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It is also interesting that people still harp on the ethnicity of an athlete or other notable person these days. I recall several years ago, comedians citing that the world was upside down when a white man, Eminem, was the best rapper, and a black man, Tiger Woods, was the best golfer. Of course comedy is comedy and it okay to have a laugh in the proper context even when it involves race or ethnicity. But this was about ten years ago. Around that time, Jarome Iginla, who is black, led the NHL scoring race. The same year, Steve Nash, a relatively short white man, was named MVP of the NBA.

Today, the hottest player in the NBA, Jeremy Lin, is Asian. The NHL’s top goal scorer during February is Wayne Simmonds, who is black. The top wide receiver in the NFL in 2011 was Wes Welker, who is white. Oh yeah, it is not limited to race and ethnicity. The gender barrier keeps falling. The most notable automobile racer is the female Danica Patrick. At what point does stuff like this change from “man bites dog” to “dog bites man?”

Perhaps the way to avoid offending people is to stop being so amazed by the accomplishments of the human race.