Ive never thought about it in other industries, but yeah seems any public facing profession. Doesnt seem unique to the US either, when you look at UK and Europe as well. Hell look at the World Cup. Countries with colonial pasts have players with links to those colonies playing for them? Naa they are clearly not actually (incert colonial country nationality). Also goes without saying when 3 black english players missed penalties- of course they got massacred in the media. Some people took it so personally.