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Progressives have already gotchu, fam. Culture-based explanations to explain differences in athletic performance have been around for decades.
If blacks are disproportionately represented in the NFL and NBA, it’s due to systematic racism that prevents them from becoming doctors and engineers, thus leaving them with no choice but to pursue avenues like football and basketball. Certainly not related to them, on average, having higher leg-to-torso ratios or scoring higher on the Ape Index*, allowing them to run faster and reach farther. The NFL and NBA being disproportionately black is just further evidence that we need to transfer more wealth to and dedicate more opportunities and resources to blacks. However, if head coaches are disproportionately white compared to the players, it’s also due to systematic racism and A Problem that we need to address with affirmative action.
By keeping biological explanations for differences in athletic performance outisde of the Overton window, blank slatists can better keep the more controversial biological explanations for cognitive performance outside of the Overton window as well. Sailer labeled this type of tactic Outpost and Heartland, as a sister-concept to Motte and Bailey. Not only does evolution conveniently stop at the neck, it conveniently stops right below the skin. If some group of Kenyans are better at long distance running, it must be due to a legacy of colonization or something somehow.
The gaslighting will continue until morale improves.
*Wingspan to height ratio, of course. What did you think I meant?
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