Racism

[Spur_Fanatic]

Only genetic mutant Shrek looking mother ers like Michael Phelps are good at swimming on a highly compe ive level. There are plenty of black people who are good at tennis though.

Of course there are!

[ohmwrecker]

Arthur Ashe, the Williams sisters, that ugly kid from the Bulls dad…I could go on, but I hate tennis.

[Spur_Fanatic]

You could go on? I though of those too, and maybe a pair more. But that's it.
But I'm sure there are many black people in swimming and tennis, sure.

You know, we could stop this now. Let's be realistic. I've seen more asians in swimming and tennis than black people. You are completely right, of course, in basketball. You already answered the question I presented to you, thank you for being honest about it. Since that last post I've just dragged the issue on.

[Fpoonsie]

It's ed up. 7 or 8 years ago, we went to see my stepson in an elementary school musical in East Texas and one of the songs they did was "jump down turn around pick a bale of cotton." All feigned racism aside, we were shocked.

Several years back, I was workin' at a dept store and a coworker of mine, this black chick, was helping this old, white lady. The coworker successfully found what this old lady was looking for, and appreciative, the ol' lady exclaimed, "Well, bless your cotton-pickin' heart." Initially, I thought nothing of it -- my grandma had said things like that to me for as long as I could remember -- but my coworker just stared at the lady as she walked away, head ed to the side and a look of shock on her face. After a few minutes, it registered...and I couldn't stop laughing.

[ohmwrecker]

Why swim when you are better at basketball and it pays so much more? The only $$ in swimming is in endorsements and you have to win 11 gold medals to get that tap to run
I can't think of any Asian tennis players or swimmers, btw.

[ohmwrecker]

Most people can swim well enough to not die I imagine.