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re: Olympics' swim cap ban is racist, sets back swimmers of color
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:38 am to LSUWoodworker
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:38 am to LSUWoodworker
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Soul Cap
works better when used with Soul Glo quote:
African American
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as they swim
I'm not watching the Olympics anyway so frick 'em
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Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:39 am to The Spleen
define need.
are african americans unable to swim without these special swim caps? Does swimming without this swim cap out them at any type of competitive disadvantage? Or rather yet, is it just a political statement?
are african americans unable to swim without these special swim caps? Does swimming without this swim cap out them at any type of competitive disadvantage? Or rather yet, is it just a political statement?
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:39 am to 777Tiger
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s every fricking thing racist anymore?
Yes, which means not very much actually is thankfully.
And this seems stupid on the surface. Let them wear that cap and slow themselves down, and the problem will take care of itself IMO. I'm not sure why a swimmer, whose main focus should be less resistance in the water, would want to wear that anyway (or not have short hair for competitions). Doesn't make much sense, but then again not much else does with the "everything is racist" crowd.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:39 am to 777Tiger
Yes- swimmers undergo rigorous training just to compete for a spot on the Olympic team, just to go make a statement. frick those medals.
Seems legit.
Seems legit.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:40 am to LSUWoodworker
So wear a normal cap? I don't know why this is even a thing.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:41 am to LouisianaLady
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That said, how many Olympic swimmers even have this issue?
…. Probably just 1 or possibly none. But that’s just shooting from the hip.
Such foolishness.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:41 am to Klark Kent
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are african americans unable to swim without these special swim caps?
Are white people unable to swim without swim caps they've been wearing for decades?
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Does swimming without this swim cap out them at any type of competitive disadvantage?
Of course it does.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:42 am to Areddishfish
Because a normal one more than likely doesn’t hold their hair in as well.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:43 am to CocomoLSU
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Yes, which means not very much actually is thankfully.
And this seems stupid on the surface. Let them wear that cap and slow themselves down, and the problem will take care of itself IMO. I'm not sure why a swimmer, whose main focus should be less resistance in the water, would want to wear that anyway (or not have short hair for competitions). Doesn't make much sense, but then again not much else does with the "everything is racist" crowd.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:43 am to The Spleen
i believe muh science. link me
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:44 am to shaquilleoatmeal
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swimmers undergo rigorous training just to compete for a spot on the Olympic team, just to go make a statement. frick those medals.
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Seems legit.
see the thread about the hammer throwing sister, baw
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:45 am to LouisianaLady
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how many Olympic swimmers even have this issue?
I wonder the same. I’d imagine if you’re competing at the Olympic level you would do anything to shave seconds off your time, including cutting your hair to reduce drag. It’s not racist, it’s physics.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:46 am to shaquilleoatmeal
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Yes- swimmers undergo rigorous training just to compete for a spot on the Olympic team, just to go make a statement. frick those medals. Seems legit.
this has to be one of the most disingenuous and ignorant statements i’ve seen on the OT in a while
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:49 am to Klark Kent
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country people regardless
of race have never ever swam in a creek, river, or lake. nope, just african americans.
No kidding.
I'd bet the vast majority of my time in the water was in bayous with alligators, public beaches and lakes. Only went to pools once in a great while.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:49 am to The Spleen
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Guessing the people that implemented this ban didn't take the time to understand the need for these caps for black swimmers.
I had to go research this a bit because this was the first I'd heard of it.
Thing is, this isn't a "need" for black female swimmers. It's a "need" for any swimmer that feels the need to have giant amounts of hair that can not be fit into a traditional sized cap that fits a human head. If some white woman decided to be an Olympic swimmer and also have giant dreads, or tons of Crystal Gale long arse hair, she too would find it difficult to fit it all into a regular sized cap.
Men solve that problem by either shaving their heads or by keeping their hairstyles short enough so that they can easily slap a cap on.
Women solve it by keeping their hair styles short enough to do this as well...because they care about being good in their sport. And also...
Somehow she managed.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:51 am to LSUWoodworker
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Therefore, if African Americans did not have access to safe swimming environments, many times they would swim in rivers, lakes and creeks.
It's just the opposite where I live. Black people flock to the public pools and the hillbillies go out to the creeks and ponds.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:54 am to LSUWoodworker
Took one of his classes when I was at LSU. He isn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:54 am to LSUWoodworker
quote:None of my friends had pools growing up. Some people have really goofy beliefs about white people in general.
Therefore, if African Americans did not have access to safe swimming environments, many times they would swim in rivers, lakes and creeks.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:54 am to Box Geauxrilla
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It’s not racist, it’s physics.
Physics is based off of math, and as we all know math is racist and a creation of the white man.
Therefore physics is in fact racist.
This post was edited on 7/6/21 at 11:55 am
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:55 am to The Third Leg
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this cap would be a competitive hinderance compared to a standard cap.
that's what I was wondering, in a sport where a tenth of second means so much, why wear it?
in these races the people in them, don't even know who won
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