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| Topic | Why are black people stereotyped as bad at swimming/afraid of water? |
| berlyman101 07/17/20 7:43:03 PM #43: | Access and sociological factors definitely come into play here. However, there are physiological reasons as well. Black people tend to have a lower body fat percentage, higher bone density, and a lower center of gravity than white people. All of this contributes to less buoyancy and swimming ability on average than white people. It also contributes to the better sprinting ability. Before anyone thinks I'm making this up: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/71/6/1392/4729362 --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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