The author uses baseball metapphors and examples of different playters to show the racial struggles and barriers that many races must face in America.
The life of racial and ethnic stereotypes in sports
Annotation: The belief that African Americans must be fast because that is the sterotype they have been given. Just as King states in his essay that even though he is Korean, he is grouped with Ichiro because he is Japanese and they "look" the same and have simialr features. Many people assume that because of how someone looks they will perform in a certain way or are categorzied into a certain group but this should not be the case. People are also categorized beyond race; some are stereotyped by weight, height and ethnicity.
Ironically one of the first articles that appears after typing "Asian Americans" is "Linsanity" which for those who dont know much about sports, Jeremy Lin is a professional basketball player. Due to his recent place in the spotlight many have coined the term "Linsanity" when discussing his athletic abilities.
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