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randoredirect t1_iu7gymq wrote

Reply to comment by Groveshield in Controversial race researcher gets prestigious Cambridge University fellowship by hieronymusanonymous

Kenya wins in running because running is one of the few forms of entertainment that they have. They don't have gameboys like we do

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modsarebrainstems t1_iu7hk06 wrote

Actually, Kenyans and Ethiopians do have a strong advantage in marathon running. I can't remember exactly what it came down to but it seemed to me that the gist of it was that generations of starving had enabled them to ration out their energy much more efficiently. Sort of like how Nepalese have a huge advantage at high altitudes.

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Groveshield t1_iu7j3t1 wrote

It's funnily enough more racist to me to imply that Kenyans are good runners because they "dont have gameboys" and must resort to running for fun, than it is to just acknowledge that they seem to at least on average have a sort of biological running advantage.

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randoredirect t1_iu7jbul wrote

Not really because circumstances do effect upbringing

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Groveshield t1_iu7jntx wrote

Yet AMERICANS who are of Jamaican ethnicity typically outperform their fellow Americans who are white at the absolute top of running competition?

You can literally just watch the fucking olympics to realize your opinion is beyond flawed.

If upbringing was what decided who the top 0.01% of competitors were in sheer sports of athleticism like track, you would see more diversity. But you dont. Because when a 1% advantage decides if you win or lose then every possible factor tends to matter.

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Synensys t1_iu8551b wrote

We're Jamaicans all brought over from the same part of Africa?

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ClimateCare7676 t1_iu892xb wrote

It still can be heavily impacted by cultural component. Cultures that have heavy focus on football have more top football players, regions that emphasise fighter culture and invest a lot in wrestling sports have top wrestlers in the Olympic games. Cultures that practice running and have running as their top preference will focus on running and encourage this skill through training, financially and by trying to seek the people who have good characteristically for running through screenings. A person living overseas will still be at least somewhat impacted by their country of origin or by their culture through their family and identity. Natural advantage would mean little with no training, financial support or cultural encouragement.

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walter_2000_ t1_iu7x3mn wrote

Entertainment and game boys and Kenyans. No, man. No assumptions. You have a question, you create a process, and you study it. There's a board of ethics that reviews what you're doing. They can stop you before you begin. Something as serious and political as race will get srutinized beyond anything I can imagine. I simply would not even ask a question about race. I have a career and am older, we'll see what happens with his life. If he's a full of shit racist, which I doubt he is, then this will end soon.

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sobanz t1_iu7purz wrote

so what advantages do Asians have if their physical traits are genetic but not their intellectual potential?

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