Black people cant swim.

B-b-b-b-but! It's a myth that black people can't swim! Look at me, I swim pretty good! How is that even possible? Whose idea that black people can't swim? That's stupid, let me tell you.

 

I'm a land mammal.

And my species invented boats.

 

u know whats odd

i seen nothing about that cat in the media..but he won GOLD?????

mike phelps this, mike phelps that

this homie wins a gold medal and not one word until like 3 years later

 

Be fair I'm sure some white guy won the 1600 and got the gold but who gives a shit when Usain Bolt is literally embarassing mofos out there lol

 

Ben Johnson also won the 100 m race over Carl Lewis...

 

My mom took me to swimming class at the Y when I was five... I guess she wanted to shatter that stereotype early. LOL. It worked though, because I can swim my ass off.

 

Not that diving is necessarily swimming, but I'm a certified dive master and have been in the water since I learned to walk. If the stories are true, my father pushed me into the deep end of a public pool and let me figure things out. That's not a method I'd recommend but, if true, it worked for me... I'm no world class swimmer, but I know my way around the water...

As for the myth of Black people and swimming... I believe if swimming pools, and for that matter, tennis courts, hockey rinks, golf courses, and any other sport we're not known to excel in, were placed in black neighborhoods, the next champions in those sports would come from those hoods.

I've had colleagues try to advance the myth of physical development being the reason we can't swim. Their explanation is body and muscle mass creating drag in the water thereby detracting from the the motion required to propel oneself.

Me thinks it comes down to accessibility and in some cases, the financial means to support the activity.

 

I have dated black men that say they won't go into the water because they can't swim.... I can say however that,,,, it is so much fun teaching someone to swim.... Anyone want to learn??

 

I would love to learn to swim. I didn't have the opportunity to learn when I was younger as most schools didn't have swimming pools and access to public pools was limited. I'm not afraid of the water and even once ventured into an adult class, though my schedule didn't allow me to attend many days of the course.

I did learn one fact that surprised the swim teacher at the time. After the teacher made the statement that everyone can float it was determined that I could float, unfortunately I floated slightly beneath the surface of the water.

I certainly hope that you're one heck of a teacher, with a 100% success rate, if I have to travel to Australia to learn to swim...

 

My son and I both swim like fish, so I think it's just a stereotype. Although I've noticed a lot of people who don't in cities, because it requires access to a pool, which is a luxury in many neighborhoods. My stepfather doesn't swim, but he was raised on a farm miles away from water.

 

Don't worry I would never let you drown or anyone else for that matter. I was lucky enough to attend a school that taught us how to swim from 5 years of age, my parents also had me join a swim team outside of school where I excelled as a swimmer. I guess you could say I was a bit of a jock at school, (I also was a ballerina).... I still love the water, love the beach and love to swim.... If you ever venture my way I would be happy to show you how to float above the water level,,,,,, lol.

 

find new associates

the ones you speak of lack real intelligence

 

its not a stereotype per-say.

a reported 70% of blacks live in the south in land locked states and of that number 80% of blacks live in the major metropolitan areas....the city.

...no pools

...no way or incentive to learn

....thus, no swimming.

 

THIS RIGHT HERE!!!

 

It definitely is a stereotype because it uses race no circumstance as the marker for potential achievement. Its right up there with speaking well and reading. Not because poor urban kids don't usually do well, its because black kids specifically don't do well.Malcolm. X said it best when said racism is an ingenius prison because it doesn't trap you by structure but by you're very skin.

 

Right. I bet the stats are similar for poor whites in rural landlocked areas or in poor ghettos like Southie. It's just that the conditions and lack of access of a subset of us is generalized over the entire race.

 

Exactly just like crime stats. Less than 1 % of our population does crime yet we all have to carry the burden of what a few do.

 

please pay attention everyone

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This is not what makes a stereotype or stereotype. Just because races is used doesn't make it automatically a stereotype. And when does a stereotype change into a cultural norm?