Racial Ambiguity

Stars are often known to be who they are because of the roles they play. This is due to the fact that stars do not have their own identity. Stars are forced to live how people would view them to live. This subject reminds me of the game "The Sims"  because in the game you can create a life of how you want the person to live and react in everyday life. For example: Colin Kaepernick is a racially ambiguous icon because even though he was adopted and raised by a white family, the NFL still views him as a black man. Kaepernick is known to bring more black quarterbacks and create a golden age for them. Kaepernick to some has been viewed as a Latino man but after finding out his father is African-American the view if him changed. People started to treat him differently and Kaepernick was trying to hold on to his identity of being his own individual. People don't view him as a black man but a mixed man. This shows that him being a famous quarterback, people will view him however they want. Kaepernick may fight the fact to stand up for his own identity but he still has to appeal as something great to the world.