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Originally Posted by carleton
(Post 20048540)
I just found out she was Canadian a few days ago. |
Originally Posted by carleton
(Post 20048092)
[citation needed]
Until we get that citation, I'm an Astronaut. Further, if it's used as a slur, it's a slur...whether it's received as such or not. Ask any Hawaiian, Asian, Black, Latino, African person if their cultures have slurs that refer to White people. Ask any White kid that attends a predominantly non-White school if they've heard any slurs that refer to White people. I grew up in one of the most racially charged areas in the USA with a mixed-race heritage. They exist.
Originally Posted by spartanKid
(Post 20048505)
You realize SouthernFox is a University Professor in Philosophy of Language, right?
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Somebody posted this on Facebook, fascinating video of the 1995 world champs 200m qualifying
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Originally Posted by Poppit
(Post 20048901)
Somebody posted this on Facebook, fascinating video of the 1995 world champs 200m qualifying https://youtu.be/NXckt22epZs
But that's a pretty good video. Thanks for posting it. It's a great video for people who want to learn how to ride an F200. This is on a 333m track. Notice how the faster guys stay higher? Many people try to hit that 200m line at max speed at or near the red line. If you think of trying to ride the F200 as TWO separate 100m splits, you'll ride it faster. Most people have a really slow second half, but if you go into it still accelerating, then your last half is not nearly as slow, giving you a higher speed. In my opinion, Niewand rode the fastest line by staying high and easing down into turn 3. Harnett didn't stay as high, and may have been using a steeper drop to get on top of a larger gear. Hard to say if he would've went faster with a line more like Niewand's. Here is another channel to watch if you like the classics - |
Originally Posted by tobukog
(Post 20048889)
I can't wait until I use this on a police officer. "What do you mean that's illegal. Until you show me the legal code, I'm an Astronaut!"
Slurs and Stereotypes - Jeshion - 2013 - Analytic Philosophy - Wiley Online Library You can dig deeper from there. There are no derogatory stereotypes of white people that the 'slurs' are picking out. '*******' is for blandness. That's not a serious personality or identity defect in the same way as real slurs work. That's a big reason why. And yes, I'm a professor who focuses on this topic (among others). Published on it, give talks on slurs...etc. |
Also, most of us don't think that use of a term makes it a slur. What matters is what it does and how it works. 'Slurs' for white people don't do the social harm and structural oppression that other slurs do. So no, 'how you use it' doesn't make it a slur. Slurs are terms where the derogatory content can't be separated (that is, can't be used in non-slur contexts). 'Cr@cker' can be used to talk about tasty snacks. The TERM, the word itself, is not a slur. The n-word IS a slur, since it doesn't have non-slur contexts. Issues of slur reclamation are separate from whether the term is a slur, though. Don't get that twisted.
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Originally Posted by southernfox
(Post 20052221)
Here's a good paper on it:
Slurs and Stereotypes - Jeshion - 2013 - Analytic Philosophy - Wiley Online Library You can dig deeper from there. There are no derogatory stereotypes of white people that the 'slurs' are picking out. '*******' is for blandness. That's not a serious personality or identity defect in the same way as real slurs work. That's a big reason why. And yes, I'm a professor who focuses on this topic (among others). Published on it, give talks on slurs...etc. ...some slurs seem to be more heinous, more offensive, than others. I grew up in Mobile, Alabama, educated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and currently live in Atlanta, Georgia. This is as "Deep South" as it gets. Come visit and you'll find them. Saying that there are no slurs for Caucasian people is like saying that "[insert minority] can't be racist!". Yes, indeed, they can. As much as I want to continue this discussion, it's fine now, but is precariously close to possibly becoming offensive to some (or many). It should be continued in maybe: https://www.bikeforums.net/politics-religion/ |
Actually, there is a strong argument that oppressed groups can't be racist towards white people (but can be prejudiced).
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LOL -- sorry to stir the pot on the language issue, -- i just thought it was amusing that the auto-editor registered that as a derogatory term
For me it would be the rough equivalent of someone trying hard to call me skinny in a malicious manner. (Given that i could stand to lose a few kilos) "Hey Skinny! Your just a bag of bones - i bet your cold All the time in the winter! It probably makes you real self conscious to wear lycra and still have it be loose on you !! ". As a grown man, (slightly overgrown) this would make me chuckle --- The flip side would be if i was a gangly 13 year old drinking 5000 calories of muscle shakes a day in an effort to get the scale to inch past 92 so i could quit wearing size 10 slims, -- it would be a more applicable insult, and i also would still be in a developing emotional state as a child where such comments might actually hurt a lot |
Originally Posted by DMC707
(Post 20052339)
LOL -- sorry to stir the pot on the language issue, -- i just thought it was amusing that the auto-editor registered that as a derogatory term
For me it would be the rough equivalent of someone trying hard to call me skinny in a malicious manner. (Given that i could stand to lose a few kilos) "Hey Skinny! Your just a bag of bones - i bet your cold All the time in the winter! It probably makes you real self conscious to wear lycra and still have it be loose on you !! ". As a grown man, (slightly overgrown) this would make me chuckle --- The flip side would be if i was a gangly 13 year old drinking 5000 calories of muscle shakes a day in an effort to get the scale to inch past 92 so i could quit wearing size 10 slims, -- it would be a more applicable insult, and i also would still be in a developing emotional state as a child where such comments might actually hurt a lot I would just shrug my shoulders and say -----ohhhhh-K It's certainly not a term of endearment.
