Racism In Football Essay

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Racism in Sports

Sports such as footy and soccer have a special place in the national conscience, but following the recent event where a Port Adelaide fan was photographed wearing a Nazi swastika with his Power jersey, it is clear to be said that more work is required in order to stop racism in all sporting events by the Australian Government. This isn't the first time where this kind of incident has happened though. Non–white footballers face racial abuse regularly on the pitch. Surely you big footy fans still remember the incident in 2013, where aboriginal footballer Adam Goodes was called an ape by a 13 year old girl as he went near the stands in a match against Collingwood. These kind of people do not deserve to be called a footy fan.

If the man with the swastika was a real Port Adelaide fan, then he would have appreciated the multicultural traditions of Port Adelaide, based around the Adelaide docks area, and its rich indigenous history. If he was a real Port Adelaide fan, then he would have appreciated the huge contribution indigenous players have made to the club. Think of the club legends like Byron Picklett, Gavin Wanganeeen and Peter Burgoyne and superstars who are still currently playing for the team such as Shaun Burgoyne and Chad Wingard. If he was a real Port Adelaide fan, then he would have...show more content...

Racial taunts has often been considered as "banter" and is acceptable during the game. However, it has a major impact on the individual. Research shows that there are significant links between experiences of racism and poor productivity and reduced life expectancy. It can also lead to depression, poor physical health or even suicide. Statistics show that every one in five people experience racism at sport events. This is a huge amount that we cannot just simply ignore. Perhaps people don't care, or they just never really stepped into the players' shoes and experienced the unpleasant Get more content

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Integration in Ole Miss Football Today, African American athletes play a strong and predominant role in the football program at the university however, this was not always the case. Less than fifty years ago, the Ole Miss football program was just as segregated as it had been in its early days. As a whole, theSoutheastern Conference of the NCAA was the last to instrgarate black athletes with the current white ones (Paul 297, 284). Of the ten teams in the conference at the time, the University of Mississippi was the last to integrate (Paul 287). This integration of the team took place ten years after the University itself was integrated. Not only did the school refuse to integrate until years after other teams had already done so but,...show more content...

The Ole Miss football program faced a set back in its integration process as a result of its long standing racial mentality and the repercussions of the integration of the university itself however, once the team was integrated, a smooth transition was made. Of the multitude of reasons that exists why the Ole Miss football program was so delayed in its integration process comes the necessary role the football program played in keeping the university open during the integration of the university itself. As the entire university went into turmoil, the football program stood strong. During the 1962 season, which was played parallel with Meredith's appearance on campus, the team went undefeated and still is considered one of the greatest teams since. In his essay explaining the parallel between the integration of Ole Miss and the '62 team, Wright Thompson states, "The 1962 Ole Miss football team fascinated me. That year, perhaps because of the school's near self–destruction over integration, or perhaps in spite of it, the team managed the most remarkable season seen in Oxford before or since" (1). This strong and winning team, lead by coach Henry Vaught, kept the university running when it looked as though it would implode on itself. Many turned to the idols of the campus, the football players, to keep

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Throughout the evolution of our society, racism has been a major topic. Racism, at one time became an unspoken issue for many years and was swept under the rug and buried. Its prevalence over the past decade has raised concerns in various backgrounds and industries around the world. The issue was never resolved and will never be completely under control, although it's not as detrimental as it once was. Particularly in positions of power, there seems to be an unfair bias when certain ethnicities approach a situation dominated by a majority.Racism is the belief that one race or culture is fundamentally superior to another, regardless of anthropological evidence to the contrary. Why does racial discrimination still exist in sports, entertainment,...show more content...

He then wagered $5 to anyone who could tell him how many African Americans make a living playing professional sports in the United States. Everyone at the VFW post knew that African–Americans dominate some of the most popular sports in America. All they had to do was turn on their televisions, right? Some believed it was ten million, 500 thousand, and even fifty thousand, etc. At the end of the day, nobody won the money; all of the men grossly exaggerated their numbers. As Gates reported in Sports Illustrated, the facts about black athletes in America at the time his article was published were stunningly low. There were 1,200 black professional athletes in all U.S. sports. There were 12 times more black lawyers, dentists, and doctors than

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"As I ran through the tunnel, they were going to throw acid in my face. I was petrified and I probably never moved so much and so fast on a soccer field in my life", (Morley 10). This is said by Clyde Best, the first black player to step on England's field for its top division. Best faced extreme discrimination, reflecting the strong resistance to immigrants landing on Britain's shores back then. According to Federal International Football Association(FIFA), any discrimination of any kind against a country, private person or group, skin color, ethnic, national or social origin, gender, language, religion, political opinion or any other opinion, birth or any other status, sexual orientation or any other reason is punishable by controversial sports in history.Racism is a growing problem in professional soccer that affects the player's mental focus, can cause physical harm and affect the overall credibility of the sport.

