Diversity Spoils Everything

[Theland]

As a latecomer to watching and enjoying cycling on the TV I was shocked today to hear calls for more diversity in cycling.
Eh? What?
I thought the fastest riders got into the team?
Why spoil a great sport with political correctness?
Then watching Countryfile, and now the National Trust is turning itself inside out because of some kind of white guilt.
Why oh why do these Social Justice Warriors have to spoil everything?

[retrocop]

Beats me.

[Atheist]

Theland; come on now, were you really shocked? Or just keen to be indignant in public?

[jackthehat]

You don't understand anything about it and you don't want to and I can't be bothered adding my voice to those who have tried to explain it to you.

I'm just grateful that you are in no way racist because then goodness only knows how many of these threads you'd be posting...

[MartinMillar]

Yes how dreadful that people want to be treated as equals and not less of because of the colour of their skin

[Atheist]

Theland, could you tell me what you thing diversity in cycling is all about? I mean pretend that you have some understanding of what people who talk like that are really getting at. I mean really try, as an intellectual exercise.

[bobbinwales]

Yes there was something recently on the radio claiming discrimenation against B&ME arthurs in book publishing. I dint get it as AFAIK publishing companies just recieve a piece of writing without a picture of description of the arthur.

[bobbinwales]

There may be something in this tho as I see loads of white cyclists all decked out in lycra and on fast bikes looking like pros but never see Asian ones. Yet when I go into town at night i see lot's of B&ME kids riding bikes late at night riding fast but not wearing the gear yet they never seem to be in the pro cycling teams. Maybe the club's just need to try more to attract them to join

[royfromaus]

I hear Author Ashe couldn't get his autobiography published.

[jackthehat]

Possibly he was black-balled, Roy? :D

[Neveracrossword]

Where did you hear these calls, Theland?

[weecalf]

Dunno how a dance band gets the blame for spoiling everything I thought they are good and remind me of myself when I was that age .

[Theland]

American basketball players are in the main black, and why not, if they are tall enough and strong enough to slam the ball into the net?
So what am I missing?

[douglas9401]

Wheels within wheels. Break the chain!

[Theland]

I'm tyred of it.

[douglas9401]

You've certainly revealed your inner tube.

[webbo3]

MartinMillar
\\Yes how dreadful that people want to be treated as equals and not less of because of the colour of their skin//

Equality means an equal chance not an equal result.

anyone can be in the team if they are good enough.

if you ran your own business would you pay someone who is absolutely rubbish just for the sake of diversity and making the number up or would you go for the best regardless of colour.

[Theland]

I hope black riders work hard, train hard, and get selected on merit, and go onto win the big GC tours.
Why would any serious team not select a black rider if he was the quickest?
I'm flummoxed.

[Theland]

JTH @ 19:05 - Your post puzzles me.

[woofgang]

I suspect its because they see so much potential being lost because cycling teams are mostly white (are they? I never watch any sport at all) if kids from other ethnicities are not being offered the opportunities to get into cycling or if they see it as a white thing and not for them, then what cycling sees is a missed opportunity for the sport.

[Mozz71]

//Diversity Spoils Everything//

I tend to find it very helpful in identifying those with extreme views.

When push comes to shove, the teams will not select a slower rider due to his race. I would guess that trying to get BAME rider into the sport at starting levels is the aim, so they can work their way up like any other rider.