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samedi 7 mars 2015

Racism In Professional Sports Organizations

By Leslie Ball


In almost all activities in the society, people are discriminated by others because of the race they come from. However, in many professional sports, things are handled quite differently. In athletics there are very many people from the black American society who have managed to build successful careers in different sports like basketball, football and even athletics. For this reason, the article seeks to analyze racism in professional sports.

When the selection of the team players is being carried out, people are picked based on their talents. It is not probable to practice discrimination in such a situation because if a person from the favored race does not understand how to play one cannot force them. The trainers have to be honest since in the end it is their teams that will look bad. This is the reason why many sports teams include a variety of individuals from different races.

Despite this, some people still think that to some degree, the black folks are still being discriminated in this industry. Although it is difficult to exclude blacks from teams, individuals have found a method to not have them in the more professional jobs like the trainers. Most of these jobs are being done by the white counterparts.

A certain research was done a few years back and the findings stated that most of the sporting games like football and athletics are dominated by black players yet when it comes to management, the white people dominate them. The average number of African Americans who may be willing to work in management positions is very high yet they are not being hired.

The commissioners of different sporting teams need to be people who are more in touch with what is happening in these teams. For this reason, if the blacks dominate the players then it is only right that they also dominate that management teams because they clearly know a lot about the sports they are involved in.

It is very clear that several white managers and also players are still experiencing a very difficult time accepting the black counterparts and they express it openly. For instance, there is a sport manager who was a moment ago caught on tape cautioning his girlfriend to immediately stop posting photos with African American people mainly in the social media pages.

Many people have kept quiet about their feelings towards the colored people just because of the consequences they would face after making their remarks but the truth is people have not fully accepted that all people are equal. This is why many people unknowingly make remarks that show their racist sides even without them knowing.

To sum up, despite the few unpleasant folks in the society still discriminating other people, there are still several others who have tried to come out trying and support the struggle against racism. This situation has improved so greatly that the first African American president was voted by the people of US of America. Many individuals have since understood that all individuals are equal but with dissimilar skin complexions. This is the news that the sports organizations are asked to understand.




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