You may or may not know who the famous African American boxer, Floyd Mayweather, is, but he is known for his intimidating persona. I came across this video, which consists of two ESPN personalities discussing Mayweather's remarks about Jeremy Lin, an Taiwanese-American NBA player. Floyd Mayweather tweeted, "Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he's Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don't get the same praise."
The two personalities strongly agree how Mayweather's remark was utterly crude. In addition, they referenced back to 2010 when Mayweather ranted about Manny Pacquiao, a Philippine champion boxer and Mayweather's longtime boxing enemy, in a video and said, "He should go make some sushi rolls and cook some rice." But really, Mayweather? Was that really necessary or are you just afraid Pacquiao is going to possibly beat you in a next boxing fight?
What I do not understand is why Floyd Mayweather continues to make racist remarks against these Asian athletes. Although it may not be the norm, Asians can be good a sports, too! I believe that Mayweather should just simply praise Jeremy Lin and Manny Pacquiao for proving to the world that Asians can be stellar athletes rather than stating all these offensive remarks. Floyd Mayweather needs to take in consideration of what he says can potentially hurt someone's pride.
I think this is a very interesting article. The stereotype about Asians is that they are book smart, but not very talented in the athletic department. It is sad to see how people feel the need to tweet about athletes and their talents specifically pertaining to their race. All people are different even if they are the same race. Skin color does not matter when it comes to academics and sports! It is amazing to see how, in this very diverse world in 2013, that people are still following stereotypes and not only thinking them, but tweeting them for everyone to see! It shows that most people, no matter what year it is, will follow typical stereotypes. Stereotypes are ignorant and don't mean anything unless you personally believe in them and pertain them to your individual life.
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