There is not much evidence on the early days history of racism in soccer. One of the first black player to play at a top level like Best was Andrew Watson. In the early 1800s, Watson became captain of Scotland's international team. His...show more content... It's going to bring somebody with the stature of Balotelli or Boateng to stroll off amid a match that really matters for those in control to consider this important. According to Blatter, he said: "Walk off? No. I don't think that is the solution...I don't think you can run away, because then the team should have to forfeit the match. "This issue is a very touchy subject, but I repeat there is zero tolerance of racism in the stadium, we have to go against that"(Dan 1).There may be zero tolerance from FIFA, yet it would appear to be there is short of nothing being carried out by FIFA. Blatter is minimal more than a social mouthpiece on the

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Today in America the word Racism is taken to a whole new level. Even in sports, such as the NFL racism prospers. For instance the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. Native Americans are trying to say the NFL is being rude for naming a Team Redskins. The Redskins have had that name since 1933 (Staff). The team had the name of Braves before they adopted the name Redskins. It was changed due to racism purposes. Some people would agree that the whole situation with Redskins is ridiculous because The Major League Baseball series has two teams related to Native Americans, The Atlanta Braves and The Cleveland Indians. The NFL also has more than just Redskins. They have the Kansas City Chiefs. So if they are really worried about...show more content...

"How much money can I get? Does it even matter if anyone but me has money?" Americans as a whole are selfish. Some aren't but as a whole yes. As Americans people need to slow down on saying something is racist because who knows it may actually not be racist. Most people thinks when someone is being racist its just toward African Americans when really, they aren't the only ones being discriminated against. Its anyrace with the exception of white people. White people are often referred to as the dominate race. Often Times people find themselves thinking all the discrimination is directed toward the African Americans. However, they aren't the only ones being discriminated for being a different color. Native Americans are also being discriminated also. There are many ways to discriminate people. Name calling is one, another is drawing, and another is acting. Those two, drawing and acting are not usually the offense. Its usually in the form of name calling. (Whitlock) There's a lot of terms you can use to be racist. A lot of sick people have came up with names to call different races. Names so bad that they can not be used in this paper. Racism is very wrong. People are all equal no matter what color they are. No one should be laughed at or tortured or even made fun of for being a different color. God made everyone the same. The only differences are color, actions, looks, and personality. Everyone is a beautiful creation Get more content

Essay on Racism In The NFL

The main problem with racism in football arises from the higher organizations. They are not collaborating and training their stewards properly to handle problems during matches. This is prolonging and maybe even working counteractively to finally eliminate racism from football. Even though it seems as if they should stop trying to fight something that has been so problematic for so many years, racism is definitely worth trying to end. If they did not try and fight it, it would only grow, but at least with the efforts to stop it, it is slowly but surely becoming less and less common. In order to expedite the process, big names such as FIFA, the FA, and UEFA, need to work together to be more consistent, and fair with their sanctioning and they

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Racism In Football

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This essay will discuss how Symbolic Interactionism is linked with racism in football in the United Kingdom & other parts of Europe Racism is generally defined as a belief that one particular race of people is superior to the other race. This belief leads to prejudice & discrimination against that particular race.

Symbolic Interactionism is a theory of sociology that explains how people behave in social situations. It is an idea which tells us how people interact with the social environment using different types of symbols, ideas & situations in which they are involved. The way people interpret different types of situations depends on the ideas they have developed in the past & this is the interaction that people get involved in that lead to this idea of symbolic interactionism. This theory was first proposed by George Herbert Mead and Herbert Blumer in the 20th Century & many social sociologists have since tried to explain this theory but no single definition can be called as the correct one.

