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**SergZHy67** · 07-12-2012, 12:54 AM

I agree black people dominate sprinting events.

But would Micheal Johnson's theory made sense in 1930 ?

NO

The original story was that blacks were inferior by body AND brains. In the 1936 Olympics Hitler was confident that his Aryan athletes would dominate the Black American sprinters. Thanks to Jessie Owens that did not happen.

So white people pretended that they had never believed that white people were physically superior to black people and that their ideas had not been embarrassingly refuted. They just figured that brains were more important so if black people were to be sold to the world as inferior, it would have to be based on us being genetically stupid.

When it comes to athletic ability you either have it or you don’t. You either can run the 100 meters under 10 seconds or you can't. Such areas of life are among the most meritocratic.

But in the workforce, this is far from the case. Old boy’s networks still skew opportunity to those with the best connections.

Will this person fit in with the company ?

Do they have enough experience ?

Will they be able to relate to the customer base ?

All of these evaluations are judgment calls, and, according to the evidence, the kind of judgment calls that are often susceptible to internalized biases.

Whether or not a person can run the 100 meters in 9.7 seconds is not nearly as subjective.

Secondly as for the denser bones theory so black people can't swim

You starting building swimming schools in Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, implementing top coaches, making swimming a way of life, the way it is in USA, Australia and Europe and soon we would dominate that too. But the reality is "If it don't pay, we don't play"

So black people don't really bother with minority sports like Swimming. We focus on the sports which pay.

Blacks are not athletically superior which you are clearly implying. The reason there is a high prevalence of black athletes is simply cultural, sports are valued highly while education is an afterthought for many blacks. So more blacks try their success in sports which results in a higher chance for professionals and record breakers.

Blacks have longer legs so they might be better runners and jumpers, while whites are clearly stronger (based on strongman competitions) and better swimmers.

When it comes to intelligence (in terms of IQ-testing) cultural values have little importance, as the individuals regardless of ethnicity who decide to take an IQ test tend to be educated.
And there is clearly a difference in IQ based on race, and in addition to this there is evidence of blacks having smaller brains in comparison to whites and asians.

So when you look at it objectively, its likely the reason for black peoples success in sports is cultural, while the reason for their lower IQ has a high probability to be genetical.

07-12-2012, 12:54 AM	#19
SergZHy67 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 457 Senior Member	I agree black people dominate sprinting events. But would Micheal Johnson's theory made sense in 1930 ? NO The original story was that blacks were inferior by body AND brains. In the 1936 Olympics Hitler was confident that his Aryan athletes would dominate the Black American sprinters. Thanks to Jessie Owens that did not happen. So white people pretended that they had never believed that white people were physically superior to black people and that their ideas had not been embarrassingly refuted. They just figured that brains were more important so if black people were to be sold to the world as inferior, it would have to be based on us being genetically stupid. When it comes to athletic ability you either have it or you don’t. You either can run the 100 meters under 10 seconds or you can't. Such areas of life are among the most meritocratic. But in the workforce, this is far from the case. Old boy’s networks still skew opportunity to those with the best connections. Will this person fit in with the company ? Do they have enough experience ? Will they be able to relate to the customer base ? All of these evaluations are judgment calls, and, according to the evidence, the kind of judgment calls that are often susceptible to internalized biases. Whether or not a person can run the 100 meters in 9.7 seconds is not nearly as subjective. Secondly as for the denser bones theory so black people can't swim You starting building swimming schools in Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, implementing top coaches, making swimming a way of life, the way it is in USA, Australia and Europe and soon we would dominate that too. But the reality is "If it don't pay, we don't play" So black people don't really bother with minority sports like Swimming. We focus on the sports which pay. Blacks are not athletically superior which you are clearly implying. The reason there is a high prevalence of black athletes is simply cultural, sports are valued highly while education is an afterthought for many blacks. So more blacks try their success in sports which results in a higher chance for professionals and record breakers. Blacks have longer legs so they might be better runners and jumpers, while whites are clearly stronger (based on strongman competitions) and better swimmers. When it comes to intelligence (in terms of IQ-testing) cultural values have little importance, as the individuals regardless of ethnicity who decide to take an IQ test tend to be educated. And there is clearly a difference in IQ based on race, and in addition to this there is evidence of blacks having smaller brains in comparison to whites and asians. So when you look at it objectively, its likely the reason for black peoples success in sports is cultural, while the reason for their lower IQ has a high probability to be genetical.
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