Furthermore, the storyline perpetrates the idea that sports are ultimately a business venture and reiterates the notion that winning is all that matters. Robinson was scouted and signed for his ability to play baseball before anything else. His managers and coaches advocated strongly to secure his spot in the league because he would win games. This notion supports NFL’s Vince Lombardi’s statement, “every time you win, you’re reborn and when you lose, you die a little”. This emphasis on winning isn’t just conveyed in the movie but in course readings as well. According to Jay (2004), when Branch Rickey signed Jackie Robinson to a Major League Baseball contract, the decision sprang partly from a realization that Major League Baseball’s color line
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Durocher had been generating controversy and bad publicity for the business due to factors surrounding his personal life. This ultimately dismays a catholic youth organization that is noted for spending generously on game seats. Chandler blatantly states “I can’t afford to ruffle their feathers” and “I have no choice but Leo Durocher is suspended from baseball for a year”. This exemplifies the fact that teams will take any action they believe is necessary to ensure that their sales goals are not put in jeopardy. Furthermore, just as we’ve covered in class this semester, audiences will notice that all the managers, reporters and executives in 42 are Caucasian men. This lack of diversity is a statistic that closely aligns with the problem that manifests today within the industry. According to Chalabi (2004), roughly 90% of the managers and head coaches were white and the chart below is indicative to the rest of the breakdown of the league’s …show more content…
I took into consideration that the movie was set to take place during the 1940’s and 1950’s where the sociopolitical climate was much different. However, I still find the information to be unfathomable. I can certainly be empathetic toward his challenges of living in this country as a minority and not being perceived as what Michael L. Butterworth (2004) would refer to as the “the chosen people”. I, myself do not meet the standards of the “dominant race” in society being that I am a Chinese woman who was raised in a large Jewish/Catholic family. Ultimately, I chose this movie because I’m passionate about baseball and my family and I are from Brooklyn, New York which is the team Robinson played for prior to the Dodgers moving to Los Angeles in the 1950s. I found that finding a movie that accounts both a city and a sport that are incredibly profound to me and fulfills this assignment was more than optimal. Although this movie has flaws and some audiences may find it difficult to watch and/or to be biased, I believe it was inspiring, gratifying and educates effectively overall. Racism is still highly prevalent in contemporary society. However, it manifests differently today than it did 60 years ago. I’m confident that everyone should watch the full movie because it
Durocher had been generating controversy and bad publicity for the business due to factors surrounding his personal life. This ultimately dismays a catholic youth organization that is noted for spending generously on game seats. Chandler blatantly states “I can’t afford to ruffle their feathers” and “I have no choice but Leo Durocher is suspended from baseball for a year”. This exemplifies the fact that teams will take any action they believe is necessary to ensure that their sales goals are not put in jeopardy. Furthermore, just as we’ve covered in class this semester, audiences will notice that all the managers, reporters and executives in 42 are Caucasian men. This lack of diversity is a statistic that closely aligns with the problem that manifests today within the industry. According to Chalabi (2004), roughly 90% of the managers and head coaches were white and the chart below is indicative to the rest of the breakdown of the league’s …show more content…
I took into consideration that the movie was set to take place during the 1940’s and 1950’s where the sociopolitical climate was much different. However, I still find the information to be unfathomable. I can certainly be empathetic toward his challenges of living in this country as a minority and not being perceived as what Michael L. Butterworth (2004) would refer to as the “the chosen people”. I, myself do not meet the standards of the “dominant race” in society being that I am a Chinese woman who was raised in a large Jewish/Catholic family. Ultimately, I chose this movie because I’m passionate about baseball and my family and I are from Brooklyn, New York which is the team Robinson played for prior to the Dodgers moving to Los Angeles in the 1950s. I found that finding a movie that accounts both a city and a sport that are incredibly profound to me and fulfills this assignment was more than optimal. Although this movie has flaws and some audiences may find it difficult to watch and/or to be biased, I believe it was inspiring, gratifying and educates effectively overall. Racism is still highly prevalent in contemporary society. However, it manifests differently today than it did 60 years ago. I’m confident that everyone should watch the full movie because it