When someone asks who's your role model, most kids say someone famous that they want to be like when they grow up. But what happens when someone's role model is charged with doing something bad? According to FootballDiehards.com, Pittsburg Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was accused with exposing himself to a college student then proceeded to rape her in a Georgia nightclub bathroom. Not to mention the fact that he is already in a court case for apparently sexually assulting a hotel employee in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. His team has suspended him without pay for the next six games and are thinking of trading him off to another team. Serves him right for what he did. How could someone go from winning the superbowl and doing so well to doing something so innapropriate that you begin to lose it all? The worst part is that his bodyguard was there and blocked the girl's friends from coming to get her out of the situation. Wow, way to protect the bad guy. The only thing that he has to deal with is having to take a psychological evaluation because of his innapropriate conduct. The problem is knowing that he has a lot of money so he could pay someone off to get off of the hook. There wasn't enough actual evidence to convict him of any charges. This is putting the wrong message in people's heads about what's right and wrong. This goes along with the idea that it's okay to have sex with a women against her concent. Thinking maybe she really wanted it and just didn't want to admit it? I mean he's only sorry becuase he got caught, not because he felt guilty. What does the media think of this? The media has swarmed around this issue and will not stop talking about it until they get all of the information. The problem with this is that he's in the media spotlight and getting almost as much attention as Tiger Woods. The media thrives on people's flaws and imperfections instead of important issues going on in the world today.
That's horrible that he would do such a thing. What a powerful NFL player you are now. I would agree that he isn't a role model at all, but alot of kids didnt necessarily look up to him as a role model they looked up to his NFL ability as a role model. That's where alot of people get confused on what a role model actually represents. He should be getting publicity from the media but negative publicity and criticism on how innapropriate his behavior was. But he's getting so much publicity for doing something so incredibly wrong. The media does thrive on people's imperfections instead of adressing the real issue dealing with Ben Roethlisberger.
ReplyDeleteToday's role models do not take into consideration that they are being looked up to. Children and teens around the world look up to famous individuals because of their money, glam, fame, and other materialistic things. What does that say about our generation!? Do these children even know the true meaning of role model? This NFL player is no role model. He has no consideration for children looking up to him and does not think twice about his actions. He is making it okay for other boys to harass any pretty girl they want. This is not okay and I think it's about time our generation learns what it means to have a role model.
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