"That is not to say that running is perfect. At the recreational level, it’s still overwhelmingly white."
Why is being overwhelmingly white an imperfection? I could understand this argument if this was a result of discrimination of some kind, but discrimination really isn't a possible cause of running being "overwhelmingly white." Literally anyone can walk out their front door and go for a run. That some people choose to run while others do not is just a matter of preference, and is not inherently good or bad.
The NYT is a racist anti-white newspaper.
There's no reason for this sort of view to be surprising.
How dare they assume my racial identity. I might've been born white, but deep inside I'm black.
just a matter of preference wrote:
"That is not to say that running is perfect. At the recreational level, it’s still overwhelmingly white."
Why is being overwhelmingly white an imperfection? I could understand this argument if this was a result of discrimination of some kind, but discrimination really isn't a possible cause of running being "overwhelmingly white." Literally anyone can walk out their front door and go for a run. That some people choose to run while others do not is just a matter of preference, and is not inherently good or bad.
Maybe I should stop running. Then running would be a little “ less white.”
Same data, different phrasing:
Minorities participate in a rate below their populational representation.
It's fascinating the author interprets the overwhelming whiteness of recreational running and in imperfection.
By the same reasoning is the overwhelmingly black NFL and NBA imperfect? Or is it just whiteness that makes running imperfect?
Why do these SJWs think everything has to break down exactly according to national population demographics? Every variance is automatically attributed to systematic oppression.
Because EPO doesn't work on blacks (Kenyans).
Who is stopping anybody from recreational running or jogging?
Trans black wrote:
How dare they assume my racial identity. I might've been born white, but deep inside I'm black.
+1
Me too.
This author is a f*cking idiot.
The author probably meant most white runners are clean.
My thought is that the author needs to learn to spell 'overwhelmingly."
grammarly wrote:
My thought is that the author needs to learn to spell 'overwhelmingly."
Sorry, that wasn’t the author’s blunder. That was my bad.
Dont get all defensive, think rationally.
To be a recreational runner, you need free time, money, access to good food and health care.
It just so happens that whites, in larger numbers than other races, meet all of the above. Note that poor whites dont jog.
And you can literally go continent by continent to know this is true. The vast majority of mankind, barely earns a living and expends almost all their time and energy on their job.
Enjoy your ability to recreate.
Seriously mate? wrote:
This author is a f*cking idiot.
+1 fake news.
Next they might note that basketball is overwhelmingly black. Oh, wait, that racist.
Tommy2Nuttz wrote:
Dont get all defensive, think rationally.
To be a recreational runner, you need free time, money, access to good food and health care.
I'm a broke med student living on $12K/yr in student loans. I have good healthcare, but not so much free time or money. I guess I have about the same access to good food that anyone in my financial situation would have. Are you saying that I need to quit running?
Tommy2Nuttz wrote:
Dont get all defensive, think rationally.
To be a recreational runner, you need free time, money, access to good food and health care.
It just so happens that whites, in larger numbers than other races, meet all of the above. Note that poor whites dont jog.
And you can literally go continent by continent to know this is true. The vast majority of mankind, barely earns a living and expends almost all their time and energy on their job.
Enjoy your ability to recreate.
And yet everybody in the projects owns $150 Air Jordans and plays basketball.
They just aren't privileged enough to run as a hobby.
Is that right, rabbi?
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And yet everybody in the projects owns $150 Air Jordans and plays basketball.
They just aren't privileged enough to run as a hobby.
Is that right, rabbi?
You didn't vote for Trump by any chance, did you?
Tommy2Nuttz wrote:
Dont get all defensive, think rationally.
To be a recreational runner, you need free time, money, access to good food and health care.
It just so happens that whites, in larger numbers than other races, meet all of the above. Note that poor whites dont jog.
And you can literally go continent by continent to know this is true. The vast majority of mankind, barely earns a living and expends almost all their time and energy on their job.
Enjoy your ability to recreate.
You are saying that lack of diversity in running is a symptom of broader socioeconomic issues. This is fair enough, but this is NOT the point the author was making.
The author's claim is that lack of diversity in running is a result of the sport itself being imperfect, not that it is a symptom of broader issues.