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Great. Now give Asian Americans affirmative action in the NBA.

Any mental gymnastics used to support affirmative action in business or schooling should also apply to sports. If I hear someone complaining about lack of representation of X in certain field I will gladly point at NBA and Asian Americans ask them out that.

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Sure, can you come up with an argument that AAs have a unique historical circumstance that crippled their athletic abilities, that this circumstance was bought about by decisions America made in the past, and that it is beneficial for the stability of the future of American society to fix this imbalance. If so you have a case to argue.

> Any mental gymnastics used to support affirmative action in business or schooling should also apply to sports.

Wealth disparities obviously lead to differences in academic achievement, I am not sure it is anywhere near so clear cut for things like the NBA.

I find the whole undercurrent of your comment somewhat unsettling, as if the NBA is to Black people what college is to Asian people.

Is it important for all races to be equally represented in every field, or is it important for all races to have the ability to advance socio-econmically even if you are born poor?

One will result in focusing on education as a means for social mobility.

why do you think schools and sports entertainment need the same representation rules?

In general, Americans can name more professional sports stars than politicians

Pro Sports is not just entertainment. It serves a psychological purpose for the masses.

I'm not sure if any of that is true or if any of it leads logically to a need for affirmative action in the ranks of the entertainers.

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