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Topic	Why are black people stereotyped as bad at swimming/afraid of water?
The_Ivory_Man 07/17/20 7:07:28 PM #41:	The majority of Black Americans can't swim. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-11172054 A recent study sponsored by USA Swimming uncovered equally stark statistics. Just under 70% of African-American children surveyed said they had no or low ability to swim. Low ability merely meant they were able to splash around in the shallow end. A further 12% said they could swim but had "taught themselves". I live near the coast, around 25 minutes away anyway (NY) and quite a number of my black friends still couldn't swim, I couldn't believe that when I heard it at fast. <cite>The_Ivory_Man posted [p:942247102] in Why are bl... [t:78853001]...</cite> <quote>The majority of Black Americans can't swim. <quote>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-11172054 A recent study sponsored by USA Swimming uncovered equally stark statistics. Just under 70% of African-American children surveyed said they had no or low ability to swim. Low ability merely meant they were able to splash around in the shallow end. A further 12% said they could swim but had "taught themselves".</quote> I live near the coast, around 25 minutes away anyway (NY) and quite a number of my black friends still couldn't swim, I couldn't believe that when I heard it at fast. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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