Originally Posted by southernfox
(Post 20052326)
Actually, there is a strong argument that oppressed groups can't be racist towards white people (but can be prejudiced).
I'm out. |
Originally Posted by carleton
(Post 20052354)
Black people in the Deep South don't use that term to refer to Caucasians being skinny or pale..
Just trying to use an analogy -- as to a lot of us its a derogatory term that makes no sense, - -- For an insult to have the desired effect, it has to mean something to the other party To bring it back to cycling, when Lance was accused of being a doper, for years he would maliciously strike back as it made him seethe with rage because he was trying his best to portray an image of Mr Clean --- but to call him that in 2017 would just be water off a ducks back since he's already come out of the closet -- accusing him of being a doper means nothing anymore I spent a good portion of my formative years in Metter GA, about 220 miles or so southeast of you towards Savannah, - and just returned from a not so relaxing 3 months in Savannah in support of the hurricane Irma relief effort . Ive likely been called every name in the book -- and with my occupation as a catastrophe insurance adjuster, --- ive also been called names that probably aren't in any book |
Ugghh --- I HAD to try to make an analogy about doping ----------------- and all this time I thought it was only Masters track cyclists trying to get an edge
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/13/s...me-doping.html |
Originally Posted by DMC707
(Post 20052422)
Just trying to use an analogy -- as to a lot of us its a derogatory term that makes no sense, - -- For an insult to have the desired effect, it has to mean something to the other party
This is common when Groups A and B don't share a common tongue. e.g.: The several slurs in Mexican Spanish that Mexicans have for non-Mexicans who do not speak Mexican Spanish. Or the many Itailian language slurs for Black people. I would hear them in movies and think they were simply saying some generic "idiot" in Italian like the word "git" is used in British English. NOW...if Group A wants to make that slur sting the those of Group B, then they make sure that Group B knows what the word means. |
Originally Posted by DMC707
(Post 20052424)
Ugghh --- I HAD to try to make an analogy about doping ----------------- and all this time I thought it was only Masters track cyclists trying to get an edge
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/13/s...me-doping.html |
I can't get the meme image to post, but the phrase is:
"Hold my calls, someone on the Internet is wrong." |
As for Froome, he took too much asthma medication. It is debatable whether it has any profound effect on his performance. He exceeded the maximum amount allowed for a "rescue" inhaler. From what I understand from my pulmonologist, this is not really a big deal. It's an arbitrary maximum amount set. Also, had he been overusing a long-acting asthma medication, like Advair or Symbicort, that would have been bigger issue.
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Originally Posted by topflightpro
(Post 20052487)
As for Froome, he took too much asthma medication. It is debatable whether it has any profound effect on his performance. He exceeded the maximum amount allowed for a "rescue" inhaler. From what I understand from my pulmonologist, this is not really a big deal. It's an arbitrary maximum amount set. Also, had he been overusing a long-acting asthma medication, like Advair or Symbicort, that would have been bigger issue.
A therapeutic use exception could/should clear this up. But, I'd imagine that WADA is like, "OK, so tell us again why you need to take so much of this stuff? :foo: " |
This is why Fred the Football Fan will never give a tinker's darn about cycling. Not that they ever have .
