Reddit reviews Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports And Why We're Afraid To Talk About It

It's fun to read the one-star reviews of his book "Taboo": https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/158648026X/ref=acr_dpx_hist_1??ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&showViewpoints=0

So while this is sort of a dumb post, there is a point.

Individuals of west african descent, (notice I did not say black) do have a genetic predisposition to be advantaged at strength and power sports - They are usually naturally lean, have an increased neural drive, and put on muscle quite easily




The book Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports And Why We're Afraid To Talk About It by Jon Entine is a really great read if anyones interested in finding out more.

https://www.amazon.com/Taboo-Athletes-Dominate-Sports-Afraid/dp/158648026X

https://www.amazon.com/Taboo-Athletes-Dominate-Sports-Afraid/dp/158648026X

"In virtually every sport in which they are given opportunity to compete, people of African descent dominate. East Africans own every distance running record. Professional sports in the Americas are dominated by men and women of West African descent. Why have blacks come to dominate sports? Are they somehow physically better? And why are we so uncomfortable when we discuss this? Drawing on the latest scientific research, journalist Jon Entine makes an irrefutable case for black athletic superiority. We learn how scientists have used numerous, bogus "scientific" methods to prove that blacks were either more or less superior physically, and how racist scientists have often equated physical prowess with intellectual deficiency. Entine recalls the long, hard road to integration, both on the field and in society. And he shows why it isn't just being black that matters—it makes a huge difference as to where in Africa your ancestors are from.Equal parts sports, science and examination of why this topic is so sensitive, Taboois a book that will spark national debate."


https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/is-individuality-the-savior-of-eugenics/

"Eugenics critics are still the vocal majority, spanning the political spectrum. But in recent years, a growing constituency of Drs. Jekyll within the biomedical community has sought to resurrect eugenics as a practice that, if done correctly, can be beneficent. The key to the new eugenics, they say, is individuality—a word with complex resonances ranging from “individualized medicine” to individualism, a cherished American value. Indeed, the new eugenics is sometimes called “individual” eugenics. A recent article by Jon Entine, of the Center for Genetic Literacy at George Mason University, exemplified this push for eugenicists to come back out of the night. Prenatal genetic diagnosis is eugenics, Entine says—“and that’s okay,” because it is controlled by individuals, not governments. This sparked a lively debate on both his blog and mine. The question then is whether individuality can save the soul of eugenics."

There's a book a book on this subject, and it basically states that West African/Northern European combination of genes create super athletes.

Basketball wasn't dominated by Jews in any time in it's conception. Today the league is 90 percent black and it's no coincidence why that is the case. It's the same case with the NFL. To say it's culture means to say you have an agenda to keep the egalitarian view that everyone is equal which is not the case. I've seen real life observation and read books that refute that all groups are the same.

https://www.amazon.ca/Taboo-Athletes-Dominate-Sports-Afraid/dp/158648026X

It would do well for Asian men to be represented in those sports if they live in America, because those are the most popular sports in the country. Being in an elite Division 1 college football team gets you pussy for example. It's gets you the sorority white pussy that most guys here really want. Ideally Asian men specifically should stop viewing non-Asian men as role models in sports, as it does imprint their subconscious that these groups are superior.

Asians are extremely restrained from cultural aspects which have resulted in physical restraints in specific sports. So the problem in theory can be solved in Asia by having a better diet spread across the distribution curve, a better sports culture, and a eugenic implementation of some sort to achieve individuals who could possibly be genetic freaks. The problem is money and the sjw's from it happening. Essentially you would have to breed and farm people to be in those positions in order for Asians to be competitive. Though in the end I'm just talking ideas because that is suppressed from economic and political matters.

>I'm pretty sure if you went to China and told them that they didn't have the genetic makeup to play basketball, they would tell you to fuck off. If you went to any country and told them that they, as a nation couldn't do something because they were genetically inferior, they would be just as offended.

First of all, as someone who's lived in China for more than a year, I can categorically assure you that most Chinese are well aware of their athletic shortcomings as a race. They are no where near as naive as you to think they are on equal footing with respect to breeding supreme athletes. And that's why someone like Lui Xiang can achieve the level of success that he has, not because he won a gold medal, but because he broke the very publicly acknowledged barrier that the Chinese couldn't compete in track and field. He himself has acknowledged the stereotype saying: " I want to prove to all the world that Asians can run very fast."

>My issue with your statement is that you are basically writing off an entire nation of people as genetically inferior.

Bullshit, what an utterly ridiculous statement. Never have I said they are genetically inferior overall, so don't put words in my mouth. I'm saying they are genetically inferior with respect to the game of basketball, in the same vein that caucasians are genetically inferior.

As I've already said in another post, there's a reason why African Americans while comprising of only 10% of the population of the United States make up 80+% of the NBA, and 65+% of the NFL. As a race, they are genetically superior in those types of sports, period. In fact, there have been scientific studies done on this very issue: "there is extensive and persuasive research that elite black athletes have a phenotypic advantage-a distinctive skeletal system and musculature, metabolic structures, and other characteristics forged over tens of thousands of years of evolution.".

Thus, on the flip side, it can also be stated that other races (white, asian, latino) are genetically inferior in those types of sports. Which is why in my initial analysis of Chinese basketball I said that they didn't have "the right genetic makeup for athletic excellence", because I didn't want to say it as "they're not black". Do note, I'm not saying they are generically inferior overall, so don't you dare twist my words again.

>Not because the sport of Basketball is relatively young in the country, or because a lot of its population is still living in extreme poverty.

If you read my initial post, you'll see I've already included a whole host of reasons why Chinese success might happen, but not anytime soon. Just because you chose to single out one of my arguments for criticism doesn't mean you get to ignore the rest.

Then what are these ?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2594139/

http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/118/13/1383.full

http://www.npcnow.org/system/files/research/download/Racial-and-Ethnic-Differences-in-Response-to-Medicines-Towards-Individualized-Pharmaceutical-Treatment.pdf

http://www.amazon.com/Taboo-Athletes-Dominate-Sports-Afraid/dp/158648026X?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

Just personal opinions ?