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Originally Posted by ladyjane  I honestly do not think parents should encourage children to look at athletes as role models.
Time and time again we have seen that they are human and have clay feet.
It is one thing to admire their athletic abilities....another to think they are perfect human beings. |
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Originally Posted by greyacresmom Why do people forget that these "celebrities" are HUMAN!! Thank goodness I am not a "celebrity" so my mistakes are not all over for the world to see. |
I couldn't agree with these statements more!
That was one of the things that reallly just irked me with the whole Michael Vick situation--that he was condemned for his inability to live up to the public's expectations as a "role model." It's not the job of celebrities to shape the morals of kids! Celebs provide more than enough proof that they are not who you want your kids looking up too.
Granted, I'm disappointed by what has come to surface regarding the situation with Tiger Woods, but I'm even more disgusted by the fact that the general public feels like it's their right to have all the details divulged to them.
I feel sorry for his wife for having to deal with such a horrible situation and I feel even worse for her knowing that she's having to deal with it in the public spotlight...all because there are people who find 'entertainment' in what transpires in the personal lives of others.