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Why are Asian-Americans so successful in America?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by YankeeFan, Oct 19, 2015.

  1. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Why can't Asian-Americans be successful cornerbacks, wide receviers and pointguards?
     
  2. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

    A policy failure?
     
  3. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Again, that assumes that we consider it desirable to have Asian-Americans playing cornerback, wide receiver, and point guard in professional sports, just like in order to get to the questions about the economic and educational failures of blacks we have to first determine whether we actually care about whether blacks are economically and educationally successful.
     
  4. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Shouldnt they be given the choice? They are all immediately considered gifted and talented, they don't even have to take a standardized test in a language that isn't spoken at home. How many are chosen first when picking sides in a pick up basketball game. Systemic discrimination based on low-to-no expectations. Maybe they all don't want to be doctors, engineers, dry cleaners, Dunkin Donuts franchise owners and concert musicians. Damn unions
     
  5. JayFarrar

    JayFarrar Well-Known Member

    Jason Sehorn was the last white cornerback in the NFL in 2001.
     
  6. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Disparate impact is racial discrimination.
     
  7. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Is this schtick your way of answering, "No. It doesn't matter that blacks are less educationally and economically successful than whites."

    In other words, that's just the way the cookie crumbles.
     
  8. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    But enough about Benghazi.
     
  9. Mr. Sunshine

    Mr. Sunshine Well-Known Member

    Not exactly sure how this fits into the debate, but I'm having leftover fried rice for dinner.
     
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  10. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    No. It is a statement of law. Disparate impact is racial discrimination. In some instances it may be rebutted. IT applies to all Americans, without regard to race, gender, religion or national origin. Though I am curious if gender and sex are synonymous in this instance. Apparently gender is one of self identification and sex is a scientifc term which can be measured. Can someone self identify as a woman and sue, for example ESPN, for the lack of women that coverthe NHL?
     
  11. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    With a nice cancer-causing steak?
     
  12. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Put a little water on the rice before reheating in the microwave, it helps. Is that racist? Assuming that you have a microwave because of white privilege?
     
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