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[QUOTE="DoctahLexus, post: 3002368, member: 6798"]
The racial disparity in the sport isn’t necessarily a problem on its own. But when there is both severe racial disparity in lacrosse, and then black students who chose to participate have stories similar to Jovan’s and Drew’s, you can at least make the case that the lack of diversity has led to a lack of basic racial sensitivity among too large a percentage of players and coaches. Not some stereotypical hippie ivory-tower sociology major’s overly intense standards either, but just basics like not referring to a black athlete as “colored” and not invoking the race of a player when it is not remotely relevant to do so. Kyle Harrison talks about similar experiences on social media, and also offers support and exposure for black youth lacrosse players who have struggled with similar incidents. Obviously this is a complex topic with lots of perspectives, but even if the story doesn’t interest or affect you, or even if you think it is poorly written, maybe “yawn” is still not the greatest response? Maybe saying nothing would be better? Do you want people yawning at stories that attempt to discuss or expose a trend of incidents that belittle an aspect of your own identity?
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