[Drama Notes] Let former NFL players tell you the truth about racial integration in America - "Colin Kaepernick: Black and White"

Title: Colin Kaepernick: Black & White
Language: English Episodes: 6 (one season in total)
Year of broadcast: 2021

Race has always been an important issue in American society from the past to the present. Although it has been 160 years since the Civil War, the "George Floyd Incident" that occurred in 2020 has once again made people see the so-called melting pot. Underneath, the fact that racism still exists.

"Colin Kaepernick: Black and White", launched by Netflix in 2021, is presented by former professional football player Colin Kaepernick, and presents the African-American ethnic group through his own experience growing up the predicament of the game, and the implicit "white rules" that exist on the playing field and in society. And this is also since he refused to stand at attention during the pre-match American national anthem in 2016, once again calling on the mainstream American society to face up to racial issues.

Colin Kaepernick is more like a "storyteller" in the film than a simple narration. By clearly distinguishing between the memory (front stage) and the present (backstage), the entire series presents a play-in-play effect. . Of course, the most important thing in a drama is the plot, and Colin Kaepernick's identity as an African-American child adopted by a white American may suggest that there will be various "dramatic" scenes in his life.

Honestly, "Colin Kaepernick: Black and White" is not a work for casual viewing, but by showing the implicit discrimination (whether intentional or not) in white society, it will make the audience feel the reality of injustice, and what skin color still represents in the United States, and even reflect on similar situations that exist in Taiwanese society. Although so far, no team is willing to let Colin Kaepernick join, but as the play says "every step you take becomes your strength", I believe he will continue to insist on making the right choice, And his story will inspire all viewers to keep fighting for their rights.

Colin Kaepernick: Black and White Short Story:
A racially integrated team vs a segregated ruling class

The United States is not only the leader of the advanced countries, even on the sports field, the American Professional League is the dream palace of many baseball and basketball players around the world. However, the actual owners of major U.S. professional teams are noticeably monotonous in terms of racial diversity, compared to the composition of players who can accommodate all races.

According to statistics, including NFL (football), MLB (baseball) and NBA (basketball), the three major professional leagues in the United States have a total of 92 teams, of which the main owner is a person of color, but less than 6%. Among them, there are 2 in the NFL, 3 in the NBA (the most famous is Micheal Jordan who owns the Charlotte Hornets), and none in MLB (Derek Jeter, Grant Hill and Magic Johnson are only partners and not major owners) .

In comparison, according to 2018 statistics, about 43% of MLB players are people of color, the NFL accounts for about 73%, and the NBA has as high as 81% of non-white players. It can be seen that as players have more and more voice and exposure channels, if this imbalance continues, more Colin Kaepernick will stand up from various arenas in the future, until the race Equality really came.