Chineye Ekweozor,women in sport kin338i

I would like to further our discussion from lecture on black female women in sports. As I recall the discussion started to heat up when a fellow classmate made a comment about Serena Williams being a cocky player in the game. Serena Williams is a black tennis player who has totally dominated a white sport. She grew up in the mean street of Los Angeles. With all of the odds against her, her sister and herself still managed to become professional athletes and dominate the entire sport. Not only is this a big accomplishment for any women but a black women has to prove herself t in the game harder than all of the white players she is surrounded by. I was offended by some of the comments made because I think that its important for people to take the time to independently educate themselves on the history of sports in America. Someone in class asked how is tennis considered a white sport? I think it is very obvious that tennis is considered a white sport in the following ways: it is only for the elite, which equals money, it is a predominantly white sport, and last the rules and regulations have all been created by white officials. The reason why this topic was beginning to get heated was because some people are in denial about the trial and tribulations many blacks still face. Although the civil rights movement has passed, as a black women I know that being confident in any sport in this country will come off to some as cocky because they have not experienced some of the same things I have.