dom
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Many black and asian people seem to have an aversion to water....
For goodness' sake, where do these daft generalisations come from? ?
Many black and asian people seem to have an aversion to water....
You need to take a visit to Hong Kong, or even Singapore, and see the number of Chinese who enjoy boating and swimming. The last race in which I competed was in an Impala, crewed by three HK and two Singapore Chinese. We won, despite some language difficulties.Many black and asian people seem to have an aversion to water - I'm talking about swimming, not washing. The majority of them seem not to be able to swim, so this may be one factor in their scarcity on boats.
For goodness' sake, where do these daft generalisations come from? ?
You need to take a visit to Hong Kong, or even Singapore, and see the number of Chinese who enjoy boating and swimming. The last race in which I competed was in an Impala, crewed by three HK and two Singapore Chinese. We won, despite some language difficulties.
Do you know what sort of website "The Onion" is?
Well, obviously, I make up everything I post on these forums! On the other hand, you perhaps are just ignorant of the realities. Take a look at this, and note the World Health Organisation comment.
Charity launches to drive participation, engagement and inclusion of the BME community in aquatics - Voice Online
Nothing whatsoever to do with an aversion to water: immigration from poorer EM countries, economic deprivation, etc. are recognised factors and it is commendable that institutions like Sport England are trying to tackle the ensuing issues.
It's borderline offensive in my opinion to start flinging around wild notions like "Many black and asian (sic) people seem to have an aversion to water". And it's more than borderline wrong.
It's not borderline wrong, or borderline offensive, simply because you don't agree. It's a fact.
It's not borderline wrong, or borderline offensive, simply because you don't agree. It's a fact. They don't like swimming. One of my nieces is married to a lovely black guy of Jamaican origin, and they have 3 delightful small children. When they visit, she and the kids play for hours in our pool, but he doesn't. It was he who first alerted me to the fact that many black people don't swim, I hadn't realised that before.
It's not borderline wrong, or borderline offensive, simply because you don't agree. It's a fact. They don't like swimming. One of my nieces is married to a lovely black guy of Jamaican origin, and they have 3 delightful small children. When they visit, she and the kids play for hours in our pool, but he doesn't. It was he who first alerted me to the fact that many black people don't swim, I hadn't realised that before.
Let me tell you another fact before exchanging anecdotes - I typed "racism" into Google and here is the first hit:
Racism:
"Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to physical appearance and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another...."
Racism - Wikipedia
My personal observation having helped to teach Nigerian Navy apprentices to swim is that it may be bone density. But that's a different subject. Kids in the Windies swim like fish and as they get older win sailing races.A black work colleague once told me they believe their bodies to be denser than water, so they just sink; unlike whites they believe, whose bodies are less dense than water, so they naturally float.
No he couldn't. ?Are you suggesting I'm racist? I hope you'll reconsider that. In the meantime, let me tell you another fact - you could have an argument in an empty room!
Are you suggesting I'm racist? I hope you'll reconsider that.
If the cloth fits.
Actually the only groups with a (slight) majority of non-swimmers are people with a black caribbean or pakistani heritage:Many black and asian people seem to have an aversion to water - I'm talking about swimming, not washing. The majority of them seem not to be able to swim, so this may be one factor in their scarcity on boats.