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Originally Posted by Menoman
Why make it complicated?
Are blacks better atheletes than whites? On the whole...
With all that I've said, and the reiteration and additions you've made, I think you'll find the answer to be yes.
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I think you thinking much too locally and looking at one small area of sports. You are American, you watch American sports and there are a lot of black football and basketball players.
But look at the larger, worldwide sporting picture - soccer is the most popular sport on earth (by a mile) and the African nations have made great strides - but Italy won the last World Cup and I don't think there is a black guy on the team. Argentina just won the Under 20 World Cup - no blacks. Germany just won the Women's World Cup - no blacks. Shouldn't Nigeria be kicking everyone's butt if they are such superior athletes?
Rugby World Cup ongoing - England and South Africa are in the finals, two nations with large black populations. While both have black athletes, they are a distinct minority on the teams, even accounting for cultural bias (such as black athletes in England prefering to play soccer or run track than play rugby).
I think the only area we can absolutely say West African MALE blacks have a distinct upper hand (not mitigated by cultural biases - e.g., golf is a "white" sport or basketball is a "black" sport) is in areas of speed over short distances.
Other areas are tough to judge - triathlon has few elite black athletes; is it because blacks are abysmal swimmers or because poverty in the US and Africa precludes many athletes from participating in a sport where you need a $2,000 bike?