Masculinity In Sport Essay

The ideology of a meritocracy is believed to exist within the social confines of the sports industry, where the best players are given the best contracts, and athletes that spend endless hours perfecting their craft are deem the most successful. As a result, assumptions are made that sports resides in a colorblind society where the best individuals are given the chance to succeed whether you are African American, White, or Asian. However, the dominant racial presences of African American that has developed the basketball community has constructed several stereotypes that place a negative image on minorities that try to succeed within the realm of professional sports. For example, Victor Fong was named first-team All-State leading his team to …show more content…
Heckling provides fans with a opportunity to engage themselves with the sport, however for Fong, heckling proved that his ethnicity impacted the game more than his actual skills because phases like “ chink,” “open your eyes,” and “go back to China” constantly ridiculed him based on his race. Furthermore, on a more national level, during the period of Linsanity, the New York Knicks suffered their first lost against the Charlotte Hornet, which gave EPSN publishers the opportunity to publish a article title “ A Chink in the Armor,” which demonstrates how racially ignorant society is towards specific phases when expressed in reference towards the Asian race (Park, 378). On the other hand, American society has evolved to understand that there is specific rhetoric that is deem offences towards African Americans, however constant ridicule is said about Asian Americans, however this unacceptable attitude usually goes unpunished. Surprisingly, after ESPN published the article, they immediately fired the author and formally apologized for their actions, which demonstrates that American society is gradually progressing towards a more colorblind mentality. This colorblind mentality creates opportunities in order for Asian