Enrique
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Fri Feb-19-10 12:44 PM
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Are golfers our society's highest moral role models? |
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If a caveman was unfrozen today he would probably assume such after watching all the Tiger coverage.
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rfranklin
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Fri Feb-19-10 12:48 PM
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1. The idea that excelling at sports creates "character" is ridiculous... |
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Yet it persists even though it proven to be fallacious virtually every day.
What professional sports does to the most successful individuals is create a sense of entitlement, an opportunity to follow one's impulses and a feeling that the "rules" don't apply.
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Fri Feb-19-10 12:53 PM
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2. Broadly speaking it's money and/power |
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that creates a sense of entitlement. It's certainly not unique to professional sports.
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Fri Feb-19-10 01:08 PM
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3. Why does society need to care about someone's life if |
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it doesn't effect us personally?
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Fri Feb-19-10 01:31 PM
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4. What a ridiculous question. Everyone knows snowboarders are. |
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Fri Feb-19-10 01:51 PM
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6. It is ridiculous and it doesn't speak well of us as a society. |
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Fri Feb-19-10 02:57 PM
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7. Point taken, but golf is largely honor as cheating opportunities abound.You would have to be an avid |
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golfer to appreciate that, someone who competes in tournaments. But your point is made. With him it's his stature.
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