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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by edmundsauto on Sunday February 16, 2025 @06:45PM (#43073058)
I have a more nuanced take on whether professional sports are actually a meritocracy. It depends on the level at which you look. Yes, in any given event it’s generally fair to say the rules are equitable. However, look at golf - we can either accept white people have some genetic advantage, or that access is not equal and the best talent never got a chance to develop. This could be extended to other leagues as well.

Do you see it differently?

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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by onionisafruit on Sunday February 16, 2025 @08:10PM (#43073716)
PGA players are about 75% white. That’s not far off from the US population.
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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by mitthrowaway2 on Sunday February 16, 2025 @06:51PM (#43073115)
> look at golf

Tiger Woods is probably the only professional golfer that the average person knows by name.

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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by ceejayoz on Sunday February 16, 2025 @07:19PM (#43073327)
Fairness requires more than a single anecdote/aberration.
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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by bluedevil2k on Monday February 17, 2025 @09:40AM (#43079457)
60% of the LPGA are Asian…is that more than a single anecdote??
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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by ceejayoz on Monday February 17, 2025 @09:46AM (#43079504)
That roughly matches the proportion of humans who are Asian.
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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by Brian_K_White on Sunday February 16, 2025 @07:31PM (#43073418)
hey everyone, Tiger Woods!
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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by CharlieDigital on Monday February 17, 2025 @07:31AM (#43078240)
Coaching is the most prominent aspect of professional sports in recent history (both gender and race). Minority coaches are a recent phenomenon.
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Re:Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-... by bluedevil2k on Monday February 17, 2025 @09:38AM (#43079440)
Access is not equal or interest is not equal? Minority participation in golf skyrocketed after Tiger Woods, but I’d argue the best athletes still far preferred basketball, football, etc over golf. Your argument also falls apart if you look at golf as a whole, where Asian women dominate the LPGA.
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