Now, Olympic swim caps are racist.

[Theowl32]

Swim Caps For Black Hair Banned At Olympics Because They Don't Fit 'Natural' Head Shape

Powerful backlash online has forced international swimming federation to review the controversial policy.

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Swim Caps For Black Hair Banned At Olympics Because They Don't Fit 'Natural' Head Shape​

Mary Papenfuss
Sun, July 4, 2021, 9:33 PM·3 min read

The international swimming federation has sparked a storm of controversy after banning swim caps designed for Black hair, reportedly declaring that they don’t follow “the natural form of the head.”

A spokesperson for FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) also said athletes haven’t used, nor do they need “caps of such size and configuration.”

The pushback has been so resounding that FINA has now agreed to “review” the policy.
The caps created by Black-owned British company Soul Cap are larger than those used at the Olympics, in order to accommodate fuller and longer hair and braids. They’re not expected to provide any competitive advantage because they’re bigger and would likely create more drag, or resistance, for a swimmer.

FINA’s policy has been criticized not only as a harsh slap at elite competitive swimmers but also as a symbol of the sport’s callous barriers to young Black swimmers.

The FINA ban is likely to “discourage many younger athletes from pursuing the sport as they progress through ... competitive swimming,” Soul Cap co-founder Toks Ahmed noted on social media. “For younger swimmers, feeling included and seeing yourself in a sport at a young age is crucial.”

Danielle Obe, the founding member of the Black Swimming Association in the U.K., told The Guardian that the decision reinforced the systemic and institutional inequalities of the sport.

She noted that Olympic swimming caps were created for Caucasian hair. Obe said the caps don’t work for Black hair, which “defies gravity.”
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What will they claim is racist Next? They already claim Chess is racist cause white pieces always move first.

Ping pong paddles?
Volley balls?
Tampons?

What? Can we think of what the world wide media will point out that is racist TOWARDS THE BLACKS?

We already know for an absolute fact the only group on earth that can be racist are whites (specifically white Americans.)

So, we are now at swim caps.

LOL

 

[theHawk]

Blacks really don’t like water touching their hair.

Ever see a black woman leave the house without an umbrella?

 

[konradv]

Swim Caps For Black Hair Banned At Olympics Because They Don't Fit 'Natural' Head Shape

Powerful backlash online has forced international swimming federation to review the controversial policy.

sports.yahoo.com

Swim Caps For Black Hair Banned At Olympics Because They Don't Fit 'Natural' Head Shape​

Mary Papenfuss
Sun, July 4, 2021, 9:33 PM·3 min read

The international swimming federation has sparked a storm of controversy after banning swim caps designed for Black hair, reportedly declaring that they don’t follow “the natural form of the head.”

A spokesperson for FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) also said athletes haven’t used, nor do they need “caps of such size and configuration.”

The pushback has been so resounding that FINA has now agreed to “review” the policy.
The caps created by Black-owned British company Soul Cap are larger than those used at the Olympics, in order to accommodate fuller and longer hair and braids. They’re not expected to provide any competitive advantage because they’re bigger and would likely create more drag, or resistance, for a swimmer.

FINA’s policy has been criticized not only as a harsh slap at elite competitive swimmers but also as a symbol of the sport’s callous barriers to young Black swimmers.

The FINA ban is likely to “discourage many younger athletes from pursuing the sport as they progress through ... competitive swimming,” Soul Cap co-founder Toks Ahmed noted on social media. “For younger swimmers, feeling included and seeing yourself in a sport at a young age is crucial.”

Danielle Obe, the founding member of the Black Swimming Association in the U.K., told The Guardian that the decision reinforced the systemic and institutional inequalities of the sport.

She noted that Olympic swimming caps were created for Caucasian hair. Obe said the caps don’t work for Black hair, which “defies gravity.”
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What will they claim is racist Next? They already claim Chess is racist cause white pieces always move first.

Ping pong paddles?
Volley balls?
Tampons?

What? Can we think of what the world wide media will point out that is racist TOWARDS THE BLACKS?

We already know for an absolute fact the only group on earth that can be racist are whites (specifically white Americans.)

So, we are now at swim caps.

LOL

How does wanting to use a swim cap that doesn’t impart a competitive advantage equate to swim caps being racist? The only racism here comes in the refusal to see the athletes’ point.

 

[Sunni Man]

She noted that Olympic swimming caps were created for Caucasian hair. Obe said the caps don’t work for Black hair, which “defies gravity.”

So black hair can levitate?
I learn something new every day. ...

 

[rightwinger]

I don’t see where it gives you a competitive advantage

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Blacks really don’t like water touching their hair.

Ever see a black woman leave the house without an umbrella?

The umbrella is to protect from being made blacker by the sun as much as to protect from rain.
I live in the ‘hood so I know.
I drove a relay team of black girls to a track meet once in a convertible and they were miserable because I had the top down.
Passersby thought I was a pimp.