Issues in Sports and the World

There are plenty of issues that are going on throughout the world at this very moment. These issues could be absolutely anything. Some issues that we are facing today in the world is racism, sexism, and homophobic people. These are important issues and they deserve to be recognized. In 2017, Karl Anthony Towns wrote an article, called “There Are More of Us Than There Are of Them” about Charlottesville and the racism going on in the world today. He began with how “Charlottesville was not only a sign that racism is still alive but also a showing of the lack of love and respect humanity has for each other.” (paragraph 1) Racism is a big part of the world, and it is disappointing that there are people that don’t believe in equality and treat people of color awfully. Towns then goes on to explain his ride to the airport from where he was at the time. he talks about how his driver felt while they were talking during his ride. He explains “When a man from Louisiana, which has one of the most racist histories in the country, says that he feels 2017 reminds him of the 1960s, that’s a problem and it’s disheartening.” (paragraph 4) His driver told him that he feels he is basically still stuck in the 1960s due to the racism in the country today. There are more issues that are going on in the world today and it includes Texas and transphobic people. In an article by two former women’s basketball players, Brittney Griner and Layshia Claredon, called “Opinion: Texas Bills Could Subject Transgender Athletes to Bullying Assult” they talk about how transgender people can face bullying, harassment, and assault if the anti-transgender bill is passed. They talk about how “If this bill passes, trans people could be forced to use a locker room that is inconsistent with their gender identity. In turn, Texas would be subjecting trans athletes to harassment, bullying, and assault.” (paragraph 4). Transgender people deserve to be themselves and be treated equally because, in the end, we are all people no matter our gender or our skin color. I believe that these athletes chose to speak out about these issues because they want to bring light to the problems that are happening in the world right now and they want to give a better understanding to their fans of what is happening.

People like Clay Travis and Laura Ingraham do deserve to have an opinion, even if you don’t agree with it, they are people who are allowed to speak their opinion alongside everyone else. You don’t always have to agree with what people like them are saying but they can have their opinions. In my opinion, they shouldn’t get a say in how athletes want to use their platform to bring light to issues when they do the same things. Though they both have their opinions, they also go on to make fun of athletes to have their own opinions, saying things like “Shut up and dribble”. It is not fair to athletes that they get made fun of by other adults for having their opinions.

Athletes speak out about what they believe in, and many athletes are people of color. To be made fun of for speaking about their opinions is just really unfair to them. Everyone has their own beliefs and not everyone has to agree with each other believes but at the end of the day it is a good thing to be respectful to others for their opinions and their own beliefs instead of making fun of them. In reality, no matter what, not everyone is going to agree on the same thing, but everyone will believe whatever they want to believe and sometimes, you just need to respect other beliefs and opinions.

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