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- From: dwl@watson.ibm.com (David W. Levine)
- Subject: Re: National Brotherhood of Skiiers?
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- Message-ID: <1992Nov15.222547.115441@watson.ibm.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 22:25:47 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov15.175518.8454@edsr.eds.com>, hkelly@tantalum.eds.com
- (Kelly Shuldberg) writes:
- |> In article <SSH.92Nov13093055@snow.boulder.ibm.com>
- <ssh@vnet.ibm.com> writes:
- |> >Not that the Nat'l Brotherhood of Skiers aren't a fun bunch (they
- are a largely
- |> >African-American ski club), but 10,000 *real skiers* on the slops of
- Vail in
- |> >addition to a "normal" crowd would be a killer.
- |>
- |> Really? A ski club for African Americans? I have noted throughout my some
- |> 25 years of skiing that skiing is one sport where you simply do not see
- |> many black people, and I think the reasons are obvious. But society is
- |> changing, maybe not fast enough for some, maybe too fast for others. I'm
- |> trying to picture someone like Herschel Walker, growing up in Taos, skiing
- |> from day one--what kind of a world cup competitor would he be? Look out,
- |> Alberto!
- |>
- |> h. kelly shuldberg
- |> hkelly@edsr.eds.com
-
- Well, I've seen the Brotherhood out on the slopes a couple of times and
- never noticed them to be overwhelming the slopes or lifts. I actually
- thought it rather pleasent to see more diversity in what is generally a
- fairly homogenous environment. I don't think it's anything skiing tries
- to do, but it's certainly one of the less diverse and integrated parts of the
- world.
-
- David W. Levine -- dwl@watson.ibm.com -- IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
- -- My Opinions, IBM's hardware. --
- "Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your
- aim" - George Santayana
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