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Did they ever say what Rahem Alem died of?
Posted on 8/14/24 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 8/14/24 at 12:52 pm
That one still shocked me. Only 36 years old.
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Posted on 8/14/24 at 12:53 pm to UnclePat76
Young and Black. My guess is enlarged heart. That is the main killer of young black athletes.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 1:15 pm to Kracka
quote:Im middle-aged, white and have a bad heart
Young and Black. My guess is an enlarged heart. That is the main killer of young black athletes.
The point is that it is kind of weird, general, and stupid to just throw it out there.
This post was edited on 8/14/24 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 8/14/24 at 1:19 pm to Kracka
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Kracka
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Young and Black. My guess is enlarged heart
Hmmm
Posted on 8/14/24 at 1:20 pm to 225Tyga
quote:I didnt see that, Good catch
Hmmm
Posted on 8/14/24 at 1:53 pm to Sleepy_Tiger
quote:no it isn't, since it's well known that black men have a much higher risk of heart disease compared to white men, and heart disease is the no. 1 killer of black men.
Im middle-aged, white and have a bad heart
The point is that it is kind of weird, general, and stupid to just throw it out there.
It's not "weird" or "stupid" to point it out - it's factual.
This post was edited on 8/14/24 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 8/14/24 at 2:45 pm to atltiger6487
quote:While it's true that black men are 30% more likely to die from heart disease than white men, and it's also true that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of black males, Kracka said:quote:no it isn't, since it's well known that black men have a much higher risk of heart disease compared to white men, and heart disease is the no. 1 killer of black men.quote:Im middle-aged, white and have a bad heart
Young and Black. My guess is enlarged heart. That is the main killer of young black athletes.
The point is that it is kind of weird, general, and stupid to just throw it out there.
It's not "weird" or "stupid" to point it out - it's factual.
quote:An enlarged heart is NOT the main killer of young black athletes. Not even close.
Young and Black. My guess is enlarged heart. That is the main killer of young black athletes.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 3:08 pm to Salviati
quote:you're being too picky. I took the poster's main point to be that it was probably a heart issue, which statistically is most likely.
An enlarged heart is NOT the main killer of young black athletes. Not even close.
If you want to quibble about the specific type of heart problem, go right ahead.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 3:56 pm to atltiger6487
Almost every time you see an black athlete die, its going to be something heart related. More often than not, it's an enlarged heart. I really don't get the outrage about what I pointed out.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 3:58 pm to Kracka
WTF does race have to do with that?
Posted on 8/14/24 at 4:02 pm to TDsngumbo
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WTF does race have to do with that?
There are some deseases more prevalent in some races over others. That's just a fact.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 4:21 pm to TDsngumbo
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WTF does race have to do with that?
Stats aren’t racist you dumb frick but here you are race baiting
Posted on 8/14/24 at 4:33 pm to atltiger6487
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you're being too picky. I took the poster's main point to be that it was probably a heart issue, which statistically is most likely.
If you want to quibble about the specific type of heart problem, go right ahead.
Uhh, that's important. There are tons of different types of heart issues and to just give a blanket statement that if a black guy dies of heart problems, it's probably because he was black is just as ignorant as saying that enlarged heart problems are more prevalent in black guys. Which would be wrong, by the way.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 4:34 pm to Howyouluhdat
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Stats aren’t racist you dumb frick but here you are race baiting
Post a stat that shows me enlarged hearts are statistically more likely to be found in black men, you fricking asshat.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 4:36 pm to UnclePat76
Prob due to a certain shot that everyone was basically forced to take.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 4:46 pm to TDsngumbo
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Post a stat that shows me enlarged hearts are statistically more likely to be found in black men, you fricking asshat.
You know what he meant. Shut the hell up
Posted on 8/14/24 at 4:47 pm to Howyouluhdat
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You know what he meant.
I do know what he meant because he specifically mentioned "enlarged heart". That would be hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and there is no information to point to that being more prevalent in black men as opposed to white men or any other demographic.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 4:49 pm to atltiger6487
quote:Don't reduce my post to mere quibbling.
you're being too picky. I took the poster's main point to be that it was probably a heart issue, which statistically is most likely.
If you want to quibble about the specific type of heart problem, go right ahead.
I acknowledged that black men are 30% more likely to die from heart disease than white men.
I acknowledged that it's also true that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of black males.
I'm going to repeat what I said in my first post, which you apparently did not read in full. I'll put my acknowledgments in bold and italics so maybe you will read it this time:
quote:It may have been heart disease, but there are many kinds of heart disease. Kracka pointed to an "enlarged heart" as the main killer of young black men. It's not.
While it's true that black men are 30% more likely to die from heart disease than white men, and it's also true that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of black males, Kracka said:quote:An enlarged heart is NOT the main killer of young black athletes. Not even close.
Young and Black. My guess is enlarged heart. That is the main killer of young black athletes.
That's not quibbling.
Those are facts.
Posted on 8/14/24 at 4:59 pm to Salviati
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for white males, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Heart disease is a general term that includes many specific heart conditions, such as coronary artery disease (CAD), which can lead to heart attacks.
So how do we square this? Apparently this is true for all males.
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