NY Times says running is “overwhelmingly white.”

Pointing out something stupid about what the NYT author wrote, is not the same as being offended or triggered. I could just as easily say that since you are saying conservative are triggered, this means you are triggered. Yours is an incoherent argument. It's the playground equivalent of saying, "I know you are but what am I."

As for saying "what about x, y, z minority group," this is to show the NYT author's faulty thinking. It has nothing to do with claiming victim status. It is a way to take the authors premise (that hobby jogging is not perfect because too many white people do it) and inserting other variables into that premise to show that it is a faulty premise. This is abstract rhetorical thinking that maybe you are not capable of. So I'm trying to clearly explain it to you. If/when you respond to me and don't address this argument, it will confirm to everyone capable of this level of abstract thinking, that these rhetorical concepts are beyond you.

Losing a grip wrote:

Doesn't mean it's racist or exclusionary. Silly stuff.

I agree. Democrats want to look for racism when there is none.

" 'I think Barack Obama has ignored the black community for eight years... We are seeing young black men getting gunned down at a horrific rate,' Green said, 'and he has shown no willingness to seriously address these issues.' "

None of you Democrats have replied to this yet. Are you too scared to criticize Obama?

SDSU Aztec wrote:

lighten up yourself wrote:

If you can't see what is so offensive then you may need to get out more or pull your head out of your poop chute.

Also, did you know the white middle class is the most oppressed segment of the population right now?

That would require some incredible flexibility. If I go outside, I'm going to see oppressed white people?

Again, show me some evidence that anyone, besides about 20 people on LR, gives a rat's about the column.

No, no oppressed white people anywhere. They're all extremely happy to be shafted, robbed, insulted, demeaned, lied to, and subverted for the past few decades.

You're one of the less unreasonable voices on this thread, I'll try to be patient.

The earlier poster was pointing out the false equivalence that many (evidently) white men make - the "what about the dominance of blacks in the NBA" etc type of "argument" - reveals White LRC to be overly sensitive or defensive about any recognition that we live in an unequal society. He wasn't talking about your type of criticism / opinion, but about the majority of pushback on here.

As for your personal point, a sport that is overwhelmingly white is evidence of underlying inequality - denial of access to resources & opportunities - which is a bad thing and has consequences for all of us.

Yes running is overwhelmingly white but they are not very

good at it.

Of course, X (speaking Japanese) is far from perfect when it's overwhelmingly done by Japanese people. I can't imagine anyone rationally disputing that - and have yet to hear anyone here do so.

sconehead wrote:

As for your personal point, a sport that is overwhelmingly white is evidence of underlying inequality - denial of access to resources & opportunities - which is a bad thing and has consequences for all of us.

This is complete garbage.

Poor minorities who receive welfare and food stamps can still afford to buy $200 Jordan sneakers and then get scholarships for NCAA teams. They also get affirmative action to help them.

Haile Gebreselassie grew up without shoes, and he had to run miles to school. He became a millionaire and a successful businessman.

You are a race-baiter troll.

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.

The population of the USA is also overwhelmingly white. Why would anyone need to manufacture reasons for them being more frequent jogger participants?

Sounds more like an argument looking for an opportunity

sillyman wrote:

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.

The population of the USA is also overwhelmingly white.

True. and certain tribes are trying hard to correct that problem.

Interesting thoughts. Some name calling. No registered users so far. Thank you.

This whole thread is as white as a fast-break layup.

assembled collective opinion wrote:

Hypocrites wrote:

In this thread: Letsrun loses its collective mind over the suggestion that there might be some racism in recreational distance running.

Also in this thread: Recreational distance runners spread literal Neo-Nazi propaganda.

The lack of self-awareness on this site never ceases to amaze me.

I always enjoy this tactic of bringing separate opinions voiced by different people together to declare the assembled collective opinion to be hypocritical. Basically your argument is that racism is an issue in running because internet trolls are a thing.

The point is that one of the premiere websites for discussing distance running is absolutely overrun with with alt-right trolls. The racism in the recreational distance running community is on full display in this very thread. In the same thread where people are claiming that distance running is a totally egalitarian, color-blind activity, there are members of the community saying that all black people on welfare have $200 Jordans. We have this thread that is full of racial dog whistles and, again, LITERAL NEO-NAZI PROPAGANDA, but apparently it's the NYT op-ed author who's the real bigot.

Hypocrites wrote:

assembled collective opinion wrote:

I always enjoy this tactic of bringing separate opinions voiced by different people together to declare the assembled collective opinion to be hypocritical. Basically your argument is that racism is an issue in running because internet trolls are a thing.

The point is that one of the premiere websites for discussing distance running is absolutely overrun with with alt-right trolls. The racism in the recreational distance running community is on full display in this very thread. In the same thread where people are claiming that distance running is a totally egalitarian, color-blind activity, there are members of the community saying that all black people on welfare have $200 Jordans. We have this thread that is full of racial dog whistles and, again, LITERAL NEO-NAZI PROPAGANDA, but apparently it's the NYT op-ed author who's the real bigot.

We aren't saying ALL the people on welfare can afford $200 Jordans, just the ones who sell drugs.

Oh, give me a break. You must be aware of the disagreement regarding the underlying assumptions made with your “abstract rhetorical thinking”. More specifically, Right wingers refuse to understand and accept the deep seated systemic racism in the USA that has excluded primarily black and Hispanic folks from having the same access to opportunity and capital that white folks have had. Thus, when those minority groups display what the right calls “victim mentality” they actually have a point based on historical, economic, and political facts. White folks—in gereral—do not have a valid point / argument in this regard.

Of course, most of us realize, that RWNJs and white nationalists reject these facts and thus use invalid comparisons via so-called “abstract rhetorical thinking”.

A more mainstream “light” version of your line of thinking is embodied in the Bush-ism “soft racism of low expectations “ which is just a more moderate way for the majority population to ignore the fact that the crimes and policies of the RECENT past are responsible for the vast majority of the inequities seen between white folks and non-white folks in the US.

In general, as stated above, conservatives reject these type of accurate historical fact based arguements / comparisons out of hand and instead try and argue that non-whites are simply “lazy”, “not taking responsibility for their actions”, or—most disgusting of all—that non-whites are somehow inferior to whites.

Wow, I read this thread before reading the article. After reading the article I'm left wondering what the heck all of you read, because surely it couldn't have been the same thing. A lot of extremely overblown indignation here.

Let's hear it for the left. Now we can all quit running just to show how not racist we are.

NYTime quote exemplifies the idiocy of today’s mentality of liberal soy boys who apologize for being white and having testicals.

“Anything with a white majority is surely racist.”

Iceland, the top secret headquarters of the grand dragon brown skin people haters.

Who cares what NYT says? At best they are blithering idiots, at worst execrable hate-mongers, and at any rate know less than nothing about running.

Persevere, my fellow runners, regardless of color.

The comment was innocuous and relatively minor point of the story. The reaction here is overdone. This kind of nonsense is what makes me appreciate the solitude of my runs.