vendredi 13 mars 2015

Racism In White Privilege Sports

By Leslie Ball


Diversity is something that is still very hard to achieve these days. Racial discrimination is still rampant these days. Oppression is still in the atmosphere in most nations and considerably, around the world. It cannot be denied that people are still classified according to their respective colors.

The white race is certainly the most dominant color in all nations. There are a lot of divisions anywhere in the society because of this unfairly irrational dominance. There is a striking racial indifference in schools, at work, politics, and many others. White privilege sports is still in existence as well despite many blacks and Asian athletes excelling in many sports events.

This term is considered by activists as a stereotypical concept of self greatness. It is sad that the rest of the society will have to make a lot of compromises to be able to fit in but if one is white, there is not much struggle. This is a clear unfairness and utterly irrelevant. Some activists insist that there must be no such thing as racial division because everyone must be treated equal.

There is no way the world will be able to attain equality and diversity if people will not make way to accepting each of their differences. There are so many stereotypes in this world who think that color, race, and culture matter so much. Those who belong to minority groups are treated with so much indifference.

When it comes to sports, there are so many events participated by black and Asian athletes. In basketball, for example, the court is almost dominated by blacks because it so happens that they are the strongest and most competitive. However, the black privilege was never emphasized. In some sports event where Asians dominate, there is also no such thing as Asian privilege.

The term is just something that the whites use to emphasize their dominance. It is like they are painting privilege, honor, and social ranking or position, which is entirely wrong and unacceptable. No matter how educated, professional, or affluent a person is, he or she must never classify people for their color and race.

The term divides people and it creates a sociocultural wall that keeps people who belong to different races away from the wall. In a workplace setting, for example, productivity will not be achieved greatly because others do not feel like participating or cooperating. If they feel like there is a wall that divides them from the so called dominant whites, their performance will be affected.

In schools, on the other hand, bullying persists. There had been a lot of bullying cases that are way overboard. Worst case scenarios can lead to brutal verbal abuse, physical abuse that cause minor to major injuries, and even death. This happens to many Black Americans and it affects their social interactions so much which affects their growth and psychological well being especially for children.

It is good to know that many organizations are raising awareness campaigns in anti discrimination. But this is not enough to solve the problem. There is a dire need for a collective effort to make people accept differences. The government plays a big part in attaining this.




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