Interesting race topics . . .

Chocolate Lab said:
What percentage of MLB is black if you disregard country? It's pretty high.

But Reid has to make it US-only to make it seem like they're oppressed.
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Right, and that's the funny thing.

This isn't an oppression thing, but that tweet is worded to make it seem that way.

It's also basically a racist premise.

The black male representation in MLB almost exactly mirrors the representation in society in general. And obviously that's way too low because, well...you know.
 
bbgun said:
Meaning Dominicans see themselves as Latin, not black. The only country supplying black players is the US, and it's not that many compared to the old days.
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They can't be both?

Anyway, I do know that American black participation is way down from what it used to be, but that's more due to overall decline in baseball popularity compared to back in the day and how kids don't play pickup baseball games any more.

But the point is that MLB and all its subsidiaries aren't discriminating based on skin color, because there's plenty of melanin in professional baseball. I mean, this isn't golf or tennis or alpine skiing.
 
Chocolate Lab said:
They can't be both?
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They're considered Hispanic.
Chocolate Lab said:
Anyway, I do know that American black participation is way down from what it used to be, but that's more due to overall decline in baseball popularity compared to back in the day and how kids don't play pickup baseball games any more.
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I think black kids find the game boring, and then there's the matter of equipment cost, which many poor families can't swing.
Chocolate Lab said:
But the point is that MLB and all its subsidiaries aren't discriminating based on skin color, because there's plenty of melanin in professional baseball.
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True, the game isn't suffering for their absence. And no one is preventing them from participating.
 
Chocolate Lab said:
What do you mean?
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At one point Irish and Italians were not considered white.

Which goes to show the whole thing is ridiculous and made up and it changes over time.

I suspect something similar will happen over time with Hispanics.
 
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