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Where are all the black swimmers???

  • 15-08-2008 12:44pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,627 ✭✭✭


    Does any one know why there seems to be very few black people swimming at the olympics? i havn't spotted any yet!!( i aint no racist):confused:

    A lad at work said that black people are genetically afraid of water, like cats. i refuted this wild claim.

    Any ideas?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,541 ✭✭✭Davei141


    White people cant jump and black people cant swim.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭taidghbaby


    eaten by the crocodiles


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 234 ✭✭DaveyGem


    Search Youtube for Eric The Eel.

    That should answer your question


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,064 ✭✭✭minxie


    baldbear wrote: »
    Does any one know why there seems to be very few black people swimming at the olympics? i havn't spotted any yet!!( i aint no racist):confused:

    A lad at work said that black people are genetically afraid of water, like cats. i refuted this wild claim.

    Any ideas?
    http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/2008olympics/2008/08/12/2008-08-12_riding_olympic_wave_bronxborn_swimmer_no.html


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 521 ✭✭✭RuailleBuaille


    DaveyGem wrote: »
    Search Youtube for Eric The Eel.

    That should answer your question

    It's one of my favourite things on this whole planet. Brings a tear to my eye every time.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 234 ✭✭DaveyGem


    It's one of my favourite things on this whole planet. Brings a tear to my eye every time.

    He starts out pretty well (cosidering his country didn't have a swimming pool).


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    It's their big arses, can't swim with it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Moussambani

    Had to read the back story. A bit of an anti-climax if you ask me. Got a "meh".


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,064 ✭✭✭minxie


    It's one of my favourite things on this whole planet. Brings a tear to my eye every time.
    sweet lord ......:eek:
    thats the funniest thing ive seen in ages:D:D
    thought he was gonna drown at one stage.....
    shocked would be an understatement:eek:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,392 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    jaysus, i didnt even search boards for it but on page1 of google...

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56654292


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 385 ✭✭MonkeyWrench


    Their shlong causes too much resistance in the water! :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,432 ✭✭✭Steve_o


    testicle wrote: »
    It's their big arses, can't swim with it.

    "Howya Father....i hear you're a racist now...."


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    They are all off running. They aren't designed for swimming, their large nostrils give them a disadvantage in water but an advantage while running.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 777 ✭✭✭boogle


    This is all shockin' stuff :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭dade


    sure if they had enough water for the swimming pools for teh africans then they'd have no drought would they


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    And bone density.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 521 ✭✭✭RuailleBuaille


    WindSock wrote: »
    They are all off running. They aren't designed for swimming, their large nostrils give them a disadvantage in water but an advantage while running.

    What a ridiculous, racist thing to say. If you're implying that big nostrils aid wth air circulation, why shouldn't that hold true for swimming? 'They aren't designed for swimming' FFS, they're designed the same as all humans, more athletic even.
    :rolleyes:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 234 ✭✭DaveyGem


    testicle wrote: »
    It's their big arses, can't swim with it.

    They can float though
    :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    What a ridiculous, racist thing to say. If you're implying that big nostrils aid wth air circulation, why shouldn't that hold true for swimming? 'They aren't designed for swimming' FFS, they're designed the same as all humans, more athletic even.
    :rolleyes:


    What is racist about what I said? And no if you look at the majority of black peoples faces, they have different shaped noses. Same as asians have different shaped eyes. It's not racism, its fact. I am not discriminationg against anyone. Go and find out what that means before you accuse people of it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    No sports threads.
    thanks.


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