The central idea of the article Essay: Why sports history is American history by, Mark Naison is women and black athletes had to fight to get their opportunities in sports. In the article it states, “Black people were not allowed to play most professional sports.” This explains one reason why Black American athletes couldn’t play professional sports. Another statement in the article says, “For most of the 1900’s, women were told sports were just for men.” This explains one reason why women couldn’t play any sports.
Black Female Presence; Tennis and Dance In Claudia Rankine’s, Citizen, she addresses a various amount of relatable circumstances as an African American. Rankine addresses a specific black figure in America, Serena Williams, as an example of a resilient and strong black female athlete. Serena is one of the examples in which Rankine points out racial inequality, and microaggressions in sports, she also opens up about the stereotypes placed in front of Serena and the personas Serena had to play for years of her career. I've found that in both dance and tennis, black women have faced judgement from spectacle, competed with mostly white counterparts, and have had to consistently reclaim their undeniable contribution to the sport and art form.
In the article titled Face-off on the playing field By, Judith B. Stamper explains girls have their own story of support or discrimination, success also the debate of girls be allowed to compete on boys’ sports team. First, the writer Title IX explains female athletes are been treated second-class for long enough and should pass of inequalities and biases of girls. The writer also clarifies that girls doing sports make them healthier, physically, and emotionally. Other girls that don’t play sports are less likely to use of drugs. In addition, she notes a former Stanford University basketball player Mariah says, strength and independence of things girls learn from sports, the opportunities that are changing women.
Throughout the life of America views on African Americans in sports have drastically changed. This is all because of one sport. That sport is the great game of
makes a lot of great point in his essay, especially how talented African Americans waste their time on concentrating on how to be a professional athlete. Many stop caring about their grades or even what they are actually studying for because they believe that they are going to make it in the pros once they get to college. What happens to the ones that don’t make it? What happens when they put all their dreams in one basket and let their education fail because they believed that they would be a professional athlete? I think a lot of people in society have the assumption that professional athletes are mostly black and we are surprised to see that they are actually not the dominating race in that profession.
The social issue is addressed by the idea professional African American athletes should promote
According to DiversityInc, they concluded that “More than three-quarters of NBA players, 70 percent of WNBA players and 65 percent of NFL players are Black. Major League Baseball is the only other sport close to that measure of diversity: 60 percent of MLB players are white. (The study did not look at the National Hockey League, which is almost entirely white.)” This piece of data really show what African Americans can do and what they were getting hold on from participating. The most loved sport in America is Football and white people are being forced to root for their team with a bunch of African
Why are we so afraid to talk about something that is so prevalent amongst are African-American communities? The idea that black athletes are presumably better is a complete misconception fueled by popular belief. While the theory has been discredited since the 1930s people continue
Just because Serena Williams is a “black women” (Claudia) she is seen to portray a certain type of image in “white America” because she is in the public eye, and on the flip side she overpowers her white competitors. But of course, once recognized, black excellence is then supposed to perform with good manners and forgiveness in the face of any racist indifference or violations. Even on her worst days media reports can put down Serena Williams but that will never stunt her growth as one of the worlds best tennis players or take any of her talents away. Through injuries, sickness, training, and harsh name-callings Serena has showed the world why she is one of the top tennis players. Despite what newspaper articles and social media say about
One of the most notable times that men and woman have conjoined together was during the civil rights era were white families stood beside African American citizens and fought for equality. But we still consider black athletes for some reason as very un-patriotic for protesting their rights, and it's always been like that. In an article called "Athletes Have Allways Led The Way" the author states "people often forget how black entertainers and athletes have used their fame to break down barriers of discrimination" (Discrimination 2). He then goes on to give many examples how black athletes have been discriminated against and judge for protesting their rights. One of the many examples he stated was during the 1968 summer Olympics were African Americans John Carlos and Tommie Smith raised their fist in the air to protest "injustices black people faced at home".
In today’s society, transgender and sex changes are more commonly seen and talked about. The IOC or the International Olympic Committee recently has passed that transgender women aren’t required to undergo gender-reassignment surgery. The IOC main focus is about an equal playing field for all athletes and being accepting to all races, gender, and nationality. However, multiple factors would cause issues on fairness to allow transgender athlete compete in their new sex. Therefore, athletes in the Olympic Games that have declared a different gender than they were born with should not be allowed to represent their country unless, participating in the athletes’ original sexual genotype.
Women athletes and women workers do not get the recognition they deserve. Men especially, look down upon women when it comes to their appearances, their knowledge and a women's physical and mental strength. In certain cases, a woman loses out on a job in the sports industry because she is exactly a woman. A male trainer can refuse to train women because of the parts her body has. Men and women have grown up in a world with the mindset that women know less than men when it comes to sports.
The white supremacy that flooded America in the 19th and early 20th century is no longer seen in the sporting world. This paper looked at sports through the lens of an individual athlete named Muhammad Ali (who definitively changed history for African-American people in the United States), as well as looked at sports as a whole throughout history. Through statistics and reports, proof has demonstrated that the sporting world has developed to give more of an opportunity for African-American athletes to compete than ever before. Athletics creates a platform that gives athletes an opportunity to be more than just an athlete. An opportunity to stand up for what they believe in and bring attention to some of the problems of the world.
Gender Inequality in sports is an issue as old as sport itself. I choose this topic because we as a society seem to sweep it under the rug time after time. Women in sports however, try to address the issue only to have it go on deaf ears, leaving them to continue in the sport hoping something will change. Over the last few decades, strides have been made, but he sport remains an institution dominated by men. These women, whether they are in sport or in the business world, want a fair chance to be on the same level as their male counterparts.
“Female discrimination in sports is a common occurrence all around the world, women are seen as less than males.” (Ladrea) Equality in sports is unequal. In the 1800 women got very little attention and did not get the opportunity to play in any sport in America and all around the world. Men could go and try out for different sports teams and workout but for women they were only allowed to stay home to cook and clean. There were some events women could participate in but it could not be competitive, it was focused on getting active and staying active.
