The documentary, 'It's more than a game' was a sure-fire, left-winged look into American sports culture. I think the film did raise a few interesting points and yes, it did attempt to give an objective look toward recent professional sports but honestly I don't think the film had much of a focus.
People love sports and I'm one of millions that indeed do. Sports have a gigantic following and because of its massive popularity, money politics and imperfections will coincide with it. Sports have become transparent with the competitive nature of the American people. Along with that, sports figures are celebrities. Celebrity athletes are wealthy and influential because that is the natural way of our capitalistic country. We cannot help but pay to watch these people perform physical talents in which we do not have ourselves.
Constantly on TV, the dominating element of universities and the premier linkage of people are sports. Mankind has seemingly always been fascinated with athletes and today is no different.
By the way, segregation of athletes has come a LONG way. No matter your race or ethnicity, if you can play you can play. A great athlete finds a spot somewhere and is accepted anymore. Look at Jeremy Lin. Also, pay attention to how many white people are in the stands cheering for black athletes at each and every sporting event. It's a wonderful truth. People like myself enjoy representing an athlete no matter his color. As a Colts fan, I've seen a black person wear a Peyton Manning jersey and a white person wear a Reggie Wayne jersey at the same game. It's incredible how far our country has come with this issue compared to the days of Jackie Robinson which were really not that long ago.
Best,
Ben
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