Michael Johnson says descendants of slaves have a "superior athletic gene". Was Jimmy the Greek right?

by Rogue_Loner Posted 2012/07/06 11:41:07

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	Yep... Jimmy "the Greek" was right, and was fired for it.	14 votes	41%
	No. Jimmy the Greek said the same thing, but HE was wrong.	3 votes	9%
	Both Jimmy"the Greek" and Michael Johnson were wrong.	7 votes	21%
	WTF is Jimmy "the Greek"?	6 votes	18%
	Ummm....errrrr....uhhhh....it's different because...	4 votes	12%

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Raphy 2012/07/07 03:21:29

Yep... Jimmy "the Greek" was right, and was fired for it.

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Look at what you had to face in Africa.......lions, crocs, hyenas, wilder beast, elephants, black mamba's, the list goes on. Then all the tribal warfare too. Think something genetically would catch on

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Rick 2012/07/06 21:41:16

Yep... Jimmy "the Greek" was right, and was fired for it.

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Very touchy subject. I would recommend this book. Jimmy the Greek may be right.

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LadyBGood to Rick 2012/07/06 22:28:12

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Rogue_L... to LadyBGood 2012/07/08 17:50:10
LadyBGood to Rogue_L... 2012/07/10 12:59:05

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Hey handsome how you doing?

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Rogue_L... to LadyBGood 2012/07/10 13:51:31
LadyBGood to Rogue_L... 2012/07/10 17:21:40

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Meh that's good! :)

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Rick to LadyBGood 2012/07/22 00:55:29

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Good. How are you beautiful?

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LadyBGood to Rick 2012/07/22 16:35:19

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I'm doing....been better will get even better!

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Rick to LadyBGood 2012/07/22 18:22:25

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That's good to hear darlin'

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Smokey 2012/07/06 17:18:27

No. Jimmy the Greek said the same thing, but HE was wrong.

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I'm Black and I feel CHEATED! I can't dance. I'm an average basketball player, and my penis size is normal. Where are my magic genes? :) lol

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Rogue_L... to Smokey 2012/07/06 17:24:13
Dana to Smokey 2012/07/08 19:34:19

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lol

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ehrhornp 2012/07/06 17:16:28

Ummm....errrrr....uhhhh....it's different because...

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I forgot exactly what Jimmy the Greek said. It was just a few years ago. I think slaves might have such a gene or it could just be due to the mixing of the races. Slaves were often screwed by their masters and mixed races tend to have stronger genes. At least that was what a psychologist friend once said and I think he was probably correct.

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Rogue_L... to ehrhornp 2012/07/06 17:27:28
ehrhornp to Rogue_L... 2012/07/06 17:37:47

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Because no one wants to admit that blacks can be better than whites. That is the racism.

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Rogue_L... to ehrhornp 2012/07/06 17:40:42
ehrhornp to Rogue_L... 2012/07/06 18:39:27

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Well then why do you think he was fired?

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Rogue_L... to ehrhornp 2012/07/06 18:48:24
Mungu 2012/07/06 15:56:07

Yep... Jimmy "the Greek" was right, and was fired for it.

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Here is the rub. African Americans were indeed bred like horses here. That's a very sensitive issue that someone "not" of that descent should be sensitive about, and not make light of it.

Now I would argue that any folk that could survive hundreds of years of chattel slavery and still be here would be testimony in itself of them being "special" survivors.

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Rogue_L... to Mungu 2012/07/06 16:00:38
C. C. Rider 2012/07/06 15:33:47
Rogue_L... to C. C. R... 2012/07/06 15:38:26
C. C. R... to Rogue_L... 2012/07/07 02:17:47

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That rule also applies to ALL SPORTS. There is no longer a love of the game, just the love of the buck. Johnson was not hired for his brains and it is the brainless who pay for those tickets so that they GET those BIG PAYCHECKS/

Looks like you should have taken up sports. There are many great and hard workers that would make Johnson look like an idiot but no one wants to pay for that.

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Rogue_L... to C. C. R... 2012/07/08 17:50:58
C. C. R... to Rogue_L... 2012/07/08 19:25:13 (edited)

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I disagree, I find what you did fantastic. And gives you bragging rights on what you accomplished. Just a shame those men who do the right thing just do not make the big bucks, BUT will spend the big bucks watching morons jump around. I would NEVER pay the current prices on ANY GAME or specials on TV. It has to start with US to get their paychecks down sized.
mmm well....okay...maybe the STEELERS. LOL LOL

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Dana 2012/07/06 14:44:34

WTF is Jimmy "the Greek"?

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Who is Jimmy the Greek?

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Rogue_L... to Dana 2012/07/06 15:11:24 (edited)
Ken 2012/07/06 14:26:57

No. Jimmy the Greek said the same thing, but HE was wrong.

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KrSpo 2012/07/06 14:25:03

Ummm....errrrr....uhhhh....it's different because...

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Not being a doctor precludes me from answering this.

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R. 2012/07/06 13:56:08

Ummm....errrrr....uhhhh....it's different because...

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While descendants of African heritage tend to be faster runners being an
athelete involves much more than than the ability to run fast. He is living
proof of this. Maybe someone would like to list Mr. Johnson's " athletic "
accomplishments.

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beach bum 2012/07/06 13:54:32 (edited)

Yep... Jimmy "the Greek" was right, and was fired for it.

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jimmy the greek said so and was fired for it
now saying that people are bred...usually when someone says breed, i think of animals and not people

jimmy the greek was a sports commentator

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Dagon 2012/07/06 13:21:46
mwg0735 2012/07/06 13:02:08
Kat 2012/07/06 12:54:05

Both Jimmy"the Greek" and Michael Johnson were wrong.

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BS just ask all the blacks that aren't athletic, there are a lot of them out there, just like every other group. There are good and bad athletes in all races.

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☆ElenaDiamond☆ 2012/07/06 12:52:11

WTF is Jimmy "the Greek"?

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I have never heard of Jimmy the Greek. However its possible that there are athletic genes that have passed from generation to generation. It seems plausible. This is much ado about nothing.

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Rogue_L... to ☆ElenaD... 2012/07/06 12:58:47
☆ElenaD... to Rogue_L... 2012/07/06 13:00:43

You are worried about a guy who got fired nearly 40 years ago? Anyway, whether or not he should've been fired, I don't know. Everything is about context and who's in charge anyway.

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Rogue_L... to ☆ElenaD... 2012/07/06 13:02:38
☆ElenaD... to Rogue_L... 2012/07/06 13:10:11

wow, um ok. I thought it was a legit question, not a bait post. How is any of this about progressives? I am a very conservative woman, and I don't see anything in this question or the linked article that is about progressives.

I guess people are supposed to get the reference somehow. Maybe I am too dumb to answer yoru question in the way you needed it to be answered. I thought it was a legitimate question about genetics.

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