McCalla, Casey Gane. "Athletic Blacks vs Smart Whites: Why Sports Stereotypes Are Wrong." N.p., n.d. Web.The main purpose of the article titled “Athletic Blacks vs Smart Whites: Why sports stereotypes are wrong” is to discuss why stereotypes concerning African Americans natural athletic ability is false. The article talks about how all African Americans are given credit for their natural athletic ability, and all whites are given credit for how much work they put in to become the athlete they are. It also talks about how African Americans are not knowledgeable about their sport, an example the author gives is about how African Americans were discouraged against playing quarterback and moved to positions such as defensive back, because African
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"Taboo Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We Are Afraid to Talk About It." Books. N.p., n.d. Web. The next article titled “BREAKING THE TABOO ON RACE AND SPORTS” deals with how African American athletes are superior to their white counterparts. In the article the author talks about how there is a lot of evidence to prove that African American athletes are better than white athletes. the articles states “ Elite athletes who trace most or all of their ancestry to Africa are by and large better than the competition”. The author of the article also states that their superiority is also due to the “ results from a unique confluence of cultural and genetic forces.”. The authors viewpoint is that African American athletes are better due to their ancestral origin, however there cultural background also plays a role in their athleticism. This is relevant to my stereotype, because the reason they are superior is due to their race. As stated in a previous article the African American culture, includes basketball. This proves that not all great but they could be great if they practice, and work …show more content…
N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2015.the next article titled “ Race and Sport” deals with African Americans being more physically suited than whites, and also that whites are more intelligent than African Americans. The article discusses the differences between African Americans and whites in sports. African Americans are stated to be better at activities requiring speed and power. as shown in the article “ Black-white differences in athletic performance have focused on physical and physiological parameters, and have typically found Blacks to be more physically suited than whites for activities requiring speed and power.”. It also found whites to be more intellectual than African Americans. As stated in the article “ On the other hand, it is only a short leap to believing that whites evolved to a higher intellectual level than blacks because they dominate virtually all other areas.”. The author also states in the article the reason why African Americans dominate sports is due to the fact that they put in hard work. He says “whites who he labeled as lazy and not willing to put in the practice time necessary to excel, while he lauded the preeminence of blacks who worked hard to be better athletes.”. The authors viewpoint in this article is that African Americans may be superior to whites in athletics, however it is due to their culture, and their background. The author states “Are performance disparities between black and white athletes really a
"Taboo Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We Are Afraid to Talk About It." Books. N.p., n.d. Web. The next article titled “BREAKING THE TABOO ON RACE AND SPORTS” deals with how African American athletes are superior to their white counterparts. In the article the author talks about how there is a lot of evidence to prove that African American athletes are better than white athletes. the articles states “ Elite athletes who trace most or all of their ancestry to Africa are by and large better than the competition”. The author of the article also states that their superiority is also due to the “ results from a unique confluence of cultural and genetic forces.”. The authors viewpoint is that African American athletes are better due to their ancestral origin, however there cultural background also plays a role in their athleticism. This is relevant to my stereotype, because the reason they are superior is due to their race. As stated in a previous article the African American culture, includes basketball. This proves that not all great but they could be great if they practice, and work …show more content…
N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2015.the next article titled “ Race and Sport” deals with African Americans being more physically suited than whites, and also that whites are more intelligent than African Americans. The article discusses the differences between African Americans and whites in sports. African Americans are stated to be better at activities requiring speed and power. as shown in the article “ Black-white differences in athletic performance have focused on physical and physiological parameters, and have typically found Blacks to be more physically suited than whites for activities requiring speed and power.”. It also found whites to be more intellectual than African Americans. As stated in the article “ On the other hand, it is only a short leap to believing that whites evolved to a higher intellectual level than blacks because they dominate virtually all other areas.”. The author also states in the article the reason why African Americans dominate sports is due to the fact that they put in hard work. He says “whites who he labeled as lazy and not willing to put in the practice time necessary to excel, while he lauded the preeminence of blacks who worked hard to be better athletes.”. The authors viewpoint in this article is that African Americans may be superior to whites in athletics, however it is due to their culture, and their background. The author states “Are performance disparities between black and white athletes really a