Racism is and has been a large issue in American Society since it has been founded. Over the past few decades racism has come in and out of the spotlight. One occasion was following the Katrina hurricane. During a TV cast to try and raise support for hurrican victims Kanye West said, “George Bush hates black people.” Another big star in the media today campaigning for African American rights is Oprah Whinfrey. The approach taken by both of these celebrities is to raise support by rallying people for the cause and telling them about the problem.
Another more subtle approach is that being taken by Tiger Woods. Woods has done more in the past 12 years for African American rights than West or Whinfrey. One could even say that Woods is not even trying to affect African American rights, he is just doing what he loves, playing golf. Through his play he has proved that golf is not a rich white mans sport and that black athletes can be more than just football or basketball players.
I propose that through a profile of Tiger Woods I will discuss his unique approach to racism and the way it exists today.
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