Parents of diverse kid: does diversity on a team matter to you?

[Anonymous]

We have 15 total—-
1 black
2 spanish
1 Brazilian
1 Indian
4 Asian
6 white

[Anonymous]

We have: 1 Black, 2 Asians and 15 Whites.

[Anonymous]

We got
3 kids who should be at better club
6 kids who are fine
4 kids who should be on B team
2 kids always eat too un-fit to contribute.
1 kid always injured
1 shouldn't be playing sports (managers kid)

[Anonymous]

We got

3 kids that are good
1 that is fair
17 that are in the wrong league.

Unsurprisingly, we’ve not won a game yet.

Oh and 10% black, 12% Latino, 8% Asian, 70% white/other so we mirror the US population well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When my older DD was the only AA, she was “the Black girl”. The other kids didn’t really bother to learn her name until the ne t year when two more Black girls joined.

Sorry about that. That must have tough for her. You stuck it out though so I guess the positive outweighed the negatives?

In a way, it prepared her at a young age to be “the only” in a lot of settings both as a child and now as a young woman. It wasn’t the last time that happened either. Her first week working at a state agency, a coworker told her that another coworker was calling her “the Black girl”. After that, she made a point of reintroducing herself to him every day until he stopped.

Oh wow. I’m Asian and I definitely was naive and surprised about being constantly mistaken for other Asian coworkers early on in my career. It blew my mind because we don’t even look alike and we weren’t the same type of Asian! That was a predominantly white field. I work in a different field now which is significantly more diverse and it’s been a breath of fresh air.

We are Asian and my son plays on very competitive team in the area. He doesn’t fit the typical mold of a timid Asian, he’s tall and works out constantly but even our coach can’t help but be a little racist. One of the kids on the team was having issues with grades and joking said you should probably get together with Pete (my kid) so be can tutor you. He’s a straight A student probably. I was a bit turned off with the statement, but didn’t make a stink considering it was a stereotypical comment that I don’t necessary consider negative. On the pitch the other players keep racism alive and make comments like, “bro guard Son over there”.

What does your son say in these situations?

It’s just the reality of being Asian or any minority in America. Most Asian stereotypes are negative in nature so it’s not worth the effort to debate. I always tell him to take it out on the pitch, make the commenter look silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have 15 total—-
1 black
2 spanish
1 Brazilian
1 Indian
4 Asian
6 white

Lol, you need some education…..
1 black
3 Latin Americans
5 Asians
6 whites

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have 15 total—-
1 black
2 spanish
1 Brazilian
1 Indian
4 Asian
6 white

Lol, you need some education…..
1 black
3 Latin Americans
5 Asians
6 whites

What, do you work for the Census Bureau or the local D&I chapter? Let em categorize as they see fit. It’s all made up anyhow. There are more genetic differences between each human being than their are between races in aggregate. Racism isn’t racism. It is classism and characteristic-ism. It is how you look and sound and not how you actually are.

[Anonymous]

I would prefer more diversity for my multi-race kid (the only non-white kid) but ultimately the commute mattered more to me and now I feel stuck since he likes his team mates and coaches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would prefer more diversity for my multi-race kid (the only non-white kid) but ultimately the commute mattered more to me and now I feel stuck since he likes his team mates and coaches.

mm

Stuck?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have 15 total—-
1 black
2 spanish
1 Brazilian
1 Indian
4 Asian
6 white

Lol, you need some education…..
1 black
3 Latin Americans
5 Asians
6 whites

New Poster here and maybe I'm not as well educated as some but I do not call Indians Asians even though India is in Asia. Same with Middle Easterners. Indians and Middle Easterners give a much better picture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have 15 total—-
1 black
2 spanish
1 Brazilian
1 Indian
4 Asian
6 white

Lol, you need some education…..
1 black
3 Latin Americans
5 Asians
6 whites

What, do you work for the Census Bureau or the local D&I chapter? Let em categorize as they see fit. It’s all made up anyhow. There are more genetic differences between each human being than their are between races in aggregate. Racism isn’t racism. It is classism and characteristic-ism. It is how you look and sound and not how you actually are.

[phone] I like this last post and at this time and space in humanity we shouldn’t be talking about diversity. The world has changed we are a new form of humans mixed if that is easier for you to understand. We need to stop talking “race”. Those who don’t want to open their eyes are living in the past.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have 15 total—-
1 black
2 spanish
1 Brazilian
1 Indian
4 Asian
6 white

Lol, you need some education…..
1 black
3 Latin Americans
5 Asians
6 whites

What, do you work for the Census Bureau or the local D&I chapter? Let em categorize as they see fit. It’s all made up anyhow. There are more genetic differences between each human being than their are between races in aggregate. Racism isn’t racism. It is classism and characteristic-ism. It is how you look and sound and not how you actually are.

[phone] I like this last post and at this time and space in humanity we shouldn’t be talking about diversity. The world has changed we are a new form of humans mixed if that is easier for you to understand. We need to stop talking “race”. Those who don’t want to open their eyes are living in the past.

Why do you hate VDA?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have 15 total—-
1 black
2 spanish
1 Brazilian
1 Indian
4 Asian
6 white

Lol, you need some education…..
1 black
3 Latin Americans
5 Asians
6 whites

What, do you work for the Census Bureau or the local D&I chapter? Let em categorize as they see fit. It’s all made up anyhow. There are more genetic differences between each human being than their are between races in aggregate. Racism isn’t racism. It is classism and characteristic-ism. It is how you look and sound and not how you actually are.

[phone] I like this last post and at this time and space in humanity we shouldn’t be talking about diversity. The world has changed we are a new form of humans mixed if that is easier for you to understand. We need to stop talking “race”. Those who don’t want to open their eyes are living in the past.

Why do you hate VDA?

Wrong thread LOL.

[Anonymous]

Did anyone see the thread about the Asian female high school player from Einstein HS being harassed by kids from Sherwood HS? This is why diversity in sports matters.

[Anonymous]

no, but inclusion does.