Jane Williams Racism Analysis

After evaluating the way racism affects Williams and how she reacts to it we see that she is both motivated and harmed by it. Common people, similarly to Williams, experience a lot of harm from these situations, but largely won’t experience the same level of motivation that the very wealthy or famous, like Williams, does. This is due to the track record of the very wealthy and famous, where they had to overcome thousands of obstacles that were in their way to achieve their goal, so they are far more likely than the average person to take these challenges on and prove the others wrong. These fundamental differences can create some pretty massive gaps between these two groups. But this doesn’t mean that these two groups, with fundamentally different experiences, can’t band together and fight the racism in society. They both understand how racism in their lives can make them feel, …show more content…
Looking at the massive impact that she has had on the game, and that she is most likely the best to have ever played the sport, I understand her point about the ridiculousness of the marketability evaluation. How can someone who isn’t even the best in their respective sport at that moment be more marketable in that field than one of the all-time greats? Anyone who follows tennis in any way can see the influence of racism on the evaluation, because the list simply doesn’t make sense any other way. As a fan of the game, I believe that this is in part due to the history of the sport in wealthy communities, which are traditionally white. In a game dominated by white players, when a black woman becomes one of the best in her field there is going to be some commotion. This injustice should be expunged from the game, but racism is difficult to get rid of wholly. The obstacles she faced could have even prevented her from flourishing, but instead she prospered and became one of the greatest tennis players of all