Racism In Sports?

Consider William C. Rhoden's column discussing the issue of racism in sports. At one time, Rhoden writes, racial quotas "were a way of life in professional and college sports. Quotas were entrenched: management was pandering to what it thought its fans wanted." Colorblindness on the part of fans reflects an "attitude . . . that racism is something for the archives, especially in professional sports, in which so many black and brown athletes are richly compensated. In fact, racism is a constant irritating hum in contemporary life--too distracting, too draining, too time-consuming to deal with constantly. Ignore the hum and pick your spots. Sometimes the spots pick you."