NBA popularity is declining while MMA's is growing...Why?
I recently posted a controversial article on this blog (Is Racism the Elephant in the UFC room...scroll down 2 articles if you care to read it) which really got people talking (and hopefully thinking). That's why I love writing these types of pieces- not to offend or create
controversy but because they initiate a discussion... an opportunity for people to question what they believe.
I don't attempt to provide the answers. My goal is to merely offer provocative and intelligent questions.
Buzz Bissinger (a real journalist), author of the popular book Friday Night Lights and a The Daily Beat columnist, approached the question from a different perspective and set of givens.
I wrote from the perspective of an ardent, inquisitive and observant MMA fan whom happens to be Black.
In his Daily Beast piece, NBA Alll-Star Game: White Men Can't Root (link: http://bit.ly/gETUAT), Mr. Bissinger discusses what he calls 'white identification' (or the lack there of) as a potential factor in the NBA's declining popularity.
definition: white identification- the ability of a white fan base to identify with white competitors preferably stars.
Maybe, just maybe a similar phenomenon is fueling the meteoric rise of MMA, and the UFC in particular.
controversy but because they initiate a discussion... an opportunity for people to question what they believe.
I don't attempt to provide the answers. My goal is to merely offer provocative and intelligent questions.
Buzz Bissinger (a real journalist), author of the popular book Friday Night Lights and a The Daily Beat columnist, approached the question from a different perspective and set of givens.
I wrote from the perspective of an ardent, inquisitive and observant MMA fan whom happens to be Black.
In his Daily Beast piece, NBA Alll-Star Game: White Men Can't Root (link: http://bit.ly/gETUAT), Mr. Bissinger discusses what he calls 'white identification' (or the lack there of) as a potential factor in the NBA's declining popularity.
definition: white identification- the ability of a white fan base to identify with white competitors preferably stars.
Maybe, just maybe a similar phenomenon is fueling the meteoric rise of MMA, and the UFC in particular.
Posted by Johnny Benjamin MD at 2/20/2011 10:09 AM 
Categories: MMA
Tags: MMA UFC NBA Buzz Bissinger NY Daily News The Daily Beast
Categories: MMA
Tags: MMA UFC NBA Buzz Bissinger NY Daily News The Daily Beast
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