Not only in the US...

Referring to Item 1, Dani Alves is a Brazilian soccer athlete that accomplished two Copa America titles (2007 and 2019) and claimed Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020, in 2021. Owing to his brown skin color, a group of people didn’t treat him friendly and benevolently. In a game, one of the audience threw a banana at him and implied that he is like a gorilla in the zoo. Instead of getting mad, he went to the front and picked up the banana. Alves peeled, ate the banana and continued playing. As a result, his incident confirmed to me that racism violence are omnipresent even in a studio or playground.  On the other hand, the incident displayed that people do not need to be irritated or adapted violence when they meet racism undergoing, Dani Alves applied a sense of humor to against disrespectful mistreatment.

Next, referring to Item 2, race and gender discrimination is not only occurred in America, but also they are present internationally. Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani female education activist and the laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. In particular, when Yousafzai was 17 years old, she was already advocating for the rights of women and girls. As an outspoken proponent for girls’ right to education, Yousafzai was often in danger because of her beliefs. However, even after being shot by the Taliban, she continued her activism and founded the Malala Fund with her father. By age seventeen, Yousafzai became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution. Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan. Mingora is the largest city in the Swat Valley of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan. Yousafzai was the first of three children born to Ziauddin and Tor Pekai Yousafzai. Although it was not always easy to raise a girl child in Pakistan, Malala Yousafzai’s father insisted that she received all of the same opportunities afforded to boy children. Her father was a teacher and education advocate that ran a girls’ school in their village. Due to his influence, Yousafzai was passionate about knowledge from a very young age, and she would often waddle into her father’s classes before she could even talk. However, by the time she was ten years old, Taliban extremists began to take control of the Swat Valley and many of her favorite things were banned. Girls were no longer able to attend school, and owning a television, playing music and dancing were all prohibited. Girl’s education was specifically targeted by the Taliban and by the end of 2008 they had destroyed over 400 schools. At eleven years old, Yousafzai decided to stand up to the Taibian. A case in point, according to “ Biography: Malala Yousafzai”, Alexander complimented that “ Yousafzai and her father established the Malala Fund to internationally support and advocate for women and girls.” and “ Yousafzai has continued to advocate for the rights of women and girls. The Malala Fund advocates for quality education for all girls by funding education projects internationally, partnering with global leaders and local advocates, and pioneering innovative strategies to empower young women.” and these two pieces of information confirmed to me that race and gender discrimination occurred in Pakistan because Yousafzai has inferiority race (non-white) and she is a woman that is not allow going to school based on Talibian’s perception. As a result, Yousafzai’s past convinced that race is related to gender because non-white underwent more discrimination and even threats in America and in other country.

Ultimately, referring to Item 3, sport is also relevant to gender. In particular, in the China Project website, according to “Bonding on the wall: How climbing became a favorite hobby among queer women in China”, Wei declared that “ a Chinese woman who identifies as bisexual comprised that “ “climbing is more gender-friendly than many other sports.”” and “the physical activity created a safe and inclusive space for straight and queer women” and these two information confirmed to me that climbing is connected to gender because navigating the rough mountainous environment together helped the members form a bond with each other, and when walking amid nature, members could freely discuss their personal experiences and reflections concerning gender and sexuality issues. Meanwhile, the sport appears to have relatively higher inclusivity for people with different body types and personal strengths. In conclusion, climbing not only offered more opportunities for women to participate in sports and other outdoor activities, but also advanced women and girls to be more confident.