Vikings Sex Scandal - Must Read
MUST READ - VIKINGS REVIEW CLASSIC
(so controversial, the NSA is even reading this . . . no kidding)
In response to the increased traffic to this site due to the recent Minnesota Vikings sex scandal, I feel I must reverse my position of non-involvement and offer a bit of social critique.
It is hard to ignore the fact that sports athletes are role models in this day and age. I hold the firm belief that sports stars should not be role models or held in any esteem above and beyond thier actions of the playing field. They should be regarded as superior in thier athletic abilities and looked up to for this reason only. For all other aspects of thier lives, they should be judged on the same level as any normal person.
It says something about our society when we peer into the personal lives of sports hero's for our role models. Basically that we are focused more on entertainment than the real unsolved issues plauging our nation. How is it that the Toledo race riot last weekend got less air time than a football sex scandal? A healthy society would be discussing the arguement of the Right to March, the Right to Protest, and the mindset that poverty breeds in this nation. These are real issues. Sex on a boat is not a real issue. Race riots are far more devastating than a simple moral lapse by a few football players. The question of "What effect does 300 years of oppression and second class citizenry have on the mindset of a particular race" is far more important than "How did Grandma feel when see saw a Vikings winky on a boat in the middle of a lake?" This basically says that our society is no longer willing to tackle the tough issues. It is far more appealing to gossip about meaningless crap than serious issues. Our society has adopted the "Seinfeld" attitude as evidenced in our transformation from the brave men willing to die for an idea, to the "whatever, and f*ck it attitude. We were once a nation of sacrifice and strong men, we are now the powerder puff pansies of history.
For arguements sake, lets say that sports stars are role models and there is nothing we can do about it. Fine. Then the first thing we must do is too look at what the media, and the those whom the media panders to, look for in a story. Do we look to build the sports star "role model" up, or do we look to tear him down? We scream and cry "outrage" when a sports star provides a bad example to the children. We watch endless clips and commentary on how degraded this action was. We are essentially glued to whatever bad happens. But what about all the good sports stars do for the community. Do we ever hear about the churches, or schools, or daycares, or other community service sports stars undertake? No. We don't want to hear about anything good from sports stars. That would be boring. But immorality on the other hand is juicy, and entertaining, and this interests us.
Example- Randy Moss. Yes, Randy Moss. Moss did a lot for the local Minneapolis/St. Paul community. But in order to find out what he did, you had to read pretty deep into some of the articles and interviews he gave. Apparently getting the whole story and accurately portraying a man is a little too difficult and boring. We would rather jump on the bandwagon and denounce him for every little thing he did wrong. Do you think the media did not jump all over this? The media knows exactly what you want to see and hear. They know you don't care about some do-gooder, you want the dirt. And they gave you the dirt and spared you any real thinking by not offering up the other side of his personality. They played you like a fiddle, and you should be ashamed of yourselves.
What about all the other things the NFL players do for the community? We do not pay attention to any of this. But, the second they screw up, we are on thier asses. We are pathetic.
But why do we want to skip the good side, and instead hunt for the dirt? Point #1 - We think sports stars are great. We know that these guys are (a) more athletic than us, (b) better paid than we are (c) get more chicks than we do, (d) and overall, have a better life than we do. We are envious of these guys because they seem to have a better life than we do. We are jealous. We want what they have, and if we can't have that, we tear them down. Beating up a guy is a lot easier than trying to be as good as that guy. Our ego's can't sustain the idea that someone is better than us, or at least percieved to be better than us. We tear them down to bring them to our level based primarly upon our own feelings of worthlessness or inferiority. We do not want to hear about all the good things the NFL players are doing, that would make them better than us. We want the dirt because we are petty weaklings with an inferiority complex. We are pathetic.
The media knows we have this raging inferiority complex, and in the great capitalistic spirit, they give us what we want. The reason sports stars are not good role models for children is because of YOU! YOU are the one demanding the dirt instead of positive reporting that highlights a players good side. YOU are the one propelling this media machine that showcases the negitive side of sports stars. YOU are the one demanding that your children are subjected to this crap everyday. DO NOT BLAME THE PLAYERS, BLAME YOURSELVES AND YOUR RAGING COMPLEXES. But I understand that looking for the good in a person is difficult, even if they do all kinds of good things. Basically, it is just not interesting. But on the other hand, you scream about how hard you work to raise your kids in a good enviroment. Basically, your a hypocrite. If you really wanted to work for a world in which you could raise your children in a decent manner, you would work hard to not pay attention to this "bush league" reporting coming from the media. You would demand that they at least provide pairity in thier portrayal of sports stars. But that might require some effort, so I understand, you lazy SOB.
