Linsanity: The Meaning Of Racial Discrimination In Sports

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“Racial Discrimination”
Have you ever heard about racial discrimination and what is it? Racial discrimination is defined as the action of a persons who treat differently or who excludes another person just for his or her racial or ethnic origin. Racial discrimination continues to exist in the world and may never end with it. For example, in the documentary "Linsanity" Lin mentions that he was a victim of racial discrimination and that despite everything that happened, he was able to reach the American dream. Finally, from watching this documentary, I can strongly be argued that Discrimination is also present in sports, and that depends on what privileges you enjoy will be easier the way to reach what you want.
As I mention before discriminate means to distinguish and to separate one thing from another. Discrimination occurs when a person is treated unfavorably because of prejudices. In the case of sport, discrimination occurs in several aspects: as we all know, and what I learn from “Linsanity” there is racial discrimination in sports …show more content…

For me and what I learned Linsanity is hope personified. Linsanity had a tremendous impact on the society, and on the young teenagers and adults who say that something cannot be possible because there is racial discrimination, now with the example of Jeremy Lin and his Linsanity we can know that things can be possible despite the discrimination we are facing and that although the clouds are black and the storm does not stop, at the end the sun will rise and we will have our reward. Linsanity is a revolution that no doubt came to change forever the history of the NBA because Jeremy Lin broke with all the stereotypes of basketball being now the star of the NBA being hin an Asian. Racial discrimination is no obstacle for anyone, at least it's not an obstacle to being part of the

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