Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Double Standard
Lately there seems to be a lot of National Football League players getting in trouble with the law. You really can't even turn the television to Espn without seeing someone getting in trouble. I know that it's Espn's job to report whats going on with the athletes but I think they tend to be unfair when it comes to how much exposure each athlete gets. I'm sure that all of you know who Adam Pacman Jones is. Jones has been in the news for almost 3 years now, after all those incidents he has had in the strip clubs. Jones has become the poster boy of the NFL. Jones have been arrested more than 3 times but he was just reinstated back into the league last year, which doesn't make sense. For the past 3 months, he hasn't been getting that much exposure. But before, you couldn't go 30 minutes without them talking about Pacman Jones. Next is Michael Vick, who went to jail for funding a dog fighting ring. Ever since he was sentenced, there has been pictures all over the internet with him training Scooby Doo to be vicious. Also, there has been several songs that have references about Michael Vick fighting dogs. And just like Pacman Jones, Vick stays on the television. Both Pacman Jones and Vick did some serious things but let's look at Matt Jones who was just released by the Jacksonville Jaguars not too long ago. Matt Jones was arrested by police for cutting and sniffing cocaine in his car I believe. Now we know that this is a very serious crime. But I can count how many times Espn did an actual story on Matt Jones. They barely ever talked about it. I love Espn but they should be fair when it comes to how long they cover a story.
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News outlets love it when the high and mighty go down. It's almost as if to say, "See, just because you earn more money than I do, you're no better," which is exactly what most of the general public may be thinking. Don't forget recent stories about Reggie Williams and Plaxico Burgess--Reggie Williams is probably not big news (same old drug stories, although assault was the latest charge) but Burgess is a big-name player who is still in the news probably because he is better known and his crime was "quirky," always a good news slant. Let's face it, the media exploits celebrities, the more popular the better, because that's what the general public eats up.
ReplyDeleteIf these professional athletes don't like to be exploited by espn then maybe they should behave. I mean the are getting paid outrageous amounts of money to participate in their favorite sport and the screw it up by committing crimes? Good job espn, keep em in line!
ReplyDeleteI really don't feel that you should be a role model, and hope to increase your celebrity status if you're not willing to take both the consequences and rewards that result from your actions.
ReplyDeleteI don't feel that the news needs to keep reminding us of one person's mistakes because it gets redundant, but the person who makes the mistake should at least be exposed.
I guess when you become high up on the social ladder, people tend to forget that you're just as susceptible to flaws as they are.
I think that does nothing but have kids thinking that it's okay to be shown in a negative aspect. Eventually, college and high school football players will be in the same situation because they will start thinking that is the way to be. I don't even bother to watch ESPN anymore becuae I already know it's going to be nothing but negatie news.
ReplyDeletethats exactly what sports is all about. if the news reporters arent talking abou tthe winners of each sport and league, their talking about each playhers mistakes and problems. they continue to keep these stories going for weeks becuase that is what viewers want to see. theres nothing better for a sports fanatic to watch but a sports celebrity go through problems. celebrity fans know thta these celebreties are rich and rarely have problems that cant be solved with thier fame or cash. so when something happens to them where it takes a certain amount of normalcy, then viewers follow that story for weeks.
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