"Legion" has some thoughts about African-Americans and sports.
I found the following demographic stats interesting as relates to college and pro sports in America. It seems to me the Caucasian race is getting the short end of the deal. For example, 59% of college basketball players are black. 75% of NBA players are black. 65% of NFL players are black. Only 8.5% of baseball players are black (29% are Hispanic). I also found where K-State graduates 100% of white athletes, but only 14% of blacks. What? Don't the lives of white athletes matter?
Colleges get their money from the gov't in taxes, endowments from rich white people, student fees which are 70% white, ticket sales and corporate donations. It seems working whites are paying the bulk of those sources of income. Obviously the pros get their incomes from TV, ticket sales, corporate sponsors, logo gifts, etc. College scholarships are given primarily to blacks who graduate only about 10-15% of their athletes. The tax money that supports their room/board, tuition, books, etc, is never paid back, even by those who go on to sign megabuck, obscene contracts in the pros. Most of those never get past their 2nd year in school. If you can call never going to class "school".
It seems to me there's a huge discrimination against whites in the sports world. Where's the diversity? Are we going to have to lower the standards so disenfranchised whites have an equal chance to play sports? Are we going to have to have protests on campuses and arenas every time there's a game? Are we to quit sending our kids to colleges that continue this discrimination against whites? Are we supposed to protest against the media, corporate donors and other industries that support this blatant injustice? Are we to create havoc by looting, burning and shooting school officials to get our demands heard? What is the government doing to right this wrong? Which politicians do we have to pay off and/or threaten to get our voices heard?
I won't be satisfied until I see a 5'11" white guy playing center for a major college basketball team. If he can't play ball what's he supposed to do? Get an education, a job and be a creative, productive part of society? You call that fair?!
Same old double standard. If the situation were reversed, the media would be all over it.
Posted by: Franklin | January 30, 2016 at 11:17 PM
Yeah, like the academy awards. Not enough black actors getting awards? Maybe they should become better actors.
Posted by: Legion | February 02, 2016 at 03:39 PM