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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The sports “analogy” is so racist for every race that I can only assume that the person who posted it is just really stupid or really hates themselves.

It assumes that Asians cannot play sports. And I assure you, looking at what is going on in the MLB that is not the case. And looking at the girls basketball team at TJ- there are Asians on that team!!!!!

And you know what also bothers me about that analogy?  That athletic people can’t be smart. It’s like saying smart people can’t be beautiful. Or that beautiful people can’t be good at math.

TJ kids can be both smart and athletic. Blacks can be good at math and Asians can be good at sports. There are also Asians that are stupid jocks too. Or actors. Or artists.

It’s so freaking racist- and if that poster is Asian- dude. Do yourself a favor and maybe not think every Asian can’t be good at sports. People can be both.

And for the record: Asian here. People assumed I was smart and gifted because I was Asian but were always surprised at how funny or caring I am. And it is that same implicit racism that I am trying to point out. [/quote]The argument isn't "Asians aren't good at sports", it's "even though Asians are good at sports, they're extremely, ridiculously underrepresented in certain sports, yet none of the people who claim to care about racial equity ever complain about it"[/quote]

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