Racism in football can be linked to symbolic interactionism in the sense that people develop prejudices because of their past interactions or observations. For example a child has seen his father hurling racial chants or there has been an incident with a person of a different race which has caused the person adversity in the past or it can...show more content...

While taking a corner a fan threw a banana at him. Instead of being angry or upset he picked up the banana and ate it. The resulting corner ended up with Barcelona scoring a goal and the fan who threw the banana at Alves was given a life ban. This is another case of how people develop ideas & ways to deal with situations. This is also a case of symbolic interactionism where you deal with the situation in a calm manner rather than being

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Racism In English Football

The idea of racism in English Football, particularly the Premier League, is nowhere near as old as racism in England or the rest of the United Kingdom for that matter. However, the Premier League is often times considered the world's best league when it comes to football and draws the best talent from around the world. In the recent years, the league has seen a sizeable influx of players from outside Britain and Ireland, which shows a reflection of an increasingly commercialized game with a global reach. These incredible players are put on center stage week in and week out throughout England on the biggest public arenas and draw millions of faithful supporters to their home club's stadium. However, even with an increase in the number of foreign–born players, racism is still very prevalent in the ever–growing sport. The reality is that football represents one of the tapestries onto which social achievements and problems, claims and counterclaims are ritually etched. The growing awareness of how racism is connected to football functions through a complicated framework which reveals it as a problem which is very much "out there" in wider society today. Racism does touch the game of football, its players, officials, and their millions of supporters and reinforces the notion that racism is still very ubiquitous in an England that is often times considered diverse and accepting. In England, the phenomenon of racism in football first became a subject of widespread concern in

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Racism is prevalent in today's society and is exposed in the sports industry as well. Various athletes in different sports field experience racism and face it everyday. Social media is a big platform for people to criticize athletes for their failures and success. On the other hand more times than not, racism can be found within the head of organizations of major sports, most noticeably football. The NFL has condoned an abundance of racist actions towards players of Hispanic and African American descent; therefore, the NFL should stop these problems by supporting athletes that take a stand, holding the NFL owners accountable for their actions, and finally, not stereotyping young black athletes into a position based off of racial factors. An organization like the NFL needs to support their athletes when they decide to exercise their 1st amendment rights. For example, a current event that has ravished the mainstream media would be over the controversy with Colin Kaepernick. There are 64 quarterbacks total in the NFL at the time, Kaepernick not being one of them. At the end of the season Kaepernick had a passer rating of 90.7 "( ESPN, 2016)". That was better than ten starting quarterbacks in the league at that time. Also, to add to his resume he only threw four interceptions during the season. His stats prove that he's a proven NFL starter and his trip to the Superbowl in 2013 are examples of why he should be added to any NFL roster. Why isn't he on a roster? It's primarily

Persuasive Essay On Racism In Sports
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Without a doubt, we look at athletes today and from the past as if they are larger than life individuals. They show their personality through talent no matter what they play; some are better than others, for example some can kick or throw. However, at the end of the day they all have a different voice and a different story. People expect them to turn a blind eye to everyday events because of their status. People think of athletes as celebrities, they say they do not go through the same struggles as everyday people. That statement is far from the truth when it pertains to the issue of racism. Racism has been an unresolved problem for years whether it is in sports or athletes speaking for what they believe. Racism has had a big impact on sports such as Germany hosting the olympics and cheating, N.B.A. owners thinking they rule over their players, and the hidden discrimination that happens in locker rooms. Many times athletes have stood up for what they believed just to be shot down. Nowhere in their contracts does it state that because they are professionals that they must compromise their freedom of speech. Whether it be refusing to meet with the president, speaking out on racial injustices, or not standing for the national anthem, athletes have a strong voice in the fight against discrimination and other traumatic events. The fight for equality in sports and throughout America is a process that includes multiple organizations, the reaction of authority figures, and

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Speech On Racism In Sports

It is in our past, our present, and possibly the future. Racism is prevalent in all aspects of our society, but specifically in our sports. Racism in sport has evolved and had many significant breakthroughs since the nineteenth century to the present day. However, it continues to change in a way that we have not quite overcome the discrimination and prejudice ways. Sports are a reflection of how our society is developing and the progression of racism in sports is one major reflection on our society's changes.

