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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How would people feel if the gov't got involved in regulating the lack of diversity in professional sports.  There is a lack of the normal racial distribution among the population.

Each team should set aside slots for under-represented minorities (in that sport).  In that case, Asians & Hispanics would be given a priority for NBA, NFL, MLB over other races.

So not being able to make a jump shot, run fast enough, throw the ball fast enough is irrelevant.  They can use other non-objective measurements to get the under-represented minorities in the league.

Are there Asian & Hispanic players that can make it into the professional league without "a quota", YES, but the numbers are still low compare to the actual % of each race represented in society.

Is this what we are looking for - fairness in results?  rather than fairness in opportunity?

So instead of trying to fix the problem - fixing poor performing schools (which means taking on the union), lack of parental involvement (which is tougher for single parent homes), lack of access to tutors and technology (socioeconomic issues) - Northam try to legislate fairness.

TJ is a pressure cooker and is not for every kid.  Putting a kid into TJ (so the politicians can have better diversity chart) that is not ready of the rigor or pressure, is only setting up the that kid to fail rather than thrive.

This is similar to the Ivy League fallacy.  Put a kid into Ivy who is not ready, they will be the bottom of their class and fail to thrive in college.  The majority of the African American quota in Ivys are filled by Nigerian immigrants (not native AA that grew up in the states).....so it is really benefiting those who need help.  Isn't it interesting to see that all of the diversity data for colleges and even high schools are of in coming class - no one really publish diversity data for the graduation class (because it will show many of the under-represented minorities either dropped out and/or switch schools)[/quote]
Your professional sports analogy is idiotic. Professional sports exist with the goal to determine a winner and a loser. That is only determined by the final score so the best players make the team. Schools (especially universities) exist for more than just turning out students who achieve high test scores. Schools exist to educate and that includes exposing students to diverse thinking and cultures. Elite universities aim to graduate well rounded students who can interact and lead people of all cultures...not just sit in a room and code or solve mathematical equations all day.

Also, if you want to use the professional sports analogy, then you can argue that in basketball, you don't only pick the top scorers to be on a team. A team consists of scorers, passers, rebounders, and all around leaders. Coaches don't just recruit players based on how many points they score in a game.

There are tons of opportunities for Asians to play basketball. I live in Western Fairfax county and the majority of the players are Asian/Indian. The facilities are top notch and much better that what you would find in urban areas. So don't tell me that Asians don't have the same opportunities to excel in sports...and I'm only using basketball as one example.

I'll say it again - your sports analogy is very flawed.[/quote]

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