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  • punkncat
    One foot less
    • Feb 2003
    • 5841

    #1

    Why don't more.....?

    ...African Americans play paintball?

    I am not trying to come off sterotypical/racist/whatever. I just notice that although I live in an area with a very mixed racial population, I rarely see black folks playing paintball.

    What is it that doesn't appeal?
  • zazzoo
    Registered User

    • Jan 2005
    • 843

    #2
    Originally posted by punkncat
    ...African Americans play paintball?

    I am not trying to come off sterotypical/racist/whatever. I just notice that although I live in an area with a very mixed racial population, I rarely see black folks playing paintball.

    What is it that doesn't appeal?
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    • Sudz
      Canuk
      • Oct 2005
      • 147

      #3
      Can't help ya there. Whenever I'm at the field for walk on days I usually see a good mix of colors/ ages/ experiences, whatever. Can't see any reason why color/ nationality would matter either. (beside the whole ridiculous Muslim terrorist attack training that you hear about)

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      • robnix
        email robnix@gmail
        • Jan 2006
        • 2094

        #4
        Originally posted by punkncat
        ...African Americans play paintball?

        I am not trying to come off sterotypical/racist/whatever. I just notice that although I live in an area with a very mixed racial population, I rarely see black folks playing paintball.

        What is it that doesn't appeal?
        The only color I ever see is the color of my paint splatted all over your goggles.

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        • punkncat
          One foot less
          • Feb 2003
          • 5841

          #5
          Originally posted by zazzoo
          im not touching this one

          I REALLY am not trying to be negative, or whatever with this.

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          • captian pinky
            Bearded Works

            • Oct 2004
            • 2755

            #6
            must not live south enough we have church groups come play and bring many different kinds of people

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            • Cow hunter
              300fps=204.54mph
              • Aug 2005
              • 1521

              #7
              around where i am ive seen plenty of mixed races/nationalities playing, i met a team from the Philippines a while back

              edit; on saturday i played with a big black guy, he was really nice, and had the best reaction ive ever seen to my mag. went something like

              "DAYYYYYUUMMM what is that thing, can i hold it? i havent seen one for like 10 years!"
              Last edited by Cow hunter; 01-16-2007, 09:10 PM.

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              • MANN
                I am in TN. GO VOLS.
                • Apr 2006
                • 4266

                #8
                We are 50/50 here.

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                • wjr
                  Registered User
                  • Feb 2006
                  • 995

                  #9
                  At the field I frequent there are occasionally black people there, but not very often.

                  Any african americans here on AO?

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                  • behemoth
                    SVSTC?
                    • Nov 2002
                    • 7750

                    #10
                    'round here, its asians and whites.

                    I've seen probably 5 black kids play before. all but one were rentals.

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                    • SCpoloRicker
                      HA HA I'm custom!!1
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 4375

                      #11
                      Demographics.

                      /I work for demographics; so I'm really getting a kick...
                      God....I guess I was probably returning videotapes.

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                      • geekwarrior
                        MIA
                        • Oct 2005
                        • 2581

                        #12
                        whatta du nephew.

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                        • paintballfiend
                          I like pudding.
                          • Jun 2006
                          • 555

                          #13
                          I guess I see mostly white and asian people play. Makes me feel like I'm at school.

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                          • Doc Nickel
                            Unrepentant Gadget freak

                            • Jul 2001
                            • 499

                            #14
                            Some select scenes from the local tourneys from 2006:









                            Some of these guys are thought to be some of the best players in town. 'Course, others think they the most arrogant players around, and a few like them even less. But they know how to play, and they've been playing for a long time. When I first met these guys, back in the days when I thought a VM-68 was still new and trick, these guys all had matching Belsales Autocockers.

                            Now, of course, they all have Predator Angels I built for 'em.

                            Doc.

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                            • SR_matt
                              Santa Sucks
                              • Jun 2006
                              • 1072

                              #15
                              when i worked at a field there were not many minorites that were regulars and pretty much all of them that were regualrs happened to be asian. the area i live in is very mixed but many of the minorities are on the lower side of incomes.

                              other than the militarty guys that came now and then pretty much all the minorities were rental palyers.

                              maybe it was that the field was on a militart base, maybe becasue the majorirty of better of minorities dont live as close to that field as to others in the area. i relaly dont know, but i do see many less minorities than the areas population... maybe its casue all the black guys are better atheletes than us scrawny white boys so they are playing all the other sports while we are playing paintball .

                              then again my quazi boss was half black and just one crazy mofo (cool but dang was he crazy, and it wasnt the black half it was the stoner half )
                              -matt

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