You know, I grew up in an area that is basically more water than earth. Where just jumping in the bayou was what we did as children to entertain ourselves.
The black kids, and there were a lot of them, never did any of that. No one stopped them, the water was right fucking there. They just didn't do it, all on their own.
What gets me is the amount of white Newfies who can't fucking swim. For being an island people historically based on sailor/fishing culture, they manage to avoid actually being IN the water for the most part. It's weird, but most that I've met over the years just can't swim, and don't like the water.
I don't know about that but generally the idea through some parts of history was "What's the point?" You go overboard there's no coming back aboard. Your ship capsizes and no search and rescue's coming. Better to just get the drowning over with than prolong the inevitable.
Probably the best line in the article: "It's like, 'Wow, I have a Black princess that looks like me and [this] really helps us relay the message that, you know, swimming isn't just like people drowning, and [Black people] can do it too," says Tucker.
I have been involved in attempting to teach an adult black male to swim. He had low bodyfat and could not float. Also, he had difficulty reacting calmly when he started to sink. Eventually it didn't matter because his girlfriend got pregnant and he skipped town - no, I am not making that up.
Makes me wonder at the type of people who write these articles. Like you said, water is pretty abundant. Anyone is free to jump in or take swimming lessons
You know, I grew up in an area that is basically more water than earth. Where just jumping in the bayou was what we did as children to entertain ourselves.
The black kids, and there were a lot of them, never did any of that. No one stopped them, the water was right fucking there. They just didn't do it, all on their own.
What gets me is the amount of white Newfies who can't fucking swim. For being an island people historically based on sailor/fishing culture, they manage to avoid actually being IN the water for the most part. It's weird, but most that I've met over the years just can't swim, and don't like the water.
Maybe they're like ancient sailors and believe knowing how to swim will anger Poseidon.
Was that actually a thing they believed? Serious question.
I don't know about that but generally the idea through some parts of history was "What's the point?" You go overboard there's no coming back aboard. Your ship capsizes and no search and rescue's coming. Better to just get the drowning over with than prolong the inevitable.
Probably the best line in the article: "It's like, 'Wow, I have a Black princess that looks like me and [this] really helps us relay the message that, you know, swimming isn't just like people drowning, and [Black people] can do it too," says Tucker.
Won't change the 80 iq average or whatever it is. They can barely read.
Why do you need a black Beauty and the Beast when you already have the Beast.
LeBron James was always the king of the first chapter.
there is no such thing as "racial parity"
I have been involved in attempting to teach an adult black male to swim. He had low bodyfat and could not float. Also, he had difficulty reacting calmly when he started to sink. Eventually it didn't matter because his girlfriend got pregnant and he skipped town - no, I am not making that up.
Western media is indistinguishable from parody.
Water is racist
I'm a terrible swimmer
Makes me wonder at the type of people who write these articles. Like you said, water is pretty abundant. Anyone is free to jump in or take swimming lessons
Sheeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiit
Probably about the same time as the whole "white people have no rhythm" thing?
Africans traditionally avoided bodies of water because of malaria.
I remember jokes from the 90s about black people being incapable of swimming.
White people have better buoyancy than black people, apparently due to higher fat storage or something. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28561485/