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.

In athletics, people are chosen based on skill and this is a very hard factor to discriminate. It is hard to include someone in the team just because they are from a certain race even if they do not have some skill because in the end they will have to represent the country. For this reason even if the racial dynamics continue to influence other areas in society, sports remains genuine.

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.

According to a certain study, it was found that the black American people dominate the field in athletics and football but they are underrepresented when it comes to the management. On average, it is the African American people who have a higher tendency of involvement in these sporting activities therefore it is such an irony that they people who represent them are not from their race.

For one to properly handle a team, they need to have lots of skill and experiences in the sport so that they may easily understand all things that are happening. If employers were reasonable, it is the African individuals who would have been in most seats in these organizations because they have better comprehension of the sports they play.

It is clear that very many white managers and players are still having a very hard time accepting the African people and they show it openly. For example, there is a team manager who was recently heard on tape telling his girlfriend that she must stop posting pictures with African American men especially in her 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.

However, the racism problem has greatly improves in the past few years as more people have tried to fight the racism that is taking over the society. Since the election of the first African-American president more people have tried to accept the black society because this election made them realize that they are just equal. The little bit of racism that is left in the professional sports department needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.




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