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Topic	Why are black people stereotyped as bad at swimming/afraid of water?
coh 07/17/20 1:08:35 PM #14:	OffTempo posted... Because: * Slaves being transported would throw themselves overboard to escape the terrible conditions on the boats * During slavery/post slavery black people would be tied up and thrown into rivers/lakes to be killed * Segregated pools * Poor neighborhoods generally dont have recreational swimming I think your first two points are a bit of a stretch. The bottom 2 are more likely reasons <cite>coh posted [p:942233255] in Why are bl... [t:78853001]...</cite> <quote>OffTempo posted... </cite> <quote>Because: * Slaves being transported would throw themselves overboard to escape the terrible conditions on the boats * During slavery/post slavery black people would be tied up and thrown into rivers/lakes to be killed * Segregated pools * Poor neighborhoods generally dont have recreational swimming</quote>I think your first two points are a bit of a stretch. The bottom 2 are more likely reasons </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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