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samedi 17 janvier 2015

The Need To Sustain Efforts In The Fight Against Racism In Professional Sports

By Enid Hinton


Many times in the background of undesirable incidences, the biggest differences come from the smallest of gestures. On other periods, it appears that a heavy gesture would be required to make a noticeable impact, especially on a sensitive issue like racism in professional sports. Any topic that dwells on racism would not necessarily focus on personalities, or having to deal with those personalities. The broader view must be focused on and the problems that arise from them tackled forthwith.

We live in very exciting sporting times to review the effect of racism on our daily lives. From the continues talks about social changes in the NFL and MLB, to instances that keep recurring in international soccer to NBA events it appears that the issue is the only topic of interest all over the media. The comments of key players can actually act as catalysts that would spark conversations at a broader scale, which would provide a lot of sports people the chance for reactions and reflections.

This has successfully led a campaign against unnecessary utterances on racial discrimination by citizens in public centers judging by the potential impact it will have on the volatile society. It is expected that every alliance should accept a particular sectarian opinion on racism that makes citizens' utterances volatile as they can create a shock that will be greatly felt by the society as a whole.

Shunning the products and services provided by a firm owned by a racist may appear little but it can spread information as fast as wildfire creating a stereotype that even the young generation can follow. Sportsmen should form an integrated front and fight for players' welfare and ensure that any injustice suffered by players in relation to racial discrimination should be taken up seriously by all and sundry.

At the beginning of this impact made by racism, it is practically impossible to decipher its effects and can be correctly compared to the tidal waves of the ocean. It gathers momentum at a rapid rate immediately it commences due to the pronouncement by the individual and the majestic awareness created by the media who are very good at publicity aimed at controlling the minds of the masses.

As soon as the knowledge has been established by the media, critical measures can be taken, and stereotype can be created. These decisions include sanctioning leaders of the sport involved, diminishing every business interest of the person involved and the mass abandonment of a racist's products and services. The other impacts experienced cannot be forecasted.

Many dignitaries who have been involved with cases of racism never fully recover from such a nasty label. They get stripped of all their opulence, status, wealth, and lives. Their wealth and business collapse and they virtually become paupers, zombies, and entities looking for acceptance from a world that has turned its back on them. They suffer the worst kind of rejection from friends, family, colleagues, associates, kinsmen; the list is endless, and so are the consequences of being a racist in sports.

All that is expected for us to fight racism in our favorite sports is to speak out whenever we are a victim. And before long, that little gesture would lead to the much - needed revival and change that we desperately need in this world.




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