Should white Americans feel inadequate as athletes, when black Americans totally kick butt in track and field events?

by Mark In Irvine Posted 2012/06/24 04:33:24

Related Topics: Sports, Trial, 2012, Butt, Track And Field, US, Watching, American, TV

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We're watching the US Olympic track and field trials on the TV tonight and black Americans are freaking awesome!!!

http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2012/U-S--Olympic-Team...

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EDWARD G 2012/06/24 23:04:16

Undecided

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Why would I feel inadequate? Who watches track?
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Dana 2012/07/08 20:44:17

Undecided

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God has given us all different gifts. Nothing to worry about.

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EricVanSingleton 2012/07/06 22:04:52

Undecided

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Really?

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Mark In... to EricVan... 2012/07/07 01:20:18

yea ... really!

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EricVan... to Mark In... 2012/07/07 15:20:18

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Should Black Americans feel inadequate as athletes, when White Americans totally kick butt in swimming and winter sporting events? Should birds fee inadequate because fish can swim? We all have a little light that shines.

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Mark In... to EricVan... 2012/07/08 20:38:54
Cain 2012/06/30 21:57:23

Undecided

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Well let's see, should Black Americans feel inadequate when a White American holds the Gold for swimming while Most Blacks can't swim.....What a Pathetic Question!

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Mean Mommy 2012/06/28 15:08:05

No ... i'm really good too!

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Every culture has their strenghts and weakness'

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Lanikai 2012/06/27 20:26:05

Undecided

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Uh, NO!!!!!!! Look at precision skills like swimming, diving, shooting, equestrian, golf, gymnastics, water polo, cycling, volleyball-thinking sports as opposed to MOSTLY physical sports. Who mostly handles those?

Okay, so that means we all have different SKILLS, and it takes ALL of us to accomplish ALL of the skills.

And that is before we cover physiology and it's sociologic impacts based on genetics and origins.

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Mark In... to Lanikai 2012/06/28 00:32:26

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excellent answer!! the force is strong with you!

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Lanikai to Mark In... 2012/06/28 14:49:01

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Brains over brawn, simple long term genetics.

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Mungu to Lanikai 2012/06/29 18:05:10

How is swimming, water polo or cycling more "precision" than basketball or running? How is volleyball more thinking than football or any other sport? Gymnastics, equestrian and golf require much more finances than running track or ball play, so I would argue economics have more to do with who excels in those fields.

Question??????

Do you really think "skill" or "thinking ability" has more to do with the ethnic makeup percentages of NFL quarter backs?

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Lanikai to Mungu 2012/06/29 18:15:57

I don't think money is an issue with athletes. I do think many sports require MUCH more thought, and track requires little though. Run, thats about it. Jump a hurdle, then run, yeah, not brainiac material there. I don't know what the percentages are but it is a more recently that quarterbacks happened to be of color, that was a HUGE issue in the late 80's and early 90's because they just WERE NOT getting those positions. Genetics have a LOT to do with ability.

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Mungu to Lanikai 2012/06/29 20:18:12

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You didn't answer my questions.

For the record, swimming is the most "athletic" sport I can think of.

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Lanikai to Mungu 2012/06/29 21:26:09

And not dominated by whom???????

It requires concentration and thought to breathe and focus on the goal line while moving all the body parts in a tiny space-try breathing under water.

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Mungu to Lanikai 2012/06/29 21:48:34

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...................... all right you had me for a minute.

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Lanikai to Mungu 2012/07/02 14:56:15

lol

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Nisa PinkySwear(*~*) 2012/06/27 20:22:11 (edited)

Undecided

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If you are up to risking your mind and body....you can do anything you want!

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Mark In... to Nisa Pi... 2012/06/28 00:32:53

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excellent answer!! the force is strong with you!

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Raphy 2012/06/25 00:43:32

Undecided

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Everybody have there own unique gifts. That's in every race on earth. One day that might all change for the better. And white people kick butt in swimming and gymnastics.

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Mark In... to Raphy 2012/06/28 00:33:02

excellent answer!! the force is strong with you!

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Raphy to Mark In... 2012/06/28 03:28:05

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LOL

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EDWARD G 2012/06/24 23:04:16

Undecided

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Why would I feel inadequate? Who watches track?

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Mark In... to EDWARD G 2012/06/24 23:06:45

um ... the whole freaking world watches!!!

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bamabel... to Mark In... 2012/06/26 20:38:06

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I don't know of anyone who watches track. lol.

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Mark In... to bamabel... 2012/06/26 21:04:02

excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me?

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bamabel... to Mark In... 2012/06/27 02:01:10 (edited)

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Um, well I didn't really know people watched it, haha.

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Lanikai to bamabel... 2012/06/28 14:53:29

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No one in my family or extended family watches track. And none of our friends watch track, so it must be a sub event for a lot of us. Running-who cares.

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Mark In... to Lanikai 2012/06/28 15:32:14

the decathlon athletes are universally recognized as the best athletes in the world. your disinterest doesn't change that.

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Lanikai to Mark In... 2012/06/28 16:23:04

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So, it still doesn't make them relevant either.

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bamabel... to Lanikai 2012/06/28 19:32:53

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Exactly.

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Mark In... to Lanikai 2012/06/29 01:04:26

your opinion doesn't make you relevant ... and yet you are important to some people, i'd bet ...

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bamabel... to Mark In... 2012/06/28 19:35:52 (edited)

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That may be true, but you stated that:

"...The whole freaking world watches!!!"

And I believe were included in the "whole freaking world", and yet we do not watch track.

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Mark In... to bamabel... 2012/06/29 01:04:45

nope - you're not included.

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bamabel... to Mark In... 2012/06/29 13:07:41

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Lol. Suppose not. :P

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Mark In... to bamabel... 2012/06/29 17:09:10

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ha ha ha - just kidding!

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bamabel... to Lanikai 2012/06/28 19:34:24

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Haha, yes. I can't think of anyone either whose ever mentioned anything about watching track.

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Mark In... to bamabel... 2012/06/29 17:08:56

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just wait - when Americans start kicking butt and winning medals in the Summer Olympics, lots of people will be mentioning this!!

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Lanikai to Mark In... 2012/06/28 14:52:37

No, we don't. That is the series of event we skip.

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bob h. 2012/06/24 18:35:45

No ... i'm really good too!

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Of all the ambitions I've had in my life, both realized and failed; running in circles hasn't been one of them.

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Willie 2012/06/24 16:37:27

Undecided

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Watch the swimming, and you'll see white people dominating. Or cycling. Or the winter olympics. The prominent differences in the physical structure of the different races gives each one advantages that enabled them to survive in the environments where those differences evolved. Those differences provide advantages in some areas now that we have settled the globe more heterogeneously. I don't let it concern me. Wait another thousand years and race will have disappeared completely, as it is no longer necessary for survival.

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