Race and Ethnicity

Sport has always been played by people of all races and ethnicities. Unfortunately, there is always going to be some type of discrimination, stereotypes, and prejudice involved. In class on April 7th and April 9th, we discussed just how prevalent these words are in sport. Discrimination is defined and treating someone differently from others where as stereotypes are fixed ideas about a group and prejudice is where someone judges someone or thing without knowledge of the facts. Discrimination and prejudice are often thought to mean the same thing, but they are quite different. Golf is a sport that is often talked in regards to the discrimination of women compared to men. Paula Creamer, a well known golfer in the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) expressed her feelings on if there should be a Women's Masters at Augusta. It is 2015 and yet we still have some type of discrimination against women in regards to equality in sport. This is absolutely outrageous. When asked about if there was going to be a possibility of Augusta holding another tournament in the future, specifically an LPGA Masters Tournament, the Augusta chair stated that he does not believe there will ever be another tournament held due to time restriction. Personally, this sounds as though he is saying he does not have time for women but he has time for men. Again, this is 2015. It is time to make room for women in sport and quit throwing them under the bush.

Article - http://fansided.com/2015/04/15/female-golfer-calls-womens-masters-augusta/

Ancillary Information - http://www.sbnation.com/golf/2015/4/15/8417197/masters-womens-event-augusta-national

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