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Michael Johnson says it..."Superior athletic gene"
Posted on 7/5/12 at 10:53 am
Posted on 7/5/12 at 10:53 am
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Olympic legend Michael Johnson says a ‘superior athletic gene’ in the descendants of West African slaves means black American and Caribbean sprinters will command the sport at the London Games.
The Olympic gold medallist and BBC commentator said: ‘Over the last few years, athletes of Afro- Caribbean and Afro-American descent have dominated athletics finals. ‘It’s a fact that hasn’t been discussed openly before. It’s a taboo subject in the States but it is what it is. Why shouldn’t we discuss it?’
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During one voyage (to Jamaica) in 1732, a staggering 96 per cent of slaves lost their lives – 170 boarded the ship and only six got off.
Jamaican geneticist Dr Rachael Irving said: ‘There was not much oxygen on slave ships so they had to use whatever they had to survive.’ Dr Herb Elliott, doctor to the Jamaican Olympic team, added: ‘Only the most aggressive and fiercest slaves ended up in Jamaica.’
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He said: ‘All my life I believed I became an athlete through my own determination, but it’s impossible to think that being descended from slaves hasn’t left an imprint through the generations. ‘Difficult as it was to hear, slavery has benefited descendants like me – I believe there is a superior athletic gene in us.’
At least no one can accuse Michael Johnson of racism.
ETA: Source
This post was edited on 7/5/12 at 10:54 am
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Posted on 7/5/12 at 10:55 am to Keys Open Doors
ughmm... he's probably right FWIW
Posted on 7/5/12 at 10:56 am to Keys Open Doors
So blacks from England/Europe, South Africa, etc can't run fast. Maybe that explains why certain blacks can sprint and others are better at long distance running, like those boney,skinny, Ethiopians and people from Sudan, Kenya, etc.
Posted on 7/5/12 at 10:56 am to Elleshoe
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ughmm... he's probably right FWIW
Jimmy The Greek wants his job back
Posted on 7/5/12 at 10:56 am to Keys Open Doors
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‘It’s a fact that hasn’t been discussed openly before.
A few have tried, but the ones with the ‘superior athletic genes’ wouldnt allow it
Posted on 7/5/12 at 10:56 am to Elleshoe
it's true.
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it is what it is.
Posted on 7/5/12 at 10:57 am to Elleshoe
Can we also discuss the issue of superior caucasian and mongoloid intellect?
Posted on 7/5/12 at 10:58 am to Keys Open Doors
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At least no one can accuse Michael Johnson of racism.
Do you think that would be the case if Michael Phelps said that about swimming?
Posted on 7/5/12 at 10:59 am to Roaad
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Can we also discuss the issue of superior caucasian and mongoloid intellect?
I know some Africans that come over here are smart as frick. Just as smart as Asians. But I'm sure that has something to do with coming from wealthy families in Africa.
Posted on 7/5/12 at 11:00 am to SPEEDY
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A few have tried, but the ones with the ‘superior athletic genes’ wouldnt allow it
Which is why I am glad if anyone had to say it, it was Michael Johnson. On the surface, it makes intuitive sense.
Posted on 7/5/12 at 11:01 am to TigerintheNO
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Do you think that would be the case if Michael Phelps said that about swimming?
He's not talking about ALL blacks/negroids, certain ones from a certain part of Africa.
Posted on 7/5/12 at 11:01 am to unbeWEAVEable
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Jimmy The Greek wants his job back
Unfortunately he was a white Greek so he can't get away with it
Posted on 7/5/12 at 11:03 am to bayou2003
quote:There are some bad arse white athletes, too.
I know some Africans that come over here are smart as frick.
Exceptions to the rule
Posted on 7/5/12 at 11:03 am to Tiger1242
Why don't people start these threads about big fat slouchy black people? There are plenty.
This post was edited on 7/5/12 at 11:22 am
Posted on 7/5/12 at 11:06 am to Roaad
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Can we also discuss the issue of superior caucasian and mongoloid intellect?
Which you obviously do no possess.
Unless you're aware of a recent breeding program that allowed only the smartest caucasians to live and breed, your comparison makes zero sense.
Posted on 7/5/12 at 11:06 am to bayou2003
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Maybe that explains why certain blacks can sprint and others are better at long distance running, like those boney,skinny, Ethiopians and people from Sudan, Kenya, etc.
east and west africans have different physical superiorities
Posted on 7/5/12 at 11:08 am to HeadCoach
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Why do people start these threads about big fat slouchy black people? There are plenty.
To be fair those types were bred differently, slave masters didn't get the good slaves, got the left overs.
Posted on 7/5/12 at 11:08 am to Jumbeauxlaya
quote:I do know of one.
Unless you're aware of a recent breeding program that allowed only the smartest caucasians to live and breed, your comparison makes zero sense.
It is called basic human evolution.
quote:Awwww. Did I touch a nerve, son?
Which you obviously do no possess.
Posted on 7/5/12 at 11:11 am to SlowFlowPro
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east and west africans have different physical superiorities
I never really thought about that, no wonder why some are skinny and look like black skeletons and the others don't.
Posted on 7/5/12 at 11:11 am to Keys Open Doors
Saying that there is a genetic reason that people of West African descent tend to exhibit better athleticism due to fast twitch muscles isn't racism.
Certain groups in Eastern Africa are more predisposed to distance running due to their climate. That's not a racist statement.
Some people of Norse descent are better suited for powerlifting because of genetics. That's not a racist statement.
It becomes racist when you start injecting OTHER things into it, like when you attempt to assign behavior, intellect, or other psychological things to one's race.
Certain groups in Eastern Africa are more predisposed to distance running due to their climate. That's not a racist statement.
Some people of Norse descent are better suited for powerlifting because of genetics. That's not a racist statement.
It becomes racist when you start injecting OTHER things into it, like when you attempt to assign behavior, intellect, or other psychological things to one's race.
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