DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate - View Single Post - Michael Johnson: Slave descendants have 'superior athletic gene'

**avaissema** · 07-12-2012, 06:09 AM

The European record holder in the 100 m is dash is Francis Obikwelu, who competes for Portugal, but is from Nigeria.

Many West Africans already have the genetics to have the tools to be world class sprinters. I doubt slavery and whatever selective process occurred assisted in developing that.

Right. I don't think slavery had very much to do with it. Nevertheless, Michael Johnson is still technically correct, since the "descendants of slaves" are, of course, descendants of Africans. But it's the Africanness not the slavery that is the reason.

Two points I want to add:

(1) More athletic on average, not that every single black is more athletic than every single non-black.

(2) "Athletic" only in respect to some sports/body movements, not all of them. Blacks are notoriously poor swimmers, for example.

07-12-2012, 06:09 AM	#20
avaissema Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 466 Senior Member	The European record holder in the 100 m is dash is Francis Obikwelu, who competes for Portugal, but is from Nigeria. Many West Africans already have the genetics to have the tools to be world class sprinters. I doubt slavery and whatever selective process occurred assisted in developing that. Right. I don't think slavery had very much to do with it. Nevertheless, Michael Johnson is still technically correct, since the "descendants of slaves" are, of course, descendants of Africans. But it's the Africanness not the slavery that is the reason. Two points I want to add: (1) More athletic on average, not that every single black is more athletic than every single non-black. (2) "Athletic" only in respect to some sports/body movements, not all of them. Blacks are notoriously poor swimmers, for example.
	Quote