According to a recent study, most Negro men on many college campuses are athletes. Damn, I thought this was 2008, not 1908!
It's been a while since somebody thought I was an athlete; I think that was back in my second or third year as a professor (!). The White guy who did so thought I was a basketball player, of course. Maybe if I beef up another 10 pounds or so the next guy will think I'm a tight end on the football team. (I guess I could be a wide receiver, but my walk is not quite springy enough for that.)
Sadly it is not a stereotype. But I have to point out one thing, there is far less Latino students than black students I have seen on campus. Minnesota is still a "white school" compare to other major universities in US
Posted by: James at January 28, 2008 12:33 AM