Why can't "white men jump?"?

Question

thanks Lily. have u fixed that sleepy eye of yours yet?...aww u poor thing LOL

Answer 1

Maybe you should be asking Steve Nash that question directly!!!!!

Answer 2

I like the movie "White Men Can't Jump"...

but staying on topic....the stereotype "White men can't jump" is not always true.

Blacks do have an advantage over whites in basketball. Blacks are the tallest race, while whites are second tallest, then asians & hispanics last. And of course, taller people are able to dunk easier than shorter people!

So it's based on physical stature. Plenty of tall white men can "jump". Plenty of short black men can't "jump".

It seems to apply to other sports/activities too. For example, in figure skating/gymnastics, the women are usually petite--and being short in figure skating/gymnastics is an advantage just like being tall in basketball is an advantage.
It can be attributed to the fact that there are many asian figure skaters (Michelle Kwan, Kristi Yamaguchi, the japanese woman who won in the Olympics this year).

And it's pretty unfair to say "Asians and hispanics can't play basketball"....Maybe it's because most NBA players must be tall!

Answer 3

White men CAN jump. Didn't you see the movie?

Answer 4

thats a myth im 5"9 and I can dunk on a ten foot qoal blacks guys are just taller and have really long arms thats why they can usually dunk better

Answer 5

Because they wear $10 shoes. Sorry, what a case of racial profiling. Im not racist.

Answer 6

blk pple r flexable and have disirable dreams of dunking and white ppl justbtry it a few times and quit, blk ppl acheieve it no matter wat and they practice it alot and they hve stronger legs muscles from their ancestors ( slaves) and slaves had to be strong from working all day (not trying to b racist)

Answer 7

I think it is because they are missing that extra muscle we have in our legs


LOL....what kind of question is this?

Answer 8

What ever. Stop quoting...