Goodes Racist.

[ROK Lobster]

All I said was I can't wait to see the reaction

Not a real fan - unlike Diego!

[Lucky Knickers]

OT for a moment - gee I enjoy the Marngrook Footy Show - they talk footy!
Back OT - what an ill thought, ill judged comment to make in that forum. She's entitled to her view but just another boot into a Swan for 2008 - what's new. I hope it fires them up in the same way that ugly footy did in 2005.

[reigning premier]

Kickett, and Marn Grook Footy Show host Grant Hansen, say Hibbins' research is flawed.

Hansen added: "I think she failed to interview any indigenous people, which I find quite ironic if she's writing about Marn Grook. I think it was an oversight by the AFL to actually print that chapter."

Ummmm.... Just how many people did Hansen & Kickett interview to come to their conclusion????

It's a complete beat up up but please don't insult our intelligence by going to the footy show for an "informed opinion"...

[reigning premier]

Exactly. Likewise white athletes swim better than black athletes. It's not racist at all to say that.

But that's beacuse they can't afford pools....

[goswannie14]

Black athletes run faster than white athletes. Uh oh....does that mean I'm a racist or a realist.

Exactly. Likewise white athletes swim better than black athletes. It's not racist at all to say that.

Neither of the above is racist, because it is stating a fact taken from sporting results.

But that's beacuse they can't afford pools....

However, even though I know this is a tongue in cheek comment, this would be considered racist IMO. My undestanding od racism is that it is racist to make deliberately derogatory comments against any particular race.

BTW Annie, despite what TT would have you believe, there is no such thing as "reverse racism", it is always racism.

[Wardy]

Dont worry everyone - seeing as the Swans club as a whole are responsible for pretty much everything that is happening in the world (on a weekly basis), so this week, its racism. God only knows what next week will bring.

[Chow-Chicker]

Neither of the above is racist, because it is stating a fact taken from sporting results.


However, even though I know this is a tongue in cheek comment, this would be considered racist IMO. My undestanding od racism is that it is racist to make deliberately derogatory comments against any particular race.

BTW Annie, despite what TT would have you believe, there is no such thing as "reverse racism", it is always racism.

So it would be OK to say something like (as an example)...

"Men are stronger than women" - that wouldn't be sexist.

But if you say....

"Women are weaker than men" - that would be regarded as sexist?

[Industrial Fan]

You're also a girly boy (in a macho feminine way) so I'm not surprised!



If you are offended by this MMG I will delete it.

At first I laughed at it. Then I thought I would carry on about it like a complete girl.

Then I moved on!

[AnnieH]

At first I laughed at it. Then I thought I would carry on about it like a complete girl.

Then I moved on!

[cruiser]

But that's beacuse they can't afford pools....

Crap. Blacks in the US have as much access to pools as whites do. How many blacks do you see on the US swim team?

[cruiser]

Dont worry everyone - seeing as the Swans club as a whole are responsible for pretty much everything that is happening in the world (on a weekly basis), so this week, its racism. God only knows what next week will bring.

Surely an environmetal issue next week. Maybe Roos' hairspray destroying the ozone layer?

[swantastic]

Crap. Blacks in the US have as much access to pools as whites do. How many blacks do you see on the US swim team?

None and thats because they cant bloody swim,but they can run fast.

How many whites do you see sprinting for the US?

[swantastic]

Can all you whinging beyatches get over this racist bull @@@@.

Goodsey is not a racist.

IMO just about every body in this country has been on the recieving end of a racist comment,i say suck it in and get over it.

[ScottH]

Crap. Blacks in the US have as much access to pools as whites do. How many blacks do you see on the US swim team?

That's coz they can only jump.

[NMWBloods]

There are various arguments about this.

One is related to bone and muscle structure. For example, blacks have heavier bones or denser muscles or particularly heavier skulls, thus upsetting buoyancy in the water. The arguments have been disputed.

They also have different shaped backs and spines, which assists with running (and fast bowling - eg: West Indians). There is also the argument about faster twitch fibres.

More specifically faster runners are blacks originating from Western Africa - the Eastern Africans are better at distance running. Of course there are plenty of examples to counter these arguments.

Another argument is simply that in America blacks have not been welcome at local pools and many have never learned to swim. A recent poll has shown that 58% of black children don't know how to swim.

I think it is more the case that people with certain characteristics are better at certain sports than other people. Some racial or sub-racial groups have more of those characteristics than other groups, however extrapolating that to the broader groups makes the argument less valid. It's also useful to take into account cultural and societal factors which have a large bearing.