Monday, May 11, 2015

White Privilege Sports Are Dying Out

By Toni Vang


Everyone should try and do some or other form of sport as it not only keeps one healthy but also teaches how to interact with other people. It also helps many to accept how to be gracious when winning or losing. There are some people that still ask if there are any white privilege sports left but irrespective of color it is a sport where many still make friends no matter what the race might be.

Many years ago in all races it was the norm for the whites to have a leg up over the blacks in regard to having jobs, housing as well as schooling. It meant that the whites were given an advantage of having a head start. In some cases this might still be true. A survey was taken in the United States of America asking the population if there were certain benefits in today's society to being white. The poles came back with fifty three percent saying yes, forty two saying no, and three percent saying they don't know.

If one is willing to work hard and not rely on others in order to survive one will become a respected citizen irrespective of race. The same applies in sports. Working hard for what one believes in will always secure success no matter what field it may be.

A good book that all should read is the Shades of White, an examination of whiteness in sports. It is about one hundred and three pages long and was published the end of November twenty ten. It is available on line as was written by Jonathan Long and Kevin Hylton.

If one has never exercised and is overweight rather check with ones general practitioner first. If trying to decide which activity would best suit one try asking a few simple questions. If one does not like the cold or the heat then any outdoor activity should be avoided always try to pick something that you will enjoy. Playing racquetball is a great sport as it will keep the heart healthy as well as use all muscles in the body.

The censor also says that out of the one hundred and seventy five corner backs, one hundred and seventy are black. At the running back position one hundred and seven out of one hundred and twenty players of African American. The decision for recruiting these players could very well be because of their height, weight as well as their skill and has nothing to do with their color.

There seems to also be a higher percentage of blacks than whites when it comes to athletics. This could be because they have acquired these qualities through either environmental or hereditary factors. They seem to have more of an inborn physical skill when it comes to running as well as wanting to succeed.

Being an East Asian seems to be even harder as they are stereotyped as being both athletically and physically poorer to any other race. This has lead to them not being recruited as well as badly under-represented in many sports. In athletics they only represent two percent while in the National Football League about one point nine percent, something that has really changed with the decades.




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