Misrepresentation Of Minorities In Sports

“To start off, the definition of race is a group of people united or classified together on the basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution” (The free dictionary 1). Ethic discrimination is the synonym for racism. Many people, today, would state that racism in sports is not seen as much, but there is still some way to go till we can say, confidently, that there is racial equality within. This paper is going to discuss representation (or misrepresentation) of racial and ethnic discrimination in sports, in a variety of ways. Underrepresentation of minorities in the sports mass media has changed so much over the years. “There have been many discussions of race relations within sports which gained public and academic attention

“Not many African-American head coaches at the college level have had the same success as other African-American coaches, mainly because many have not been given the chance” (Lynch 1). This meaning, that most colleges/universities were only hiring white coaches and not hiring African-American coaches due to the color of their skin and the perspective of how everyone views people of different ethnicities. Most colleges/universities were not hiring by a persons’ talent, but by the color of their skin – so they would only interview white potential coaches and their talents versus any race/ethnicity and their potential/talent or skill level. “In a study, in 2012, The Big Ten conference had seen zero African-American head coaches in the past ten years, according to the Black Coaches Association” (Lynch 1). Many critics were quick to point out that African-American coaches have historically been given just one shot to prove their talent, whereas White coaches with bad numbers were still often considered a “hot commodity” by other schools, when they were/are “on the market.” There have been several solutions to find who would be the best candidate for a college level football coach. Universities/colleges would do well, if they would follow what the NFL does when it comes to hiring minority coaches. “In 2003, the Rooney Rule was created and it requires NFL teams to interview at least

Not only is racism between African-Americans and whites, but it includes international issues/racism as well. “Internationalized racism occurs when minorities experience self-hatred because they have taken to heart the ideology that dubs them as inferior” (Nittle 1). As we are in the twenty first century, although they may or may not be valid, there have been many claims of reverse racism growing. The first type of racism in sports and in general is known as reverse racism. “Reverse Racism is defined as acts of discrimination and prejudice perpetrated by racial minorities or historically oppressed ethnical groups against individuals belonging to the racial majority or historically dominant ethnical groups” (The Free Dictionary). It is stated that reverse racism is arguably the hottest form of racism in the twenty-first century, but it is also states that it is hard for whites to say they have been reversed racism victims because they are rarely on the receiving end of the racial discrimination. This is because of how big of a deal racism was many years ago. The second type of racism in sports and in general is known as, subtle racism, which is also referred to as covert racism. “Subtle racism does not make the headlines that reverse racism does, but it is likely the form of discrimination that people of color most often experience” (Nittle 2). This basically stating, that subtle racism