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re: Olympics' swim cap ban is racist, sets back swimmers of color
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:28 am to LSUWoodworker
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:28 am to LSUWoodworker
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African Americans did not have access to safe swimming environments, many times they would swim in rivers, lakes and creeks. These unsafe conditions caused many young people of color to drown.
is every fricking thing racist anymore?
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Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:29 am to 777Tiger
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is every fricking thing racist
Yes.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 11:35 am to 777Tiger
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is every fricking thing racist anymore?
Pool water is racist!!
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 11:56 am to 777Tiger
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African Americans did not have access to safe swimming environments, many times they would swim in rivers, lakes and creeks. These unsafe conditions caused many young people of color to drown.
What about the countless white kids that grew up swimming in the same creeks and lakes and ponds?
Posted on 7/6/21 at 12:03 pm to 777Tiger
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is every fricking thing racist anymore?
A lot is simply classist - and I don’t think anyone would argue that poor people do not have a rough go with just about any health/wellness or happiness metric.
But to only discuss class differentiation topics as race differentiation is sure to be rocky.
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