How quickly we have forgotten Amanda Hugginkiss and Anita Bath.
How quickly we have forgotten Amanda Hugginkiss and Anita Bath.
Why do white Americans degrade themselves making hype out of athletes who haven’t achieved anything on the international stage? I like seeing white sprinters too but let’s be honest he’s not a medal contender and there are younger men beating him. Why make these meaningless comparisons and hype? If there’s going to be a dominant white sprinter then let it come organically and naturally through clear victories.
Ruxton Towers XC wrote:
And remember Dafne Schippers? She was among the medalist every time she raced... Her time at the top was only like 4-8 years ago, if I remember correctly. This is not totally new in women's sprinting.
It is not racist to get excited to see "underdogs" racing in non-traditional events. Remember the Jamaican 5000m star, Kemoy Campbell? He was awesome and yes, unexpected. It is normal and okay to get excited when uncommon things happen in sport (Lin-sanity? Tiger? The Williams Sisters? Steve Nash as MVP! We love that stuff!)
Wait, what is weird about Steve Nash as MVP, is it because he’s Canadian? You realize a white guy is about to become the first back-to-back-to-back NBA MVP since Larry Bird (also white), and the guy who won it the year after Nash’s second one was white as well? I get your point but Steve Nash is a strange example, he wasn’t ever considered the best player in the league (he wasn’t even the best white player when he won his MVPs) whereas right now two of the three best players are white and the other is also European.
And with her usual lousy start. if she ever gets an average start she might really pop some times
As someone that knows Mia quite well, I can tell you she is disappointed by conversations that focus on her skin color rather than her results, how hard she works to acheive them, what she is doing right, or even where she needs to improve (yes, she is working hard on her start). I am guessing non-white athletes feel the same way.
I would encourage anyone celebrating someone's success due to their race to ask yourself why, and what that says about you.
TimberC wrote:
As someone that knows Mia quite well, I can tell you she is disappointed by conversations that focus on her skin color rather than her results, how hard she works to acheive them, what she is doing right, or even where she needs to improve (yes, she is working hard on her start). I am guessing non-white athletes feel the same way.
I would encourage anyone celebrating someone's success due to their race to ask yourself why, and what that says about you.
I think diversity in sports is a good thing, and that includes white sprinters.
Just like it was made a big deal that Obama was black. Regardless of his politics, he showed that a black male can ascend to the highest office in this country.
Mia shows other girls that look like her that they can achieve great things in track events that they might not think possible.
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