Tuesday, May 5, 2015

There Is Far Less Attention For White Privilege Sports That Do Not Adapt

By Toni Vang


It is a proven fact that sitting in a chair in front of the television all day every day is very bad for one's health. The human body was not created to do nothing but to enjoy the outdoors and to interact with other people. White privilege sports are becoming more and more obsolete as all races are now taking control of their health and doing what they can to become healthy.

Many years ago in all races it was the norm for the whites to have a leg up over the blacks in regard to having jobs, housing as well as schooling. It meant that the whites were given an advantage of having a head start. In some cases this might still be true. A survey was taken in the United States of America asking the population if there were certain benefits in today's society to being white. The poles came back with fifty three percent saying yes, forty two saying no, and three percent saying they don't know.

If one is willing to work hard and not rely on others in order to survive one will become a respected citizen irrespective of race. The same applies in sports. Working hard for what one believes in will always secure success no matter what field it may be.

Netball is also a very popular game and although mainly woman play it some men also enjoy it. It plays an important social and public part of life and in the apartheid era in South Africa it was mainly a white's game. It has now become a more predominantly black sport very much the same as Soccer. The President of the South African Netball team is Mimi Mthethwa and the Chief Executive Officer is Blanch de la Guerre.

Skateboarding is a great sport that involves many complicated tricks and is also considered a job as well as a means of transportation. When it first became popular it was considered to be a white's only sport but that is now being changed by William Lee Lamar. He has been doing surfing and skateboarding for over twenty two years and he is now bringing his passion to people of his own race.

Skate parks have been constructed since the nineteen seventies not only for skating but also for scooters, freestyle BMXs and aggressive skaters as well. The first of these boards that were made were constructed out of old wooden boxes and boards and then had wheels attached to the bottom. It is thought that these were thought up when the surfers became bored when there were no waves and constructed these to keep themselves busy.

Before even thinking of joining some activity it is a good idea to try and quit smoking. It not only has a severe affect on the body but can also make one very light headed and breathless while exercising. It is a proven fact that after a few days of quitting one will be able to breathe easier and the sense of smell and taste will come back.

Being an East Asian seems to be even harder as they are stereotyped as being both athletically and physically poorer to any other race. This has lead to them not being recruited as well as badly under-represented in many sports. In athletics they only represent two percent while in the National Football League about one point nine percent, something that has really changed with the decades.




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