19th Century

This time period was known for slavery, the African Americans did not have any legal rights, and were not thought of as equal in society. Once slavery ended in 1865(1), there was many restrictions for black athletes. Many had to play in substandard environments, minor leagues, but most were restricted to participate at all (2). Many african americans settled to sit on the minor league teams roster, while tolerating an excessive amount of harassment. In the 1890s African Americans got banned from all major and minor sports. Many of the most successful athletes refused to compete against those of colour. John Sullivan was a competitive, successful boxer and his top opponent was an Australian black man, Peter Jackson, who Sullivan refused to fight. As well the best cyclist in the 1890's was Marshall W. Taylor, whom went on to be banned in all major sports despite all of his winnings(3). The formation of the "Negro League" was introduced because they were

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Nowadays, sports are considered as the center of entertainment. Big league and championship such as National Football League (NFL), FIFA World Cup (FIFA), and National Basketball Association (NBA) have attracted millions of fans and viewers. Friends and family will gather around and cheer on for their favorite team. Regardless of any sports, there will be fans for the team no matter how small or insignificant the team is. Racially integrated teams is officially a worldwide tradition in every sports. We can see that almost every sports team or club such as football, soccer, and cricket has different people from different races and nationality nowadays. These racially integrated team undergo many issues and disputes, and up until now, the tension between the races has been the strongest issues debated among...show more content... In reality, racism still widely exists in sports. In fact, a statistic from ECB Racism Study Group shows that in cricket game only, 58% of respondent believed that racism existed in cricket; 49% had "heard of racist action"; 29% said that they "knew for a fact" that racism existed; 15% had personally experienced racism; and 28% knew someone else who had experienced racism (qtd. in Burdsey). These statistics clearly show that racism in sports exists. This racial issues are also depicted in my primary source, the trailer for the movie titled Remember the Titans. This movie depicts the true story of a newly appointed African–American coach and his racially integrated football team in their first season game. People usually think that this is a movie that emphasized only on the football team adventure in winning the championship, but I believe that this movie actually depicts the racial issues undergo by the team member during the training. From my perspective, I believe that racial integration in sports team will help in abolishing if not, diminished this racial

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And Racism In Sports
Prejudice

Choosing this topic was very easy for me to connect with. I've been playing soccer, and watching the professionals since I was a little boy. Soccer is a beautiful game that can bring everyone together. However, spectators and participants have been changing how the game is decided. These so called fans that go to games have been bringing in racism to make the players feel unstable mentally.The players that mostly receive this racism is men of color. The fans are hoping that the players will lash out or possibly bring down their performance, so that their team will win. So while researching this topic it has shown me how different players deal with this. Although most of the players have admitted that at first they would pretend they didn't hear it or it didn't happen. However, now these players have been speaking out to get the attention of the spectators, but also the soccer organizations. That in football is no place to accept this harsh discrimination, and these players have been showing different ways on how they are protesting against this. In Europe they call soccer something else, which is football. Racism in professional soccer has ben around destroying players and teams by belittling them to get in their head. Statistics of racism given from Europe show staggering numbers. In England about 91 percent think racism exist in football, the second highest in Europe. However they are amongst least likely to say it is a serious problem. Other countries with almost the same percentage are Italy, Holland, France and Germany. All in common that believe racism exist, but aren't really doing anything to prevent this. Interesting that nothing is being done to deal with this. Possible that these countries rather push it away and think after time it will no longer be around. Also in the order of those who are not doing enough to tackle racism are, International football authorities, fans, Countries football associations (Chambers, Luke). The clubs and players on the other hand are doing the most because no one else will protect them. If we look at history most people will say we learn from it to not repeat tragedies that have occured. However, racism is still separating people, and sports should be a bridge to

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Racism In The National Football League

"You Nazi:"(email).When these (expletive) take a knee, they are spitting in the faces of soldiers like Pat Tillman(emil).I hope you die of AIDS. That is my right as an American(email). These are just a few email that have popped up for athletes around the league including Colin Kaepernick's and many other protesters like Pat Tillman and many others. Most protesters put their trust in the first amendment to protect them when they want free speech, but the sad truth is they are attacked by the us government and the american people to stop there protesting.

"Black men in America are 3.5 times more likely than white men to be killed by police, the infant mortality rate for black babies is up to three times higher than that of white babies. Despite...show more content...

