Natey Adjei is a Canadian football player who recently talked about his experiences being a person of colour from his own perspective and his own words. Natey Adjei talks about how when he is on the field he is an athlete who people admire and look up to. But as Natey Adjei further said, “ I can be loved for my abilities, unified with my brothers in our team’s colours. Off the field? I learned at age 14, no matter what the stat sheet said for the day, I am just a Black person, “matching a description”, in the eyes of many.”
Natey Adjei talks about the disadvantages some players go through and also mentioned that it is good to have a “Black history month” but one month out of the year where everyone posts on social media to look for a pass and it is an easy thing for people to do to look like a good person. I personally think it is a part of history and shouldn’t just be talked about a lot in one month out of the year, but it should be an ongoing topic.
I am curious to know that why when a person of colour is on the playing field is looked at as a hero and an inspiration to many, but when off the field, they are reduced to their race. Authors John Valentine and Simon C. Darnell found that this has been the case since the 20th century.
Courtney M.
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