As Afro American history teachers, we believe that a boycott would be a good idea. We believe that minorities are extremely under represented in front office and management positions. The whole sports system has a problem with this issue, but it is to the extreme end concerning the front office of the Cincinnati Reds. A boycott of the Cincinnati Reds would help force major league baseball to make significant changes in their hiring practices. They should hire based on the talent and education of the prospect, and not by the color of their skin.
Racism is one of the worst things in the world.
No one should be based on the color their skin, sex, or age. Many people do not understand the extent that racism occurs in America, due to the unearned privileges white people receive. The common everyday things that we do not think about effect minorities in a different way. We can walk around at night or in a store without getting arrested or followed around. Discrimination based on the color of one's skin is wrong, and does not belong in our society, and especially not in sports.