Cool Pose is all about Black men and masculinity in the
social aspect. Some see it as resistance to racism. The best example of racism
resistance would be in the 1968 Olympics where Tommie Smith and John Carlos
symbolically stood on the medal podium with their fist in the air. Although the
Olympic protest was a stance of black masculinity cool pose can be seen in a different
light also. Society now considers cool pose as the hip hop styles introduced
into sports. Players like the fab five from the University of Michigan who
introduced long baggy shorts into the game of basketball. According the
readings “less than 6% of all athletic scholarships given in the United States
go to blacks” (Majors pg. 3); which is shocking
considering how many student athletes are black. In 2013 race should not
be a factor in giving out scholarships. Cool pose may still be in affect with the
total number of trends that come out each month but it’s something that everybody
does now and doesn’t have much to do with race. Race is not something that is
controversial as much anymore compared to gender and sexuality disputes however
there is still a lack of black athletes in sports such as swimming, hockey,
golf, and auto racing; the reason of why black athletes are missing in these
sports is not obvious but could most likely be associated with the cultural of
sports they are brought up watching and playing. When someone’s parents and
family watch a sport all their life the individual regardless of race, gender,
or age they will most likely be interested in the same sport.
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