Does Sport Have The Power To Stop Racism?
Even though said by Nelson Mandela, sports cannot stop racism. Sports existed for centuries, and since then, racism still hasn’t ceased. To understand how racism could be stopped, one must understand the definition, cause, and effects of racism. Racism, in its original definition, refers to the beliefs that individuals of particular races are genetically inferior to others. To stop that form of racism, people must learn contemporary science already proved humans are no different, only in terms of appearance, and people must accept that fact. If people continue to ignore the truth, racism would continue. Racism, in its more commonly used secondary definition, is the dislike of a race because of negative stereotypes, and more significantly, cultural differences. In fact, the only agent that influences racism is cultural differences, as said by W.E.B. Du Bois. For example, one can refer to Western culture as ‘White culture’ simply because Whites created it. African culture can therefore b
