Personal Narrative: My Ideal America

Have you ever wondered as a little kid as what an ideal world would look like in America? I always thought that the world would be a perfect utopia, flying cars, no crime and food that you can put in the microwave and it instantly cooks. Growing up and getting older, I soon realized that most adults including me don’t look for this in an ideal world. I have come to realize that in my lifetime none of these things I dreamt of as a kid will happen. There are countless flaws in America that is hindering the perfect world. There are countless videos around social media that show that the justice system is abusing its power. You see cops abusing their power as a superior over the citizens to threaten or put fear into the victim 's eyes and then …show more content…
“Though no one was saying anything explicitly about Serena 's black body, you are not the only viewer who thought it was getting in the way of Alves’s sight line”(27). Alves was making calls based off the color of Serena’s skin, not based off the actions by her. Serena felt like she lost the match because of the color of her skin and not because of how she played. No one in any sports league should fear of losing a match based off the color of their skin. Both players or both opponents should be treated equally by everybody involved in the event. Actions like this from the officials drove many big corporate people to decide to take action in what they can change. Not only is Tennis experiencing problems with racism but also every other sport. This drove the owner of the Miami Dolphins, Stephen M Ross to fund a non profit organization against discrimination in the sports community. He has decided to fund a non profit organization to help combat racism and discrimination in sports. Discrimination has been happening for a long time now, “For decades, athletes from Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali to Michael Sam have taken public stands on contentious social issues, sometimes prompting severe criticism.”(P.14,2) This organization will help many …show more content…
Athletes are being idolized or looked up to in America, and having them be discriminated for the color of their skin, is sending a wrong message to the youth. Cops being the forefront of our justice system, there shouldn’t be any discrimination coming from them, nor should there be any discrimination in the workplace. Discrimination has been around for decades in sports and in everyday life but racial discrimination has improved over the years, but equality is far from being reached. Maybe in my lifetime I will never see flying cars or futuristic things you see in movies but one thing I hopefully get to see is people treating people equally and aren’t discriminating people because of the color of their