If you came to this site by using the search words"Vikings Scandal" you should be ashamed of yourself. You look for the evil in people because looking for the good might fracture your fragile ego. You have an inferiority complex, and the sense of rage you feel about this scandal is merely the deep down feelings you hold for yourself. You are a discredit to your generation, your nation, and to your species. This scandal is your fault, the negitive portrayal of sports stars is your fault, and your outrage because of the children is your fault. But seeing as how reading this whole article might be a little difficult, I have a feeling that the past paragraph was written to no-one. We were once a nation of great men, thank to you we are a nation of panisies.
Congratulations, YOU'RE A PIECE OF SHIT.
Mr. Weatherstone
It is hard to ignore the fact that sports athletes are role models in this day and age. I hold the firm belief that sports stars should not be role models or held in any esteem above and beyond thier actions of the playing field. They should be regarded as superior in thier athletic abilities and looked up to for this reason only. For all other aspects of thier lives, they should be judged on the same level as any normal person.
It says something about our society when we peer into the personal lives of sports hero's for our role models. Basically that we are focused more on entertainment than the real unsolved issues plauging our nation. How is it that the Toledo race riot last weekend got less air time than a football sex scandal? A healthy society would be discussing the arguement of the Right to March, the Right to Protest, and the mindset that poverty breeds in this nation. These are real issues. Sex on a boat is not a real issue. Race riots are far more devastating than a simple moral lapse by a few football players. The question of "What effect does 300 years of oppression and second class citizenry have on the mindset of a particular race" is far more important than "How did Grandma feel when see saw a Vikings winky on a boat in the middle of a lake?" This basically says that our society is no longer willing to tackle the tough issues. It is far more appealing to gossip about meaningless crap than serious issues. Our society has adopted the "Seinfeld" attitude as evidenced in our transformation from the brave men willing to die for an idea, to the "whatever, and f*ck it attitude. We were once a nation of sacrifice and strong men, we are now the powerder puff pansies of history.
For arguements sake, lets say that sports stars are role models and there is nothing we can do about it. Fine. Then the first thing we must do is too look at what the media, and the those whom the media panders to, look for in a story. Do we look to build the sports star "role model" up, or do we look to tear him down? We scream and cry "outrage" when a sports star provides a bad example to the children. We watch endless clips and commentary on how degraded this action was. We are essentially glued to whatever bad happens. But what about all the good sports stars do for the community. Do we ever hear about the churches, or schools, or daycares, or other community service sports stars undertake? No. We don't want to hear about anything good from sports stars. That would be boring. But immorality on the other hand is juicy, and entertaining, and this interests us.
Example- Randy Moss. Yes, Randy Moss. Moss did a lot for the local Minneapolis/St. Paul community. But in order to find out what he did, you had to read pretty deep into some of the articles and interviews he gave. Apparently getting the whole story and accurately portraying a man is a little too difficult and boring. We would rather jump on the bandwagon and denounce him for every little thing he did wrong. Do you think the media did not jump all over this? The media knows exactly what you want to see and hear. They know you don't care about some do-gooder, you want the dirt. And they gave you the dirt and spared you any real thinking by not offering up the other side of his personality. They played you like a fiddle, and you should be ashamed of yourselves.
What about all the other things the NFL players do for the community? We do not pay attention to any of this. But, the second they screw up, we are on thier asses. We are pathetic.
But why do we want to skip the good side, and instead hunt for the dirt? Point #1 - We think sports stars are great. We know that these guys are (a) more athletic than us, (b) better paid than we are (c) get more chicks than we do, (d) and overall, have a better life than we do. We are envious of these guys because they seem to have a better life than we do. We are jealous. We want what they have, and if we can't have that, we tear them down. Beating up a guy is a lot easier than trying to be as good as that guy. Our ego's can't sustain the idea that someone is better than us, or at least percieved to be better than us. We tear them down to bring them to our level based primarly upon our own feelings of worthlessness or inferiority. We do not want to hear about all the good things the NFL players are doing, that would make them better than us. We want the dirt because we are petty weaklings with an inferiority complex. We are pathetic.
