"Does The Physicality Of Black Athletes Contribute To A Warped Perception Of Blacks?"

"For many whites in this nation, our perceptions of black males — of “blackness” — are derived from sports and entertainment culture. We’re accustomed to witnessing black men who, week in and week out, display their imposing physical superiority in front of tens of millions. And it is probably skewing our understanding of black males in everyday life...Fans embrace these narratives at the expense of player humanity. As Lott himself reflected, “we are losing the compassionate side of sports. We’re becoming gladiators. If I ever become a coach, I hope I never lose sight of the fact that players are people. They feel. They have emotions.”"

https://medium.com/the-cauldron/does-the-physicality-of-black-athletes-contribute-to-a-warped-perception-of-blacks-2c30ca83ad04

Everything I read makes me more anxious about my athletic, black male siblings and cousins.

And, to ame this totally about me, I think for black women, this is the black-best-friend, the confident-without-needing-support, all knowing, fabulous and sassy and deeply entertaining but also mothering black best friend who is always hovering in the background and having her black life off screen in ways that make it convenient for her to support her white best friend or sometimes have a small problem that teaches the white best friend an important lesson.

*Related: bitch article on Bye Felicia*