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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only criteria is talent and learned skill for the number of available slots.. [/quote]

So are you saying that the underrepresentation of Asian Americans in some sports is due to their lack of talent and the underrepresentation of other minorities in groups like competitive orchestra groups is because they lack talent?

You sound pretty well versed in the arguments about why affirmative action and equity is important in academics. A lot of it is about systemic racism. Why doesn't that apply to sports again?[/quote]

Why are you wasting your time beating an obviously dead horse?  Is this trolling fun for you?  If so, why?

The purpose of competitive sports is competition.  The purpose of acadmeic competition is competition.  The purpose of debate, model UN, foresnsics, math olympiad and many other activities is competition  They are fundamentally different from education, whose purpose is education.

Efforts to diversity participation in PE class (i.e. to get nerdy, unathletic kids involved) would be absolutely appropriate.  Efforts to promote no-cut sports and beginner appropriate sports in order to diversity participation are absolutely appropriate.  So would efforts to involve more kids in orchestra, debate or math club.

None of that has to do with to competitive sports or academic competition, but of course you know that -- you are just weirdly trying to prove some kind of idiotic political point.  Why?  Are you dumb enough to think this is some kind of "gotcha" about diversity?

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