Tuesday, October 13, 2009
I can see this in both ways as far as athletes speaking out against political figures and their political views. I think in one way it is good that they speak out because they wont allow people to basically walk all over them and let them be robots as far as speaking out. People need to have their own views in order to speak out. In another way i think they should just stay quiet. They are in the spotlight so much they cannot afford to screw up. Some of these athletes get in the spotlight and get nervous of questions and dont always say the right thing. Then the media turns everything back on them making them look like the bad one.
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I agree with John in that the situation is really a double-edged sword for athletes. There are consequences for both speaking out, and not speaking out. You'd probably be subject to less controversy and distraction if you simply kept quiet, but you still may be criticized for not stepping up and voicing your opinion on a atter. At the same time if you say something that a lot of people disagree with or something that is even slightly controversial, you're going to be criticized as well. I think pro athletes just need to pick and choose their spots as far as this goes, but that is obviously a difficult thing to do, especially when you may have emotional ties to certain issues.
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