Michael Johnson: Slave descendants have 'superior athletic gene'

[bbgun]

Welcome to another edition of "It's only racist when white people say it."

 

[marionbarberthe4th]

I never even understood that.

If you're retarded like jeebus you think that they just want it more.

If you have eyes you see that black kids are just predispositioned to just have almost accidental muscle.

I actually read that it was they have the best center of gravity, like their body weight is symetrical

 

[Iamtdg]

There are some genetics to it, no doubt. They also were obviously "used" at one point to be workhorses. (no racist, just fact) But, some sports fit their natural skill sets perfectly. It's just the way it is. Being slaves certainly didn't hurt as they were worked hard daily for years.

That said, I don't think after this many years the actual labor make them better at sports. I think it's more genetics than breeding.

But, then again, it's one of those things that can't be proven, so it's another cyclical argument.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Even before slavery blacks were noted for things such as their ability to work well in the heat etc.

 

[Iamtdg]

Even before slavery blacks were noted for things such as their ability to work well in the heat etc.

Lots of them were slaves long before they came over on this side of the pond.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Black.

 

[overused]

http://msn.foxsports.com/video/Olympics?vid=47f0e2ac-a159-4c94-82f1-eb563dc0aa39

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

It's not hard to figure out. After the 1791 Haitian slave rebellion and subsequent defeat of Napoleonic forces did two things. It emboldened US slaves and scared the shit out of slave owners. There were several US rebellions in the early 19th century. The planters solution was to cull anyone they viewed as a threat. Any slave with a semblance of aggressiveness, intelligence, or leadership qualities was killed outright.

At this same time between Mendel and particular segments of British and US society the eugenics movement was born. Shaw's White Man's Burden and the like.

Anthropology was not always the racially tolerant study that it is today. Many planters began mating slaves that exhibited the traits that they desired: strength stamina etc. People like pointing out the atrocities of the Nazis but seldom is there the introspection of what went on in the American South for the better part of a century. When you hear about southern states trying to implement policies that tie reproductive rights to social services I worry about history repeating itself.

Anyway, when Johnson makes these comments it definitely has merit.

 

[Midswat]

Here though is a different story. Here, Middie draws the line at editing posts, not deleting them all together, shutting the thread down and banning the offending member.

You talking shit, Hoof?

 

[bbgun]

 

[Midswat]

I'm not clicking that "I understand" thing

 

[Rynie]

Welcome to another edition of "It's only racist when white people say it."

This is what drives me absolutely crazy. I got into it with a black chick I know who's on that "Erica badu I hate white people tip" for posting some racist ass shit against white people. It pisses me off. She's 33. She's never experienced true racism.