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Or the NHL, or Soccer, or Lacrosse, or Tennis, or Polo, or Rowing,or Gymnastics, or skiing, or competitive sailing, or auto racing, or, or, or....we can go all day with the non-diversity examples.
So why exactly would the OP single out the NBA for lack of diversity?
Lemme think...what's so different about the NBA...hmmm....can't put my finger on it.
Why anyone would have a problem with a bunch of millionaire black dudes making billions for a bunch of white dudes escapes me.
But then, the Confederate flag flap continues to be the source of so much anger these days for Conservatives and they're throwing all kinds of poop at the wall in hopes that it'll stick.
Actually, I think it's an honest indictment of disparate impact theory.
You have people that apply disparate impact in real life to bring lawsuits, to asses claims of racism and levy fines and penalties.
Now, the motivation of the OP is of course unknown but perhaps by accident they do raise a valid point about how seeing a racial distribution that doesn't match the population should not automatically be proof of racial discrimination.
because as always some live for stirring the pot as always. Maybe why we see the education rankings dropping; the goal is wrong. Like most thing it does not effect those who can pay their way. They pay for and demand better. They could careless about sports as long as it rakes in the money.
I love the way some folks create this notion of a monolithic class of liberals who all subscribe to some kind of ten commandments of political thought.
Actually, I think it's an honest indictment of disparate impact theory.
You have people that apply disparate impact in real life to bring lawsuits, to asses claims of racism and levy fines and penalties.
Now, the motivation of the OP is of course unknown but perhaps by accident they do raise a valid point about how seeing a racial distribution that doesn't match the population should not automatically be proof of racial discrimination.
I know the motivation of the OP quite well. It's not unknown at all.
However, i agree with you to a point, but why single out the NBA? I can easily name tons of sports that aren't diverse whatsoever.
I can easily name tons of sports that aren't diverse whatsoever.
Yep, like Women's Soccer.
I want to watch the best basketball played by the best athletes. If Korean Jews all of the sudden start shooting like Steph and have 40" vertical leaps, then that's who I'm watching.
Many Tech companies are not making much headway diversifying its workforce beyond white and Asian men, even though the Internet company like google hired women to fill one out of every five of its openings for computer programmers and other high-paying technology jobs last year.
I think white and Asian men earned their position in tech companies, just like black men earned it in NBA.
maybe this is the point op was trying to make.
p.s. I played waterpolo in college, and most girls were taller than average, it is what it is.
Many Tech companies are not making much headway diversifying its workforce beyond white and Asian men, even though the Internet company like google hired women to fill one out of every five of its openings for computer programmers and other high-paying technology jobs last year.
I think white and Asian men earned their position in tech companies, just like black men earned it in NBA.
maybe this is the point op was trying to make.
p.s. I played waterpolo in college, and most girls were taller than average, it is what it is.
But that's an illogical comparison. There are a few hundred spots in the NBA.
The NBA isn't run by black men. These dynamics change everything.
This means a small group of very tall men, playing a pro sport run by white men.
Doesn't compare to our economy and 100's of millions of jobs or an industry with millions of jobs where we see consistent patterns of racial disparity against a group of Americans that we know for a fact faced racial discrimination for most of this nation's history as official government policy.
I mean can we be just a little reality based and honest when discussing these issues.
"Those who identified themselves as African-Americans or Black comprised 74.4 percent of all NBA players while 76.7 percent of players were people of color."
Interestingly, I had to scroll to the last page to read this.
I'm pretty liberal, but what's the problem here? The best players are black, most people who watch the NBA are black, what's there to talk about?
I'm pretty liberal, but what's the problem here? The best players are black, most people who watch the NBA are black, what's there to talk about?
Disparate Impact, the 80% Rule, etc.
Let it be known that I have no problem with the makeup of the NBA as it currently stands. I like Basketball the race, creed, religion or sexual preferences of the people I watch play is of no consequence to me.
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