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arizona1

12/03/21 11:46 AM

#141020 RE: ChrisJP #141018

hi ayock, although African Americans are only 15% of our population, 70% of NFL players are African american.

And 97% of the NHL is white, 96% of alpine skiers are white and only 1% of swimmers are black. So what's your point?

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Ayock

12/05/21 4:19 PM

#141084 RE: ChrisJP #141018

OR...there can't be any explanation for this other than discrimination.

The other explanations are...

1. They are just plain better athletes suited to the collections of positions required in the highest levels of the NFL, and...

2. Discrimination many circles lock out persons of color in subtle and not so subtle ways...so the best places to excel are in athletics v. law or medicine or just about any other profession you care to mention...

3. Et Cetera...

The white supremist networks, know it or not, are freaked out by competent, intelligent and powerful people of color. (See: Obama Presidency freakout... except maybe in athletics where the gladiator issues seem to come to mind as entertainment...
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Ayock

12/05/21 5:23 PM

#141085 RE: ChrisJP #141018

‘The Lincoln Project’ Humiliates Kevin McCarthy For Embracing Racism
By Caleb Newton -
December 5, 2021

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House GOP leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has once again proven his allegiance to what seems like whatever is most politically convenient for him. In the wake of bigoted comments targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), McCarthy has opted to stand by the Republican Congresswoman, ranting to reporters about how she’s supposedly apologized enough — although in reality, Boebert has used the attention provided to her by this controversy to spread even more hatred, which McCarthy appears content to ignore.

Boebert publicly characterized Omar as having made “anti-American” comments after a phone call between the two of them went sideways — which is ridiculous. Engaging in political critiques like so many others doesn’t make Omar “anti-American” in some way. The anti-Trump conservative group known as The Lincoln Project went after McCarthy this weekend, observing on Twitter (in reference to an accompanying headline) as follows:

‘“KEVIN MCCARTHY DEFENDS REP. LAUREN BOEBERT” IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE STATE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.’


Originally, Boebert mockingly compared Omar — who is a Muslim — to a suicide bomber. Boebert has tweeted that she apologizes “to anyone in the Muslim community I offended with my comment about Rep. Omar” — which is a remarkably tepid expression of supposed remorse. Although the full contents of the phone conversation between Boebert and Omar don’t appear to be available, there’s no indication that Boebert has ever directly apologized to Omar for her remarks. The problem here is that Boebert’s refusal to straightforwardly acknowledge the problem with her behavior helps bolster the exact same sort of behavior among those who follow her. She is helping foster potentially dangerous bigotry throughout the ranks of those who claim allegiance to the Republican Party.