Athletes Are Negative Role Models for Society
Athletes Are Negative Role Models for Society
It seems that a day cannot go by without us either picking up a paper or listening to the evening news and there is a story surrounding a predominant athlete that has somehow gotten themselves in trouble with the law. These are the same people we glamorize night in and out on the stage in which they perform. Sport Center gives us all their individual accolades along with astonishing highlights. They’re obviously really good at what they do. Should parents today recognize where appreciation for the athlete ends on the court or field, and tell their kids that these athletes should not be looked at as role models? A role model is defined as a person who serves as a model in a particular behavioral social role for another to emulate. Geoff Griffin says that:
Athletes are there to play sports, nothing more nothing less. We can enjoy and envy all they do on the playing field but that’s where the idolization should stop. Parents and those that are close around one person are their true role models (Griffin).
Good role models are ones that are leaders, have a great work ethic, and good morals for everyday things. Maybe society needs to enforce the idea that their children need to look up to other individuals and not put the burden on the athletes because it doesn’t look like they’re displaying the right things. A reporter on Chicagonow.com makes you really think by saying:
The specifics behind the relentless parade of NFL behavior cases -- illegal gun possession, drunk driving, and sexual harassment -- are all serious issues in their own right. Taken together they illustrate the underlying problem, which is that these players, regardless of background or circumstances, are a bunch of arrogant clowns who think they can do anything they want and get away with it (Chicagonow.com/blog). This really lays it out that athletes may in fact display exactly the opposite of being good role models, and these just states professionals
It seems that a day cannot go by without us either picking up a paper or listening to the evening news and there is a story surrounding a predominant athlete that has somehow gotten themselves in trouble with the law. These are the same people we glamorize night in and out on the stage in which they perform. Sport Center gives us all their individual accolades along with astonishing highlights. They’re obviously really good at what they do. Should parents today recognize where appreciation for the athlete ends on the court or field, and tell their kids that these athletes should not be looked at as role models? A role model is defined as a person who serves as a model in a particular behavioral social role for another to emulate. Geoff Griffin says that:
Athletes are there to play sports, nothing more nothing less. We can enjoy and envy all they do on the playing field but that’s where the idolization should stop. Parents and those that are close around one person are their true role models (Griffin).
Good role models are ones that are leaders, have a great work ethic, and good morals for everyday things. Maybe society needs to enforce the idea that their children need to look up to other individuals and not put the burden on the athletes because it doesn’t look like they’re displaying the right things. A reporter on Chicagonow.com makes you really think by saying:
The specifics behind the relentless parade of NFL behavior cases -- illegal gun possession, drunk driving, and sexual harassment -- are all serious issues in their own right. Taken together they illustrate the underlying problem, which is that these players, regardless of background or circumstances, are a bunch of arrogant clowns who think they can do anything they want and get away with it (Chicagonow.com/blog). This really lays it out that athletes may in fact display exactly the opposite of being good role models, and these just states professionals