Is this racist?

Guile said:
So, if someone points out that the 100 metre sprint is dominated by Black athletes and that they are superior at sprinting, is that racist?
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But on the flip-side, look at the fuss when someone says that black people are not suitable at swimming, but both statements are as true as each other
 
Number_25 said:
"Barack Obama was helped by a large proportion of the african-american population voting for him - purely on the basis of being black."

I said it's on the edge of racism - wondering if anyone can clear it up for me.
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The statement isn't racist. The statement is essentially making an accusation of racial discrimination though.
 
Guile said:
So, if someone points out that the 100 metre sprint is dominated by Black athletes and that they are superior at sprinting, is that racist?
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Actually its dominated by people with West African ancestry as they've got more fast twitch muscle fibers... people with that ancestry also happen to be black but not all black people necessarily have that trait. People from east Africa make good long distance runners....

Though I do agree with your point to some extent... there are certainly inherited genetic differences between groups of people from different areas of the world and pretending these don't exist is silly. Though there is also a lot of variation within the arbitrary groups we define as being races such as 'black' etc...

Generally it seems to be acceptable socially to point out any observed racial differences if they're pointed out positively (even if this then implies that others are inferior)...
 
Number_25 said:
"Barack Obama was helped by a large proportion of the african-american population voting for him - purely on the basis of being black."

I said it's on the edge of racism - wondering if anyone can clear it up for me.
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Too bad African-Americans don't realise he is white on the inside. :rolleyes:
 
robgmun said:
But on the flip-side, look at the fuss when someone says that black people are not suitable at swimming, but both statements are as true as each other
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They're slightly different. "Black people win the majority of sprint races" is a pure statement of fact, without any notion of superiority or inferiority. "Black people are worse at swimming", while grounded in exactly the same facts, adds an element of opinion which could make people perceive it as racist.
 
It is not a racist statement but I thought Obama actually did better with the Latino vote than the Black vote.

I'm probably mistaken but I recall it from deep inside my troubled mind.
 
Not racist at all. I wouldn't expect anything less. As said above. people vote for who they identify with. Black population still have a tough ride so regardless of some of his policies im sure they thought he would help them out and things would be better for them. He did great with the latino vote as well. They were the swing vote were they not ?
 
Number_25 said:
"Barack Obama was helped by a large proportion of the african-american population voting for him - purely on the basis of being black."

I said it's on the edge of racism - wondering if anyone can clear it up for me.
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Of course a lot of people will have voted for him because he was black, pretty flipping obvious really. Hardly 'racism' in itself though.
 
Richdog said:
Of course a lot of people will have voted for him because he was black, pretty flipping obvious really. Hardly 'racism' in itself though.
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Well actually it is racism. Unless you think giving someone a job because of their colour somehow isn't?
 
"Mitt Romney was helped by a large proportion of the white american population voting for him - purely on the basis of being white."

Is it me, or does this one seem much worse?
 
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