[Thanks to ACS for passing this on.] It's clear that this man doesn't really understand (or, that he chooses to misinterpret) the structural arguments behind affirmative-action programs. I'm curious -- what structurally prevents white people from getting "the chance to prove themselves alongside the top competition"? Should we view Derval O'Rourke's achievement in the 100m hurdles as a victory against racism? Or Paula Radcliffe's and Xue Bai's victories in the marathon as proof that white and Asian athletes can fight back against all the ways in which black people have historically kept them down in sport?
My full and heartiest congratulations to those women (and everyone else, regardless of race, who perform at the highest level of athletic competition). Forgive me if I don't hold you up as token representations of your race. I see no barriers to entry at the non-world levels of the sport, so I don't see why this argument even has enough substance to be called a paper tiger.
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