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Appalling lack of diversity on someUS olympic teams

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AtlantaAdonis said:
Swimming

Rowing

Shooting

Women's Soccer

Water Polo

Why are we still fielding all-white teams in 2016?
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Well, first of all, there's pretty clearly a black woman on the women's soccer team.

Second, whites are about 77% of the population (including hispanics), so why the hell do you expect diversity in every olympic team ??

Third, race is more of a cultural construct, and different cultures value different sports more or less than one another.
 
Absentglare said:
No, the OP is making an observation, you brought your anti-progressive strawman as your personal carry-on baggage.
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Look at his lean. It says "progressive".
 
TheGoverness said:
**** picking athletes by their talents! Let's do it by race instead!
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Everyone should get a gold medal too. It sends a poor message if these athletes have to endure the emotional stress of competition.
 
AtlantaAdonis said:
Swimming
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Rowing
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Shooting
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Women's Soccer
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Water Polo
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Why are we still fielding all-white teams in 2016?
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If they are the best... but you should take a look at the basketball and track teams before you rush to judgement
 
Bodhisattva said:
I love womens soccer. The USA has the hottest team.
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Yea but its all women, there should be some men on the team or some transtesticles, ill bet they don't even have a transgender bathroom.
 
"Appalling lack of diversity on some US olympic teams"

So it is more important to send a racially balanced team rather than a team with the best athletes? What a racist concept!
 
fmw said:
"Appalling lack of diversity on some US olympic teams"

So it is more important to send a racially balanced team rather than a team with the best athletes? What a racist concept!
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Progressives are racist.
 
Cephus said:
Look at his lean. It says "progressive".
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It only says "progressive" because more accurate options(that I cannot list without incurring infraction) were not available.;)
 
I'm appalled. Let's move on to the next abomination.
 
Cephus said:
Look at his lean. It says "progressive".
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So what? That certainly doesn't mean that progressives share his "mindset."

If you post something stupid, does that mean the "slightly conservative" mindset is all messed up?
 
AtlantaAdonis said:
Swimming
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Rowing
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Shooting
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Women's Soccer
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Water Polo
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Why are we still fielding all-white teams in 2016?
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well, in order to make the olympic team, first you have to "compete" in that event

sorry, but some sports just arent considered "cool" but all cultures

just as there are very few black players in the NHL....the majority of black men and women dont swim competitively

They also dont dive, dont shoot air pistol, dont do equestrian....and so many other events

And to make the olympics means you are one of the absolute best from your country.....hard to get that way, when you dont compete

I think it was Jimmy the Greek who got in trouble for pointing out the racial differences between whites and blacks, and the competitive advantage one has over the other in certain events

Blacks dominate in certain sports....basketball, football, track

Whites dominate in almost anything dealing with water from surfing, to polo, and swimming

Culture? Race? Availability of the sport?

I think a lot of factors play into it....

But the olympics is about sending the best....

We sent 524 athletes to Rio.....care to guess how many arent white?
 
fmw said:
"Appalling lack of diversity on some US olympic teams"

So it is more important to send a racially balanced team rather than a team with the best athletes? What a racist concept!
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What do you mean? It's the least we can do for 'em.
 
Whites make up 63% of the population. Blacks 13%. Going through the pictures:

1. Swimming: Probability of 4 white team members out of 4= (0.63)^4 = 15.8%
2. Shooting: Probabilty of 3 white team members out of 3=(0.63)^3 = 39.7%
3. Basketball: Probability of 12 black team members out of 12 = (0.13)^12 = 0.0000000023298085122481%
So, if there's compelling evidence for racism, it's in the composition of the Basketball team since the probability of an all black distribution is minuscule, roughly 1 in 40 billion, while the other distributions are roughly 1 in six and better than 1 in three respectively.
 
Hell, an event that invites 11,000 athletes from around the world and we're bitching about "diversity"?
 
AtlantaAdonis said:
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Why didn't you show this team picture?
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This one also meets your claim of lack of diversity, but doesn't meet you "white" bashing theme - could that be why you didn't show it?

Be that as it may, the reason that anyone is on an Olympic team has to do with talent, capability, skill, and ability in a singular sport. Nowhere at all does race come into the equation, except maybe for those that are looking for something to be enraged about.
 
The Looney Left has a major problem in the fact the unlike in some other places in the world many Americans stick with the old timey belief that the person best able to do the job should get the job. We still believe many of us that merit is the most important thing. In places like Canada they are more interested in getting team pictures with the "right" genetic components to suit their appetites of the day.
 
Shame on Team USA for sending athletes based on their qualifications! That won't get them Gold medals! Having some sort of race quota will!

AtlantaAdonis must be filling in for the now perma-banned Ganapathy in the race-baiting threads department.
 
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