Why dont black people play poker?

[PuppetMaster]

Just curious why whites seem to make up a very large majority of the poker playing pool in comparison to blacks.
What is the cause of this?

And lets avoid comments like "they have no money and cant add"...

[Vehn]

I would say at my local card barn the percentage of players that are black is consistent with their percent in the local population, through all limit levels.

[banditbdl]

In other words, about 3%.

[Vehn]

Hah.. yup.

[thetman]

What an ignorant,uninformed question!

[PuppetMaster]

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What an ignorant,uninformed question!

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I agree. Very ignorant indeed for Vehn to speak of my brothas that way.

[daryn]

different people are into different things.

why are there so few black hockey players?

the reason there are fewer blacks than whites playing poker could be that there are fewer blacks than whites in the country, or that the average black guy has less money than the average white guy.

[PuppetMaster]

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different people are into different things.

why are there so few black hockey players?

the reason there are fewer blacks than whites playing poker could be that there are fewer blacks than whites in the country, or that the average black guy has less money than the average white guy.

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most hockey players come from canada or over seas, those that come from the states are in the northern most areas, which statistically have less african americans. Blacks also have lower incomes and cant afford the expensive equipment that it takes to play hockey, and often opt for more economical sports, such as football or basketball.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

why are there so few black hockey players?

Because it's a sport whose main fan and player base is Canadian and northern and eastern European?

[StevieG]

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why are there so few black hockey players?


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TOP FIVE REASONS BLACK GUYS DON'T PLAY HOCKEY

(We only got 5 'cause The Man wouldn't let us have 10.)

5. It’s cold out there.
4. Scared to get a gold tooth knocked out.
3. Don’t want to be around white guys with sticks.
2. Don’t want to be around with a white guy in a mask.

And the number 1 reason black guys don't play Hockey...
1. Don’t feel the need to dominate yet another sport.

From "The Dark Side With Nat X" (Chris Rock on Saturday Night Live, ’91)