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DNA Test To Determine Kids' Sports Futures
bs0d3 writes "Parents are being sold on the idea of buying DNA tests for their kids, to find out which sports they will be better at. The company called Atlas is based in Boulder, Colorado; and is selling DNA tests for $160. They are looking for what's called the ACTN-three gene, the gene behind what is called 'fast-twitch explosive muscles.' Children that don't have ACTN-three will be better suited for endurance sports like long distance running or swimming. Children that have a lot of it will be better suited for sports like football, rugby, wrestling, or hockey. Kids that have some ACTN-three will not be the fastest and not the slowest, they don't burn out the quickest and they don't last the longest. They are categorized as capable of playing just about any type of sport they like."
White or black?
White: hockey, baseball, football (offensive lineman, quarterback, kicker)
Black: basketball, football
Although to get real for a moment, I think it's interesting that hockey has by far the largest race discrepancy. Typically you think of basketball and football being dominated by blacks and it mostly is, but when you look at it there is a decent chunk of whites in both (perhaps not at the skill positions, but there are a lot of role players). When you come to hockey, however, it doesn't even average one per team. I understand the teams are smaller and it is a more expensive sport to get into, but I just find it interesting how the topic of race is brought up more readily in basketball and football and very infrequently (if ever) in hockey. Granted there was the recent banana incident, but that's not the kind of discussion I'm talking about. It seems like hockey gets mostly a free pass; I guess blacks just don't really give a fuck about it.
If you find this post offensive, don't read it! THINK ABOUT YOUR BREATHING! I am what I am because of how apes behave.
If you're in favor of a Gattaca future, you're a straight up fascist. Just thought I point that out FYI.
Life is not for the lazy.
Tell him to do some work. Two things could happen that will prove him a nigger:
1: He refuses and robs you at gun point
2: He starts singing negro spirituals and calls you massa.
Of course, if your child is black, you are probably black, in which case you won't be there to run this simple test. Good luck!