Ever since Kaepernick decision to protest the national anthem he has received intense backlash from everywhere and everyone but most surprisingly his own team has attacked him as well by benching him. though Kaepernick continues to protest he is sacrificing his job.Through both the media storm of his protest and potentially declining skills, there were enough reasons for the 49ers to cut Kaepernick. They decided to stick with him (Davis). Kaepernick's bold decision to take a knee during the national anthem has brought an unforgiving media srom and with his poor play the 49ers organization has considered the option of cutting there QB.There decision to keep him on the team just expresses the fact that Kaepernick is making a change in the NFL and and how people see activists."(Kaepernick) is a piece of (expletive). hope when he gets to play, someone breaks his back or neck."(unknown email). When Kaepernick decided to protest he knew very well that he would have several different types of responses. Some nice most mean, in this case he received hate mail from one of his fans and how he hopes that he gets severely injured during a game. This is just showing how the american people can preach freedom but as soon as it effect them in a negative way hey are quick to throw the hough of freedom out he window and demand he stop, but they have no effect on Kaepernick and his

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Football as it is know outside North America (Soccer) is among the most ubiquitous and beloved sport in the world. The worldwide audience for the FIFA World Cup typically exceeds 1 billion, and hundreds of thousands of spectators flock to watch their countries team participate. One of the fundamental concerns surrounding the game today revolves around the prolonged occurrence of racism, especially racial abuse to players by fans. Omi and Winant (1994) have identified, elements of racism with a strong correlation relating to sport, such as 'temperament, athletic ability and sexuality. Given its recent history of anti–racist activity, English football is often cited as a figurehead example of challenging racism through popular culture and...show more content...

The European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) found that 10% of Internet sites managed by football fans expressed 'racist, anti–Semitic and xenophobic views'. The report revealed that Italian and Spanish sites were more prone to racism, followed by German, Swiss, Austrian and British sites. (Balestri and Grasselli, 2002). In addition, new forms of social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, have offered an additional stage for the racial harassment of players from different ethnic backgrounds With the growth of technology, and an increase of non–white players from much different ethnical background, football is an easy target for racial slur. Futhermore, we see more racial actions inside the grounds of football clubs. Kassimeris, 2008 agrees by saying the conclusion seems inescap– able that football grounds provide one of the largest public arenas in which racism can be openly expressed. Just recently Dani Alves Barcelona FC defender was taking a corner kick when he had a banana thrown at him. He reacted to having a banana thrown by peeling it and then taking a bite. Former Barcelona striker Gary Lineker praised Alves. "Picked it up, peeled it, ate it and proceeded to take the corner," he tweeted. "Top response." The ex–England striker added: "Utterly brilliant reaction from Alves. Treat the racist berk with complete disdain!" (BBC Sport, 2014.) More drastic action has been noted when Kevin–Prince Boateng, fed Get more content

Racism in sports has been around of hundreds of years, but recently it has shown that it's still a major concern that needs to be taken care of. Years ago, Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight boxing champion dealt with the hardships of racism. "America has come a long way since those times" said Johnson, describing how America has developed through the years dealing with racism in sports. In 2005, an NCAA game between Kansas State and Southern Mississippi showed that racism in still around. A video on the youtube channel TYT Sports shows freshman point guard Angel Rodriguez getting fouled and going to the free throw line, has he began to shoot his free throws a chant arose from the Southern Miss. band going "Where's your green card". Even though other players, coaches, and executives are now of different races, this still shows that racism always plays it's part in sports...show more content...

Mayweather spoke on the differences between MMA fighter Ronda Rousey and Boxer Laila Ali. Saying that the media isn't being heard about Ali's success as an undefeated boxer but are constantly talking about Rousey's during her undefeated streak. Saying that, "Laila Ali did the same thing but in a better fashion. Ronda Rousey, she's a good looking women when she put it on. Laila Ali is a drop–dead gorgeous woman; i mean a naturally beautiful woman and can kick ass, but you never hear them (the media) saying when she had i think somewhere around 10,11,12 fights the she was the baddest women to ever fight on the planet". Floyd also had a comment on himself trash talking compared to the trash talking of MMA fighter Conor McGregor. "They say he talk a lot of trash and people praise him of it, but when i did it, they say i'm cocky and Get more content

Informative Essay On Racism In Sports

This season in the NFL has been one of the more politically and racially driven seasons that we 've seen in a very long time.

