Nope, not a joke – well, not intentionally, anyway. According to Scientific American – Damar Hamlin’s injury was racist.
Perhaps it was the sight of players and fans across the country praying for this young man’s life and recovery that drove some “Scientific” American completely around the bend – just couldn’t stand it.
Listen to this gibberish:
“This ordinary violence has always riddled the sport and it affects all players. But Black players are disproportionately affected. While Black men are severely underrepresented in positions of power across football organizations, such as coaching and management, they are overrepresented on the gridiron. Non-white players account for 70 percent of the NFL; nearly half of all Division I college football players are Black. Further, through a process called racial stacking, coaches racially segregate athletes by playing position. These demographic discrepancies place Black athletes at a higher risk during play.”
I don’t know of a coach in his right mind who would put players in a position that had anything whatsoever to do with the color of their skin. The best folks to play on the offensive line play on the offensive line, black, white, brown or Martian, etc. Honestly.
