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It's really weird. (i.ibb.co)
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[–] 39 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Do you think they're just confused in football? Like do they not know who's under the helmets? Cuz like 80% of the players are black.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    It's because they are in a performing role. They are token individuals destroying their bodies to create entertainment for the audience. It's no different than how the south treats rodeo as some kind of beacon of equality for black individuals. It's purely a facade to point at when denying the existence of inequality and dismissing civil rights arguments.

    It's also directly tied to the myth of the primal black man - all brawn and no brain. A racist sex symbol.

    EDIT: typos

    EDIT 2: flipped brain and brawn, didn't notice. Fixed.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Isn't the stereotype the other way around?

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    The virile black man stereotype? Not in the US. it's apart of the myth that black men are naturally very strong and thuggish. It's also usually paired with the concept of them being extremely sexual (think of the giant black penis stereotype and the constant fear mongering surrounding black men 'stealing' all the white women). These are extremely old stereotypes that harken back to when black slaves were viewed in a fashion closer to beasts of burden than to human beings.

    EDIT: woops, saw my typo, should be fixed now.

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