

Here is a picture of what you should be striving to look like.

Now I’m really confused. Is the purse optional? And what if my pants won’t roll up that high?

You white folk sure are so-fist-o-kate-ed.[/quote]

For the last time, it’s a MAN-PACK, not a purse!

[quote]Professor X wrote:
Christine wrote:
PX,

Here is a picture of what you should be striving to look like.

Now I’m really confused. Is the purse optional? And what if my pants won’t roll up that high?

You white folk sure are so-fist-o-kate-ed.[/quote]

And I thought an illustration would be helpful.

Just get one of these.

Good Lord, not this again.

FYI

Some blacks can swim, some whites can’t.

Some blacks have small pee’ers, some whites have huge ones (Me).

Some blacks hate watermelon, some whites love it.

Some whites call their aunt, Un-Tee, some don’t.

Crazy that BOTH, blacks and whites, can be worth a shit and worthless, huh.

[quote]dk44 wrote:
Good Lord, not this again.

FYI

Some blacks can swim, some whites can’t.

Some blacks have small pee’ers, some whites have huge ones (Me).

Some blacks hate watermelon, some whites love it.

Some whites call their aunt, Un-Tee, some don’t.

Crazy that BOTH, blacks and whites, can be worth a shit and worthless, huh.[/quote]

Dude, what you said is clearly racist.

[quote]Makavali wrote:
dk44 wrote:
Good Lord, not this again.

FYI

Some blacks can swim, some whites can’t.

Some blacks have small pee’ers, some whites have huge ones (Me).

Some blacks hate watermelon, some whites love it.

Some whites call their aunt, Un-Tee, some don’t.

Crazy that BOTH, blacks and whites, can be worth a shit and worthless, huh.

Dude, what you said is clearly racist.[/quote]

That little kid needs some fucking watermelon.

[quote]dk44 wrote:
That little kid needs some fucking watermelon.[/quote]

Or a crayon.

[quote]Makavali wrote:
dk44 wrote:
That little kid needs some fucking watermelon.

Or a crayon.[/quote]

That kid looks like one of the spartans from 300.

“THIS IS KINDERGARTEN!!!”

[quote]dk44 wrote:
That kid looks like one of the spartans from 300.

“THIS IS KINDERGARTEN!!!”[/quote]

That’s actually Professor X as a child.

[quote]Makavali wrote:
dk44 wrote:
That kid looks like one of the spartans from 300.

“THIS IS KINDERGARTEN!!!”

That’s actually Professor X as a child.[/quote]

A young ProX upon hearing “I want to look like Brad Pitt in Fight Club” from a fellow tribesman.

[quote]dk44 wrote:
A young ProX upon hearing “I want to look like Brad Pitt in Fight Club” from a fellow tribesman.[/quote]

And what he did years later when he saw the same tribesman.

[quote]Professor X wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
As do all …Indians (both kinds).

“Dot” AND “Feathered”?

I’ve actually started bleaching my face so that my credit score can go up. Good idea, bad idea?[/quote]

It worked for Michael Jackson.

[quote]Professor X wrote:
Makavali wrote:
Professor X wrote:
Bullshit. I dare you to find even ONE difference between me and any other black man.

Do you listen to Biggie or Pac?

I alternate days so that I am more black. Listening to only one makes you a “half and half”.[/quote]

Wow man. I’m not one to kiss anyone’s ass but you are a quick motherfucker.

wow@ a scientific article w/ references stating a very similar thing to what i said getting overlooked cause everyone would rather talk about that one time they saw a black person swimming. i never said black people were inable to swim, i said that from my observations it seems that european-americans have a much easier time picking up the ability than black people. when black people start dominating swimming sports in the olympics and white people start dominating sprinting you guys can call me retarded. until then im just going to call the rest of you naive and childish.

@the Croation stuff for one i think anytime youre between 6’5 and 7+ ft youll be having a much easier time in a sport where height is quite significant.

without even looking at their statistics im sure that if you put the top 5 players you listed and put them against the top 5 black players they would be significantly dwarfed.
although what can i really say when team USA keeps getting their asses handed to them.

once again i dont think your genetics neseciraly make your race the only race that can do something neither do i think that the best person at whatever sport is going to be of a paticular race, anything is possible. i do feel that just like anything else genetics play a huge role in your potential and natural abilities.

I remember reading once that all but one man to go sub 10 seconds for 100m has been of West African descent and has come from a former British colony. The one exception to this was an aboriginal from Australia (also a former British colony).

[quote]Regular Gonzalez wrote:
I remember reading once that all but one man to go sub 10 seconds for 100m has been of West African descent and has come from a former British colony. The one exception to this was an aboriginal from Australia (also a former British colony).[/quote]

I did hear some theory about how slave traders would “breed” slaves to get the strongest possible slaves. It’s entirely possible that I was listening to Chris Rock though.

Like all things, there is some sort of combination of genetics, culture, environment and other factors that contribute to this.

It’s not deniable that the short sprints are currently dominated by “blacks”. I put that in quotations because obviously “black” refers to a huge variety of racial/genetic lines. It is interesting though because if you want to be more accurate, the sprints are currently being dominated by the Caribbean countries. A simple glance at the latest NCAA track championships shows an overwhelming amount of runners in the final heat that are not just “black” but more specifically of Caribbean descent, either their background or direct transfers for college.

That tells me that there is something more than simple genetics. Right now, American “blacks” can’t hold a candle to Caribbean “blacks” in terms of relative performance in the 100m dash and population.

Likewise there are a lot of white girls who play tennis around the world but you can’t help but notice that a ton of the top players in the world have a last name that ends in “ova.”

Are people of Dominican descent genetically blessed with the ability to throw or hit a curveball?

Culture? Genetics? Both?

There was actually an extremely interesting article in the NY Times about this. It went into the neuroscience behind how sport “talent” is develop in terms of the chemical processes that take place in the brain as an athlete becomes extremely good at a sport.

I think it is a situation where there are a lot of factors at play and I don’t think that you can make a statement as simple as “black people run faster.” There are a whole lot of Kenyans running out there with no chance at winning any distance short of a mile.

One fairly amusing side note. I was actually engaged in a conversation with somebody who said, in full seriousness, that the reason black people jump higher is that they have another calf muscle. Not bigger calf muscles. Not a higher percentage of FT fibers. Not a higher insertion point. An actual additional muscle that “white” people don’t have. So apparently there is a gastroc, a soleus and negrocep? This person had no answer for what happened with people who are mixed. Do they get it on one leg and not the other? Unfortunately, all of my questions could not be answered. The sad thing is, she was a college graduate. The education in our country is awesome!

…fuckin’ white people.

Team USA getting beat has a lot more to do with team basketball skill than race/athleticism.