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Re: [marc801] First African American to climb Denali?:
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Traches
Feb 24, 2012, 3:12 AM
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The same goes for a million other sports, and there are sports with a disproportionately high number of african americans as well. I don't think that climbers are racist, chasing people away because of their skin color, I think there are cultural differences that cause people of different backgrounds to gravitate toward different sports. I fail to see this as a problem; people should do what they want and everyone else should shut up about it.
Justice Roberts said it well - “The way to stop discriminating on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”
Edit-- That's just my $.02, I'd rather not get into a race debate on the internet. I'm not racist, the few people I've met who are racist are almost universally disliked (and hold job titles like "dishwasher"), and I just have a hard time believing that racism is a rampant problem in the US today. In my view, pointing out racial differences (which is not the same thing as pointing out cultural differences!!) even with good intent does more harm than good.
(This post was edited by Traches on Feb 24, 2012, 3:21 AM)
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Post edited by Traches
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