theoretical frame
My theoretical frame stems from The Plantation Model created by Billy Hawkins. The plantation model has several pillars however the foundation lies on the overemphasis of athletics in black communities. The backbone of this system lies in the mass media propaganda depicting sports as an accessible path for young black kids to achieve social status and class mobility. Hawkins claimed that as a male growing up in one of these communities "if you did not compete in athletics, your masculinity was questioned; consequently, if you made “too many” good grades, your masculinity was questioned" (Hawkins 5). These kids grow up seeing their idols playing on tv dreaming to be just like them, not knowing that once making it onto a college team, the chance of making it be a professional is around 1%. The first pillar is the idea of oscillating migrant laborers in which the players are forced to sell their labor and utilize their skills in hopes of improving their financial conditions b...
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