How come one contest is not equal to the other?

How come one contest is not equal to the other?
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I understand completely. It is a question I’ve not been able to answer. It seems that balance may need to have a ‘handicap’. Perhaps because blacks are a minority, they have special dispensation. It’s all I can come up with.
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