# What are the "whitest" sports? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 16, 2007, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150 "2007-01-16T02:47:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/21 "2007-01-16T17:12:25Z")
Jesus H. Christ. Let me explain again. I used that wording in the title because if I used “what are the least black sports”, I’d get flamed by **pizzabrat**. Which I did, no big surprise there; PB will flame me for playing pool, because I’m going after the black eight-ball. If I used “What are the most white, Asian and Hispanic sports?”, it looks fucking awkward. I see the offenderati have their licking their chops at this thread. MODS: Please pass a new rule. Discussion about any topic related in any way to race and ethnicity is prohibited, unless it is to openly criticize whites or Americans. It’s already the de facto rule here. Make asking a “Why do blacks/Hispanics/Asians/Indians/anyone else (excepting Anglo-Americans and Jews) do a certain something” post ia bannable action. Christ. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/22 "2007-01-16T17:13:54Z")
Typos galore. Yeah, I know. I blame the white man, for denying us the ability to edit our posts! ---
**Author:** ![groman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@groman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groman)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/23 "2007-01-16T17:20:07Z")
[QUOTE=you with the face] So “white” would essentially mean everyone except blacks because, to **elmwood** , Asians, Indians, etc. are a part of “us” but blacks are a part of “them”? [/QUOTE] Well I don’t know what **elmwood** meant specifically, but I know I do it myself subconsciously and it annoys the hell out of me when I catch myself doing it. Although what I catch myself doing is saying “white” to mean white/black/hispanic – essentially non-asian/non-indian. I am not 100% why I do it, but funnily enough when I saw “whitest sports” I immediately thought “football”. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/24 "2007-01-16T17:53:36Z")
[QUOTE=elmwood] Jesus H. Christ. Let me explain again. I used that wording in the title because if I used “what are the least black sports”, I’d get flamed by **pizzabrat**. Which I did, no big surprise there; PB will flame me for playing pool, because I’m going after the black eight-ball. If I used “What are the most white, Asian and Hispanic sports?”, it looks fucking awkward. I see the offenderati have their licking their chops at this thread. MODS: Please pass a new rule. Discussion about any topic related in any way to race and ethnicity is prohibited, unless it is to openly criticize whites or Americans. It’s already the de facto rule here. Make asking a “Why do blacks/Hispanics/Asians/Indians/anyone else (excepting Anglo-Americans and Jews) do a certain something” post ia bannable action. Christ. [/QUOTE] If I may, I think what people are taking exception with is the categorizing or grouping of humans into the “us” versus “them” camp. Of course there are black curlers out there. We’re not sure why this matters though. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/25 "2007-01-16T18:02:30Z")
Backpacking. This has been an occasional topic of discussion among my friends for years now. You just rarely see anyone other than whiteys camping when you get more than a few miles out there. We don’t know why. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/26 "2007-01-16T18:27:15Z")
I don’t think there’s anything ill-intentioned about \*\*elmwood’s \*\* question, even if the use of “whitest” in the OP is somewhat inaccurate. Obviously, whenever the social construct of race is discussed, there’s bound to be some eyebrows raised - but merely noticing, after a long history of participation, that a particular race/ethnicity/nationality is uncommonly seen in your sport is fairly innocuous. With that said, I think a good answer to the OP would be, “there is no good answer.” The ethnicity or race of the participants in a sport varies depending on where you are geographically. and while we may have accurate statistics when it comes to major league sports, that still doesn’t speak for amateurs (in a technical sense, not as a commentary on their skill) like **elmwood** and the people in his curling club. I don’t see many blacks off-roading in 4x4s here in Indiana but there might be lots of them doing it in Alabama. Who knows? And there are so many obscure sports out there - what definition of sports are we using? Are caber tossing, jai alai and camel racing included? ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/27 "2007-01-16T18:30:10Z")
[Kabaddi](http://www.kabaddi.org/) is probably the whitest sport by the OP’s definition 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/28 "2007-01-16T18:31:42Z")
Not too many black people play _Hide in the Snow_. ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/29 "2007-01-16T19:03:08Z")
[QUOTE=elmwood] Jesus H. Christ. Let me explain again. I used that wording in the title because if I used “what are the least black sports”, I’d get flamed by **pizzabrat**. Which I did, no big surprise there; PB will flame me for playing pool, because I’m going after the black eight-ball. If I used “What are the most white, Asian and Hispanic sports?”, it looks fucking awkward. I see the offenderati have their licking their chops at this thread. MODS: Please pass a new rule. Discussion about any topic related in any way to race and ethnicity is prohibited, unless it is to openly criticize whites or Americans. It’s already the de facto rule here. Make asking a “Why do blacks/Hispanics/Asians/Indians/anyone else (excepting Anglo-Americans and Jews) do a certain something” post ia bannable action. Christ. [/QUOTE] You’re a nutcase. Nobody has even close to flamed you. ---
**Author:** ![50million](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/9fc348/32.png) [@50million](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/50million)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/30 "2007-01-16T20:29:57Z")
Professional cycling. I remember one person not of European descent. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/31 "2007-01-16T22:21:45Z")
[QUOTE=pizzabrat] You’re a nutcase. Nobody has even close to flamed you. [/QUOTE] No personal insults in IMHO. You’ve been around enough to know. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/32 "2007-01-16T22:27:34Z")
[QUOTE=elmwood] Because if I posted “What are the least black sports?”, I’d probably be flamed by **pizzabrat**. [/QUOTE] **elmwood** , the thread was going along reasonably well until you posted this. These type of threads can be ticklish enough as it is without inviting attack. You do have a history of starting this type of thread, which, rightly or wrongly, has given some posters an impression of you as being, perhaps, _too_ interested in race. I, for one, would prefer that you, in this forum, answer such leading questions in a non-abrasive manner or ignore them. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/33 "2007-01-16T22:48:09Z")
It’s been years since I have seen Australian Rules Football, but I remember thinking that the absence of blacks (except as referees) was a clear indication of their superior intellect. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/34 "2007-01-16T23:18:05Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] It’s been years since I have seen Australian Rules Football, but I remember thinking that the absence of blacks (except as referees) was a clear indication of their superior intellect. [/QUOTE] Australian Rules football is very popular among Aboriginals in the Northern Territory. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/35 "2007-01-16T23:29:46Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] It’s been years since I have seen Australian Rules Football, but I remember thinking that the absence of blacks (except as referees) was a clear indication of their superior intellect. [/QUOTE] I thought there was a proportional number of Aborigine players. Not so? ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/36 "2007-01-17T03:24:15Z")
I’m a whitewater kayaker and that’s a pretty “white” sport. I have seen exactly two black kayakers in 15 years. I have seen quite a few Asians. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/37 "2007-01-17T03:46:32Z")
Bird-watching, at least in the US. I see virtually no black birders at birding conferences or other gatherings. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/38 "2007-01-17T04:34:40Z")
[QUOTE=50million] Professional cycling. I remember one person not of European descent. [/QUOTE] Road cycling, yes, but track racing has a number of AA racers at the national level in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/39 "2007-01-17T04:51:39Z")
Professional wrestling, until fairly recently. There wasn’t a black world champion until the early 80s. And rodeo, I’d guess, but I’ve never watched. ---
**Author:** ![Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoundrel_Swanswater)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150/40 "2007-01-17T15:03:05Z")
I’d say that that Cross-country skiiing and shooting thing (I don’t know what it is called, Biathlon I think) is probably the whitest sport ever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-whitest-sports/388150.md?page=3)