The Dude prefers White Russians also.
Posted on 02/03/2016 12:55:42 PM PST by TroutStalker
Scott N. Brooks, draped in a dapper shawl-collar sweater, looked out on the auditorium of mostly white students in puffy coats and sweats as they silently squirmed at his question. Why, he had asked, does Maria Sharapova, a white Russian tennis player, earn nearly twice as much in endorsements as Serena Williams, an African-American with a much better win-loss record?
“We like to think it’s all about merit,†said Dr. Brooks, a sociology professor at the University of Missouri, speaking in the casual cadence of his days as a nightclub D.J. “It’s sport. Simply, the best should earn the most money.â€
Maybe tennis is not as popular here as overseas, one student offered. Dr. Brooks countered: Ms. Williams is a global figure. As the room fell silent, the elephant settled in. Most sat still, eyes transfixed on the stage. None of the participants — roughly 70 students new to the University of Missouri — dared to offer the reason for the disparity that seemed most obvious. Race.
The new frontier in the university’s eternal struggle with race starts here, with blunt conversations that seek to bridge a stark campus divide. Yet what was evident in this pregnant moment during a new diversity session that the university is requiring of all new students was this: People just don’t want to discuss it.
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one wonders if the man ever saw Maria.....
she is more saleable
There are few, very few black tennis players
the question can be reversed by asking why Nike chose Michael jordan and not a white guy.
“he” is either so blinded by his liberal brainwashed mind, it has over-ridden his basic, hetero male, instincts OR he is just gay. And honestly even the gay male gets this one based on just basic aesthetics which have NOTHING to do with color. And I’m a woman.
It’s obviously because Bruce Jenner beat Mike Tyson to the punch and we’re all a little bored with the whole thing now.
But uh gee. Suddenly this reality gets completely wiped off the map. And let's also not forget about Michele Wie's endorsements. Her body type is the polar opposite of Serena. And huge endorsement monies were out there for Michele long before she even began to prove herself in the professional golf field.
On her best day as a humanoid life form she looks like Mike Tyson.
Why do some with lower grades and test scores get into universities?
So Scott N. Brooks believes in merit?
Does he also believe in admissions preferences based on race?
One of those things is not like the other.
Which one does he actually believe in?
(That’s a rhetorical question only - the question answers itself.)
So was Anna Kournikova, and there were many players that were better at tennis than she was, but she was the draw in advertising, too.
No different than actresses who are worlds better at their craft than their sexier peers ... but guess who's going to get more money?
I guarantee you if Serena looked like Halle Berry or Beyonce things would be different.
Total grade a bovine excrement.
Who made more money? Larry Bird or LeBron James? Obviously Larry Bird was paid less because he’s white.
Everything is racist.
“Steatopygia is a genetic characteristic generally prevalent in women of African origin, ...” [Wikipedia]
(Word of the Day calendar, along with Wilbur Smith...)
The Dude prefers White Russians also.
Wonder of wonders, lots of non-politically-correct comments at the article.
1) Given this and other recent garbage, why would anyone attend the University of Missouri?
2) Did the jerk “leading” the discussion go beyond the first level (Sharapova is gorgeous and Serena Williams is an enormous, androgynous mess) to evaluation of personal aesthetic values? What makes us perceive one thing as good and another as disgusting? Are gentlemen allowed to prefer blondes? Slim to huge? Women of our own race? Women instead of men if we’re not gay? Does this “university” believe individuals should not be allowed to have any choices, but be slaves to arbitrary judgements imposed on them by politically correct dictators?
1) Given this and other recent garbage, why would anyone attend the University of Missouri?
2) Did the jerk “leading” the discussion go beyond the first level (Sharapova is gorgeous and Serena Williams is an enormous, androgynous mess) to evaluation of personal aesthetic values? What makes us perceive one thing as good and another as disgusting? Are gentlemen allowed to prefer blondes? Slim to huge? Women of our own race? Women instead of men if we’re not gay? Does this “university” believe individuals should not be allowed to have any choices, but be slaves to arbitrary judgements imposed on them by politically correct dictators?
tiger woods
lebron james
michael jordan
above are 3 afro americans whose status in their sport equals their status in the endorsement world. why - because they are marketable. even rg3 who sucks has endorsements beyond his status as a player.
typical afro studies bs.
he picks one example where he can juxtapose an absolutely gorgeous
example of caucasian beauty against one of the most unfeminine africans most people have ever seen.
I been in the iron game for 35 years.
I have zero doubt Serena uses androgenic steroids.
Guessing, I’d say 100-200mg test prop (a very lose dose for a man) per week, if not just test with no ester so she could pass a drug test on 2-3 days notice.
The tell (besides the jaw/face and overall muscularity) is the huge traps.
Females do not get huge traps in the absence of exogenous testosterone.
I still think she takes steroids.
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