I would just like to point out a few things here:
1. This is not justifying slavery
2. Im not saying black athletes dont have to work as hard
I was just thinking that a huge majority of successful track and field athletes are african american/african Caribbean. Ive seen a few discussions on this and I was wondering if you guys think there is a causal link between generations of selective breeding and the athletic ability of these athletes. Im not saying athletes from this background dont train as hard as white or Asian people but there is certainly a trend that supports these claims
I dont want this to turn into a race war or even worse people justifying slavery which was horrible
I dont know how much you agree with the opinions in the link although there is evidence to support this argument. Personally im sceptical but I thought it would be a good grown up discussion
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/fourth-place-medal/michael-johnson-says-slavery-descendants-run-faster-because-155858303--oly.html
1. This is not justifying slavery
2. Im not saying black athletes dont have to work as hard
I was just thinking that a huge majority of successful track and field athletes are african american/african Caribbean. Ive seen a few discussions on this and I was wondering if you guys think there is a causal link between generations of selective breeding and the athletic ability of these athletes. Im not saying athletes from this background dont train as hard as white or Asian people but there is certainly a trend that supports these claims
I dont want this to turn into a race war or even worse people justifying slavery which was horrible
I dont know how much you agree with the opinions in the link although there is evidence to support this argument. Personally im sceptical but I thought it would be a good grown up discussion
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/fourth-place-medal/michael-johnson-says-slavery-descendants-run-faster-because-155858303--oly.html