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  • DEI Comes to Yachting: Sport Deemed "Too White"

    From BTR1701@3:633/10 to All on Sun Jul 12 20:04:53 2026

    https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/sailing/news/18004/12248732/royal-yachting-association-sets-new-diversity-strategy-amid-perception-of-being-too-white

    Wasn't forcing black people onto boats how this mess all started in the first place?

    And as we watch the World Cup, with many teams that are 100% black, it's hard not to notice the lack of concern that soccer is "too black". Indeed, were anyone to say such a thing about any sport, they'd be instantly vilified as racist. Apparently it's only a problem when too many white people congregate together.



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  • From Adam H. Kerman@3:633/10 to All on Sun Jul 12 20:30:31 2026
    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/sailing/news/18004/12248732/royal-yachting-association-sets-new-diversity-strategy-amid-perception-of-being-too-white

    Wasn't forcing black people onto boats how this mess all started in the first >place?

    And as we watch the World Cup, with many teams that are 100% black, it's hard >not to notice the lack of concern that soccer is "too black". Indeed, were >anyone to say such a thing about any sport, they'd be instantly vilified as >racist. Apparently it's only a problem when too many white people congregate >together.

    Did you know there were Jewish athletes who were basketball stars in the
    days that basketball was segregated? I demand equity!

    I love how someone who is not the owner of the yacht can instruct the
    owner in how to crew his vessel.

    Also, the US team has players who aren't even green card holders and
    don't meet Trump's anti-foreigner restrictions. I'm surprised there
    haven't been ICE raids during matches. It goes both ways.

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  • From BTR1701@3:633/10 to All on Sun Jul 12 22:57:49 2026
    On Jul 12, 2026 at 1:30:31 PM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:


    https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/sailing/news/18004/12248732/royal-yachting-association-sets-new-diversity-strategy-amid-perception-of-being-too-white

    Wasn't forcing black people onto boats how this mess all started in the first
    place?

    And as we watch the World Cup, with many teams that are 100% black, it's hard
    not to notice the lack of concern that soccer is "too black". Indeed, were >> anyone to say such a thing about any sport, they'd be instantly vilified as >> racist. Apparently it's only a problem when too many white people congregate >> together.

    Did you know there were Jewish athletes who were basketball stars in the
    days that basketball was segregated? I demand equity!

    I love how someone who is not the owner of the yacht can instruct the
    owner in how to crew his vessel.

    Also, the US team has players who aren't even green card holders and
    don't meet Trump's anti-foreigner restrictions. I'm surprised there
    haven't been ICE raids during matches. It goes both ways.

    https://ibb.co/N2NLRsfp



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