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41. The Badminton response is really bizarre. One of the most Asian sports around.

Wed Jan 19, 2022, 02:21 PM

Jan 2022

But to some people, unless you identify as black, you are actually white and that includes Italians, Irish, Asians, Hispanics and well everyone else.

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so, what is the whitest possible sport? [View all] paulkienitz Jan 2022 OP

Jamaican Bobsled Team Wins North American Cup Medal... HipChick Jan 2022 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Jan 2022 #50

Ha - tell them malaise Jan 2022 #51

Cornholing. Midnight Writer Jan 2022 #2

You DO mean the beanbag-toss game, right? EYESORE 9001 Jan 2022 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Midnight Writer Jan 2022 #10

Polo on horseback? pdxflyboy Jan 2022 #3

That's what I came here to say... pnwest Jan 2022 #12

too close to buzkashi paulkienitz Jan 2022 #13

tonnes of rich, non whites play polo nt Celerity Jan 2022 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Jan 2022 #52

Asians, Arabs, SA Latinos, it's a global thing, so ...sure Jan, back at you. Celerity Jan 2022 #98

Or maybe yacht racing? lagomorph777 Jan 2022 #67

Pickup truck driving with a big confederate flag attached to the cab NewHendoLib Jan 2022 #5

Badminton Lunabell Jan 2022 #6

Badminton is almost all Asians. cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #28

Wow, lighten up! Lunabell Jan 2022 #42

Not offended you just couldn't be more wrong. cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #45

I just had the visual of Victorian ladies playing nicely on their lawns. Lunabell Jan 2022 #49

so many Asians play badminton, some of the best players in the world are Asian Celerity Jan 2022 #36

Speaking Of That... ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #93

Nobody has mentioned Lacrosse yet. LiberatedUSA Jan 2022 #70

Lacrosse was invented by Native Americans robbob Jan 2022 #73

Add Curling, eh? Dirty Socialist Jan 2022 #7

Looked it up. Honorary captain of the 2014 U.S. Olympic curling team-- Hoyt Jan 2022 #54

Curling is big in China ironflange Jan 2022 #77

Aside from its Native American history, how about lacrosse? Nt spooky3 Jan 2022 #8

Jim Brown is widely regarded as the greatest aaaaaa5a Jan 2022 #43

Lacrosse players by race Celerity Jan 2022 #46

Thanks. That is a lot better than I thought. Nt spooky3 Jan 2022 #55

This analysis applies only to people who are paid to play lacrosse. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #104

Here Celerity Feb 2022 #105

Good choice, linking to Inside Lacrosse. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #106

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Big game hunting. Bonus points for shooting from a helicopter. Midnight Writer Jan 2022 #11

Not figure skating Dirty Socialist Jan 2022 #14

Surya :) r�is�n_dubh Jan 2022 #25

That's right! Dirty Socialist Jan 2022 #32

Bowling. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2022 #15

lynching nt RussBLib Jan 2022 #16

In all fairness lynching usually involves one minority participant? No? NT cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #21

indeed RussBLib Jan 2022 #23

Are you two supposed to be funny? Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #35

Participant suggests voluntary involvement, so no. nt SunSeeker Jan 2022 #39

No. Voltaire2 Jan 2022 #96

In my neck of the woods Short distance charity runs cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #17

Answer here radicalleft Jan 2022 #18

Any equestrian sport. MineralMan Jan 2022 #27

Cool story, bro. BradAllison Jan 2022 #48

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Rolling Coal tenderfoot Jan 2022 #20

Punching down on the poors. Efilroft Sul Jan 2022 #22

I have to disagree there. Punching down on the poors is a very integrated experience. NT cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #26

That's cool; your mileage may vary. In my life, it's very much one color that dominates this sport. Efilroft Sul Jan 2022 #59

American whites get the bronze perhaps.... cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #60

Wow sarisataka Jan 2022 #29

Indeed. GoCubsGo Jan 2022 #65

Right??? CrackityJones75 Jan 2022 #69

Fencing? Emile Jan 2022 #30

Is the UnderThisLaw Jan 2022 #31

"but nowadays if we want a really white sport" Solly Mack Jan 2022 #33

swimming JT45242 Jan 2022 #34

Once again, asians are counted as white. mathematic Jan 2022 #37

Badminton too Dirty Socialist Jan 2022 #40

The Badminton response is really bizarre. One of the most Asian sports around. cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #41

Downhill Splooge. LuckyCharms Jan 2022 #38

I was gonna say golf LW1977 Jan 2022 #44

Naked Snow MurrayDelph Jan 2022 #47

Wow, this thread. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #53

Incidentally, moondust Jan 2022 #56

right, it's the perfect place to hang out with other privileged people paulkienitz Jan 2022 #58

Oh cool... race jokes... Triloon Jan 2022 #57

Equestrian leighbythesea2 Jan 2022 #61

Voter suppression. nt Atticus Jan 2022 #62

Mass shootings. nt Atticus Jan 2022 #63

Online trolling jcmaine72 Jan 2022 #64

Well done. Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #92

Rowing MissB Jan 2022 #66

What is the purpose of the question? Caliman73 Jan 2022 #68

the purpose of the question is for people to have fun with it paulkienitz Jan 2022 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author tenderfoot Jan 2022 #79

Well if the purpose is just for people to have fun sarisataka Jan 2022 #86

Can you define "fun"? Caliman73 Jan 2022 #88

if you're not enjoying the show you don't have to watch it paulkienitz Jan 2022 #97

So then, no answer? Caliman73 Jan 2022 #100

defining "fun" is not a fun activity. paulkienitz Jan 2022 #101

LULZ tenderfoot Jan 2022 #91

Aren't many of the top speed skaters from South Korea? StevieM Jan 2022 #72

Short track Ron Obvious Jan 2022 #82

Cow tipping. BoomaofBandM Jan 2022 #74

The NHL is changing but the vast majority of non whites playing hockey in Bev54 Jan 2022 #75

not ice skating anymore - see video Demovictory9 Jan 2022 #76

Fly fishing, cat fish noodling. Patterson Jan 2022 #78

Norwegian Handball dclarston13 Jan 2022 #80

Figure skating? The US always has Asian American skaters tishaLA Jan 2022 #81

Lacrosse? tblue37 Jan 2022 #83

that horse dancing thing iemanja Jan 2022 #84

Dressage. nt BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #102

Iditarod lpbk2713 Jan 2022 #85

Race baiting? Bonx Jan 2022 #87

Boom! NurseJackie Jan 2022 #89

Backwoods butt-fucking? n/t Yandex Jan 2022 #90

Dressage and Show Jumping Redford Jan 2022 #94

Cornhole. nt Hotler Jan 2022 #95

How about Formula One Auto racing? rgbecker Jan 2022 #99

Hurling bif Jan 2022 #103