Most cycling insiders had their feelings that Armstrong was just as dirty as anyone else during his decade of glory, ---- but in his defense, he did get Freddy Football and Bobby Basketball to tune in for a couple of weeks in July Kind of like horse racing, --- most people aren't hardcore fans, but they can get pumped up for the Triple Crown, and its especially compelling if a horse has a chance at it --------- But cycling has become the human equivalent of a roided up horse race to the general public . Regarding Froome , his elixir he was tagged for may have been entirely necessary, but when the geeks on Sportscenter get ahold of the fact that its popularly used as a masking agent too, it still casts shadows of doubt I had a non cycling friend ask me in all seriousness not too long ago if I had ever used anything ---- LOL -- i'll probably be a cat 4 for life --- but I guess that doesn't even matter in light of the dentist at Worlds -- Cat 4's and 5's can shoot up with the best of 'em --- As an aside, its certainly apparent for me that the long cold days of winter are drawing near, as ive been squandering more and more of my employer's valuable time on this forum and the C&V road forum -- LOL |
I think this may interest Carleton (or any other US cyclist):
USA Cycling defines new national team with set criteria | Cyclingnews.com |
Originally Posted by Franklin27
(Post 20053026)
I think this may interest Carleton (or any other US cyclist):
USA Cycling defines new national team with set criteria | Cyclingnews.com Membership on the national team does not guarantee a chance to represent the US at the various world championships or the Olympics. Similarly, a rider from outside the national team can be selected by USA Cycling to race at Worlds or the Olympics. It's definitely a step in the right direction, no doubt. I think the term "US National Team" is being used a bit liberally. When I hear "US National Team", "French National Team", "Australian National Team", etc... I think of the ladies and gentlemen that go to the international events and represent those countries. Also, there is the Catch-22 of: In order to make the US National Team in order to race international events one has to race international events AND make the podium at said international events. Anybody that good will already be ID'd and put on the National Team beforehand. If they aren't, then someone needs some new eyeglasses. Talent like that doesn't come out of nowhere...unless you are the child descendant of Olympians and you fell down from Mt. Olympus: https://cyclingresults.files.wordpre...nd_pursuit.jpg (That's a track WC jersey :D ) |
Originally Posted by carleton
(Post 20053136)
Soooo...then if a rider makes it, it's is essentially the US National Team Club, not the US National Team. Because "Team" implies that you actually get a chance to play.
It's definitely a step in the right direction, no doubt. I think the term "US National Team" is being used a bit liberally. When I hear "US National Team", "French National Team", "Australian National Team", etc... I think of the ladies and gentlemen that go to the international events and represent those countries. The thing about World Cups and the World Championships is that they have their own selection criteria, and they're open to all athletes; I don't think the US National Team (or any other) can insert some other automatic-qualification standards that supersede those. I can assure you that the French National Team and the Australian National Team includes riders who are NOT at any given international event... and that the purpose of the Nat'l Team, at least for the Track squad, is to develop olympic-caliber riders - which requires international competition. So they will be there, racing for the USA, as they have been all this WC season. The USA is one of the few teams that sent riders to all 4 WCs this year. Including some riders who aren't on this new National Team - which implies that one can get an automatic qualification for the Nat'l Team, but that the Nat'l Program will also support or train a development squad hoping to earn their place. They almost certainly don't want to guarantee support to somebody who wins the National Championships, because a one-off race winner is a terrible way to determine who's the fastest. The way to get USAC's attention seems to be: race high-level races including the NCs, perform well, get invited to Colorado, demonstrate skill, earn a trip to a WC, and if you get results then you get the full suite of support. Given that this National Team has attracted a bunch of domestic pros, and that the National Championships this past year were extremely exciting - given the fact that the National Program used them as part of their development process - I'd say that this structure is working out pretty well. |
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Originally Posted by Franklin27
(Post 20053026)
I think this may interest Carleton (or any other US cyclist):
USA Cycling defines new national team with set criteria | Cyclingnews.com |
Young up and coming Canadian Stefan Ritter. A little excerpt from his Pan American experience last year.
http://www.juventus.ab.ca/club-news/2016/11/14/frp8hot1hrt7xgudpv8ql2q4rr25r7 |
Originally Posted by 700wheel
(Post 20054773)
From today's Denver Post Newspaper
CyclingTips has a great write up: https://cyclingtips.com/2017/12/usa-...-program-isnt/ For those who don't want to read, $1M/year for the program, funding athletes at 3 levels ($25k, $12.5k, benefits only), travel coverage or assistance to qualifying events and camps, coaching, etc. More info on the USAC website: https://www.usacycling.org/team/track Here are the track-specific criteria for the funding levels: https://s3.amazonaws.com/imm-usac-ua...n-Criteria.png https://s3.amazonaws.com/imm-usac-ua...n-Criteria.png And Velonews has lots of national team track coverage too: Video: Inside USA Cycling's altitude training chamber | VeloNews.com Q&A: Kristin Armstrong helps Team USA toward gold in Tokyo 2020 | VeloNews.com Q&A: Greg Henderson brings Olympic expertise to U.S. men's pursuit | VeloNews.com |
I like the idea of the program, but how many athletes in the past, say, 5 years would have made those Sprint time standards? To make the cut, a male would have to ride a 10.046 indoors below 1,500M altitude.
I think Olympian Jimmy Watkins is the only one who would have made the time standard. Jimmy Watkins rode a 10.018" in 2012 in LA* to set the track record (it has since been broken). I can't think of any other US sprinter who would have the results to meet the time standard. I'm not familiar with everyone's historical times. I hope I'm wrong, but even Olympian Matt Baranoski's 10.2" in LA in 2015 wouldn't be good enough to make the cut without a discretionary invite. So, that means the entire Sprint team would simply be filled discretionary members. My point isn't that these riders are "slow". They are very fast. It's that maybe the qualification criteria are really high. And if so, why are they so unreasonably high? *I recall that he did it in training while being timed by Jamie Staff. Not sure if it was hand or electronic timing. |
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