Stop saying that UK sprinting sensation Adam Gemili isn't white. He's white.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-2154090/London-Olympics-2012-Adam-Gemili-amazed-sprint-time.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/athletics/9311438/London-2012-Olympics-sprint-prodigy-Adam-Gemili-tempted-to-take-on-Games.html

Well, he ain't no brotha, that's for DAMN sure.

Shit, why not, I'll call him white.

He's as white as George Zimmerman.

Ben Wrong wrote:

Moroccan and Iranian descent but he's clearly white.

Zinedine Zidane's father, for example, was Algerian...but he's white.

The subsaharian heritage isn't an impediment to call him "white".

Just wondering, are you sure you know where "Saharia" is?

This boy isn't white, he isn't black. There is a spectrum of brown colors to choose from.

let's stop using pigmentation to describe people shall we? he's of Caucasian descent. 100%. Caucasians come in all shapes and sizes and gasp even colors. Like Africans. Ever seen a Kenyan in 100 meter final?

Hell, a blonde guy from Kenya just won the CG 5000, so anything goes nowadays.

Weird how Gemili's race is an issue to Anericans but not to Brits. Says something about the two countries respective maturities when it comes to dealing with issues about race.

Ben Wrong wrote:

Moroccan and Iranian descent but he's clearly white.

So he will be the next sub-10 and white.

Great, thanks for clearing that up. Who else should I call white? could you post a list or something to help me out? Also, please post lists of those who are 'clearly black' and maybe some guidance on those I should call brown? Thanks!

le veritable wrote:

Weird how Gemili's race is an issue to Anericans but not to Brits. Says something about the two countries respective maturities when it comes to dealing with issues about race.

Race is important in the US because being of the right race gives you many advantages/entitlements. Of course this is racism. If Gemili were American he would be considered black if he was a good guy and white if he was a bad guy.

Race is not important in American sprinting. Some of the biggest fans of Wariner when he was on top were black and some of the biggest fans of Allyson Felix are white.

Race only matters to whiny little distance runners who think they are entitled and don't want to work very hard. At the World Juniors thus far, USA has won 17 medals, including ONE by a distance runners. There are reasons for that.

If he had one parent who was north african and another who was white, he's biracial. If you people can't realise that, you're truly stupid. WTF should it matter anyways?

Who R U wrote:

let's stop using pigmentation to describe people shall we? he's of Caucasian descent. 100%. Caucasians come in all shapes and sizes and gasp even colors. Like Africans. Ever seen a Kenyan in 100 meter final?

I know what you mean but in Kenyan events, we only have Kenyans in the finals.

I am just saying.

Deep-fried Quadriceps wrote:

Hell, a blonde guy from Kenya just won the CG 5000, so anything goes nowadays.

Lol!

I am at an Indian restaurant and I am laughing.

Seriously!

That is funny!

Ben Wrong wrote:

Moroccan and Iranian descent but he's clearly white.

Zinedine Zidane's father, for example, was Algerian...but he's white.

The subsaharian heritage isn't an impediment to call him "white".

So he will be the next sub-10 and white.

Just to reiterate, BOTH of Zinedine Zidane's parents are Algerian Berbers and yes, they would be considered white in America. As a matter of fact, most North African and Levantine Arabs would be considered caucasian in the US. Steve Jobs is one example.

Most pointless post on a site of many pointless posts. Does it, really, matter?

Ben Wrong wrote:

Moroccan and Iranian descent but he's clearly white.

Zinedine Zidane's father, for example, was Algerian...but he's white.

The subsaharian heritage isn't an impediment to call him "white".

So he will be the next sub-10 and white.

Who cares?

I doubt the Brits could care less. Btw, race is an extremely difficult thing to classify especially if you are going by skin tone.

Brodeltus wrote:

If he had one parent who was north african and another who was white, he's biracial. If you people can't realise that, you're truly stupid. WTF should it matter anyways?

Nope. Moroccans of Berber descent are Caucasian.

Morroccans, Southern Italians, Algerians, Spanish, Portuguese, Libyans, Egyptians, Lebanese, Palestinians, Jordanians, Yemenese, and Adam Gemili, are biologically half-African and half-White, and are called Semitics or Mediterraneans.