It would be awesome if we let athletes say whatever they wanted but I guess I can see both sides. For me, I want to know what and how people are feeling/what they're thinking. I don't care if it's offensive, people are too easily offended.
On the other hand, people say athletes need to be good role models for kids. Ok, but why? Sure we don't want kids running around being little assholes, but parents have the responsibility to teach their children who a good role model is. Just because they're famous and on TV doesn't make them a good role model.
Lastly, I'm glad you had a good Sunday funday 😂
thanks!!!
And ya, I can't stand the "athletes should be good role models" thing. It's almost like a belief in Santa Clause. Like why, because someone is on television, do you want to imply that they're necessarily good or virtuous?
The kids will just get confused about what virtue is. At best the athlete will succeed at faking it and acting the part. So then virtue is just this empty shallow cliché.
I'd rather teach my kids that they're exceptionally good at some little game, and that's all that's going on here, lol.
Well, Santa clause is real so poor argument there 😂 kidding. But very good point.
Yea for sure. I don't know why athletes have to be more than an athlete. Role models should be someone a kid knows directly, not a made up person on TV. I know athletes aren't made up, but you get my point. A lot of them are just fake through the screen.
baha Santa
Right, you only know them thru that little bit. Even tho they're real behind the scenes, we don't have access to that, so using them as a role model is effectively kind of like using a fictitious character.
(but at least the character might have some depth and substance, whereas the celeb athlete is deliberately trying to stay at a cliché, not controversial level)