The media knows we have this raging inferiority complex, and in the great capitalistic spirit, they give us what we want. The reason sports stars are not good role models for children is because of YOU! YOU are the one demanding the dirt instead of positive reporting that highlights a players good side. YOU are the one propelling this media machine that showcases the negitive side of sports stars. YOU are the one demanding that your children are subjected to this crap everyday. DO NOT BLAME THE PLAYERS, BLAME YOURSELVES AND YOUR RAGING COMPLEXES. But I understand that looking for the good in a person is difficult, even if they do all kinds of good things. Basically, it is just not interesting. But on the other hand, you scream about how hard you work to raise your kids in a good enviroment. Basically, your a hypocrite. If you really wanted to work for a world in which you could raise your children in a decent manner, you would work hard to not pay attention to this "bush league" reporting coming from the media. You would demand that they at least provide pairity in thier portrayal of sports stars. But that might require some effort, so I understand, you lazy SOB.
If you came to this site by using the search words"Vikings Scandal" you should be ashamed of yourself. You look for the evil in people because looking for the good might fracture your fragile ego. You have an inferiority complex, and the sense of rage you feel about this scandal is merely the deep down feelings you hold for yourself. You are a discredit to your generation, your nation, and to your species. This scandal is your fault, the negitive portrayal of sports stars is your fault, and your outrage because of the children is your fault. But seeing as how reading this whole article might be a little difficult, I have a feeling that the past paragraph was written to no-one. We were once a nation of great men, thank to you we are a nation of panisies.
Congratulations, YOU'RE A PIECE OF SHIT.
Mr. Weatherstone
posted by chicken face at 2:05 PM
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The one comment that deserves a copy, thank you Magic.
Must have taken you a great deal of time to write your heartfelt article. Good for you.
Personally, it made me very proud of Derek Jeter when 60 Minutes had the most positive (rightfully deserved) piece about Derek Jeter and his family on air a week or so ago.
During the piece, Derek said how Kalamazoo residents have taken their shots at him, which shows that there are ignorant a**holes everywhere. Sports are a wonderful way to teach discipline, teamwork and a winning attitude. Guys like Derek, Tiger Woods, Brett Favre, Reggie White have shown how to do it right. We (in the United States) need to pull together more than ever before.
As we see more and more business being shipped out of our country to Mexico, China, etc. it breaks my heart. When you see what is going on in Europe, with the blatant racism during soccer (football) games, it sickens me.
Do I have the answer to all of this crap, absolutely not. But I want anyone that reads this to know that it doesn't matter what color a person is, it matters most about the character they bring to the table.
And that, my friend, is right from the great M.L. King.
I know a lot of BS goes throug this site, but can we at least agree on a few of these points, please?
We can all chear for our teams, but let's not forget that we live in the USA and need to make it work here for all of us, and our children, and our childrens children.
If you've ever been on a team, you will know what I mean.
Thanks for reading this one.
"Porgie's Bar Rocks"
This message was edited by Magics on 10-19-05 @ 10:07 PM
Good stuff. Though the vikes scandal may be slightly overplayed.
Brilliant and thought provoking. Although I am not a vikings fan, I totaly agree that sports stars should not be role models. Good job on showing how the media only focuses on the negitive side.
very nice piece of writing. agreed with the media portray and the effect it has upon our role models
Way to take a strong stance on the issue sports role models. There are better things to worry about.
There has also been a lot of positive media coverage surrounding Donovan McNabb. I have seen articles about the entire McNabb's community support. The McNabb family supports a summer camp devoted to physicaly disabled children, providing them an opportunity to feel "normalcy." Every summer McNabb is actively involved in the camp, throwing footballs around and playing with the kids. So there is positive reporting out there, it's just far and few between.
Does this remind anyone of the hollywood craze? The Enquirer, The Star, People....
There is positive reporting out there, but like Kenzie said, it is hard to come by. We don't see it on ESPN, or Fox Sports, or any type of media outlet. And if by chance they happen to run an article or show a story on this, we turn the channel. We don't care about what good they do, we care about the dirt. And especcially when they are losing. How much coverage has the scandal recieved since the Vikings started winning? ESPN no longer can say the Vikings ship is in disarray because we are winning. It is funny the kind of respect one gets when they are not total screw ups. Yet we are willing to dog pile on the handicap kid to make ourselves feel better. We are still pathetic.
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