From President Donald Trump calling NFL players S.O.B 's at a rally in Huntsville, Ala., to Dallas Cowboys ' owner Jerry Jones taking a stance that if any players "disrespect" the flag or national anthem they won 't play, and finally players speaking out across the league on racial injustice and oppression.

It truly ignited a conversation in the United States on both sides of the aisle.

But how did we get to this point? To answer that question, we have to look at former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick who did not stand before a preseason game in 2016 and explained why he did it.

"I am not going...show more content... How do they feel about the situation? Are they boycotting the league? Or are they continuing to watch, but still believe in the overall message of Kaepernick 's stance?

If you ask college student Conner Watson, who follows both theNew England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles, he is boycotting the league and felt that something needed to be done.

"After seeing what happened to Colin Kaepernick, I knew I had to do something. I was so moved by what he did, as well as several conversations with my sister regarding activism, I couldn 't give my viewership to the NFL this season," he said.

Watson also explained what steps he has taken toboycott the league from monetary discussion to just regular football talk with friends.

"I am boycotting by not watching games or highlights, buying merchandise, or even discussing games with my friends. I am also fostering

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discussions and political actions around these issues of inequality."

On the other hand, Keaton Nichols, host of The Lounge on WURD Radio and long–time Pittsburgh Steelers fan is not boycotting the league, but still fully believes in Kaepernick's message.

"I felt like when folks were calling for a boycott of the NFL that they were kind of calling for a boycott of the whole thing. The players, the league itself, and the owners, which are kind of, their own entities in themselves," Nichols explained.

Within those three groups, who each play a major role in the business of the NFL, Nichols spoke about why he Get

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Racial Racism In Sports

Racism in Sports

Racism and discrimination have been used as powerful weapons encouraging fear or hatred of others. Racism occurs much more than we like to admit. In sports, racism is happening more often and becoming a much bigger problem. Most agree that sports are a reflection of society. What this means is that sports often act as a small–scale version of society and thus, racial problems in sports have been, and continue to be, brushed away as nothing unique. It takes outrageous conduct for the reality of racism in sports to come to the forefront. When comparing a minority athlete to a non–minority athlete, we can see they both are victims of discrimination because of their race. However, the type of discrimination is very different, and the effects are very different. To a lot of people, the sports world is a place in which none of the normal problems of the "real" world could possibly exist. Racism has had an impact on student athletes of all ages and race, in both their personal life and outside their personal life. The racism that some American minority and non–minority student athletes face has long–running effects on the athletes' education and career opportunities. The racial issues in sports can be addressed better when exposed and talked about. "Minority athletes are athletic, but uneducated," and "Black man can play, but can he read?" Those are just a couple racial comments that get thrown around amongst people in the sports world. Minority athletes are

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I had always acknowledged the concept of racism and lamented those who've been affected, but it wasn't until I experienced it firsthand that I fully understood its emotional toll. In the summer of 2014, I traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina to play for a soccer academy that one of my coaches was affiliated with. As a sixteen–year–old boy, all I wanted to do was showcase my abilities in the motherland of my heroes. Diego Maradona and Juan Riquelme are just two of the legends who blossomed on Argentinian soil before establishing their legacies in Europe. My dream had always been to follow in their footsteps, and so I made my way to Argentina, all alone, for a month, to chase my dreams. Boasting a radiant smile and positive energy, I expected those around me to greet me with the same attitude. Unfortunately, all I faced was...show more content...

In a dining hall of about 200 people, I was the only dark–skinned person. I felt singled out, but I was so excited for the coming month that I shook it off and went on with my day. Within the first week, people addressed me as "pinche negro, morocho, muerto de hambre" (ni****, black kid, starving creature) and it was only then that I realized I wasn't welcome. Maybe people resented me solely for being a good player, maybe they just couldn't look past the color of my skin, or perhaps it was both. Nonetheless, I was left unsettled. I started to take things a bit more slowly. I didn't try to show off as much; I simply played my part and nothing else. By the second week of my stay, I had already grown accustomed to the insults and the spiteful glares. However, I wasn't prepared to be humiliated like this: As I walked back to my room one evening, I asked a girl for the time; She stopped, looked at me, and calmly said, "Es hora que te vayas de acГЎ negro de mierda" (It's time for you to leave, you black piece of sh**) before she walked away, laughing with her

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