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      <title>Racism blog: Colin Kaepernick by Charlie Kitchen</title>
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         <title>Effects of gender issues and Racism in sport</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>What is racism?</strong><br>Racism is discriminating against someone due to the colour of their skin, examples of this still take place in sport despite the issue improving drastically in recent decades. Racist incidents in sport are said to be a reflection of racist attitudes in society as sport is a microcosm of society. This would be true in the era of John Barnes' playing career when day to day racism was much more prevalent. Barnes suffered taunts from the fans as well as having a banana hurled at him from the stands on more than one occasion.<br><br> A more modern example of racism in sport would be the abuse aimed at Danny Rose in a U21 European championships qualifying match in 2012. This involved the Serbian fans allegedly directing 'monkey gestures' at the young Englishman. This sort of behavior could put black people off getting into sports such as football because they may feel outcasted in this environment. Furthermore this could make black people feel that they're not welcome generally in society, despite these often being isolated incidents and not reflecting the attitudes of modern (British) society (where racism has been practically eliminated altogether).<br>  <br>One example of where racial issues have been prevalent in sport is when Colin Kaepernick 'took a knee' during the American national anthem before an NFL game. He did this in response to alleged police brutality towards black men in the USA. Although this is not specifically an issue at all, Kaepernick can be excused for believing that it is. The following season, Kaepernick <br> Kaepernick opted out of his contract and became a free agent, but went unsigned. In November 2017, Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL and its owners, accusing them of colluding to keep him out of the league. Kaepernick withdrew the grievance in February 2019 after reaching a confidential settlement with the NFL. <br><br>Following his activism, Nike revamped their sponsorship deal with kaepernick. This includes an ad with a picture of Kaepernick and the slogan "believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything". Which was a statement showing that Nike may agree with Kaepernick's position. I do not believe that Nike have a responsibility to speak about racism in this way, however they have every right to support Kaepernick's cause if they believe that it is in the interest of the business.<br><br>In my opinion Kaepernick has gained a lot from this saga such as the millions of dollars from Nike for the deal, the inevitable support from America's bias media and fame across the world. However he has also lost a lot if he blames this for the ending of his career and it would be up to him which he values more and whether he believes that this was a smart decision.<br><br><mark>What impact did Colin Kaepernick have of really fighting racism?<br></mark>I believe that Colin Kaepernick's actions were divisive, polarizing and unnecessary. I believe this simply because the premise about police shootings were incorrect and based in ignorance(study by <a href="http://scholar.harvard.edu/fryer/home">Roland G. Fryer Jr.</a> "</div><h1>"An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force". This study reveals how police in the USA are indiscriminate in their use of lethal force (Despite it showing a slight disparity making them more likely to use lethal force with white people, yet I believe that this also does not prove discrimination either way). </h1><div><br>I believe that it was very wrong of kaepernick to make black people feel victimized and ashamed of their country and its anthem when the statistics show that they live in the most tolerant and freest society ever to exist!<br> </div><div><strong> .</strong><br><br><strong>Gender issues in sport<br></strong>For a long time there has been stereotypes about women that they cannot compete in 'mens' sport. I believe that this has been a major factor in the lack of women that compete in major sports compared to men. This is because there are a lot of girls who will feel that their image will be damaged if they try and get into these sports which creates less female role models and this is also part of the problem of less girls having incentive to pursue these sports. These may include Football, rugby, boxing and golf. <br>In football specifically, women did play for a long time, especially during the first world war, at this time they would attract large crowds,one game saw over 50 000 at Goodison park. However three years after the war in 1921, a ban was put in place by the FA on women's competitive football. This ban lasted for 50 years and was a clear example of sexism as this is discriminating based on gender. I believe that this was a factor that had a big impact on the culture surrounding sports such as football because this didn't allow women's football the time to progress and become a cultural norm until the ban was lifted in 1971. <br><br>Because of these cultural norms and differences, there are still lower participation rates for women which has contributed towards there also being differences at the elite level as well. One of these is that the English national women's team cannot host their matches at the national stadium like men can. This is down to there being less need or demand for the stadium, however that the women's team should still be given the opportunity to represent their country at wembley. <br><br><strong>Case study  <br>Sex testing is a process where the gender of an athlete is checked for a sporting event in order to prove that they are female when competing in a female field so they are not receiving any of the performance advantages that a biological male would have. This process has been called sexist by some because it is a practice only used on women and it may be degrading or hurt the athlete's feelings. One woman who received this testing was a Taiwanese athlete called Duntee Chand. They made her take a test because "her muscles were too pronounced and her stride was too impressive". This will be seen as sexist by some because they will aregue that these people are suggesting that women cannot be muscular or have an impressive stride length.</strong><br><br><br><br></div><div><br></div><div><br> </div>]]></description>
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