Phuel
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No, it’s not just (sex) scandal that puts these ballers/athletes on the public conscious; it’s the criminal acts-- from dogfightings, outrageously arrested development behaviour, to drive-by shootings. And these acts somehow are glamourized by some (both in outside and inside the institution) as signs of their earned alpha-power and idealized leadership. Of course athletes all around the world are not the same, but they’re also undeservingly celebrated as heroes and role models for outdated reasons for so many impressionable people. Americans in general put such a weird emphasis on these men— especially a lifestyle and fashion magazine as GQ: So what if someone can dribble a ball well, or throw a ball powerfully, or run really really fast???? Good for them for possessing such a skill that gives them ultimate passport to multi-millionaire-status, but other than that ability and an impressive bank account, why anyone would find them admirable is rather stunted and beyond me. So aside from putting their names on coveted kicks that has some kidz shooting each other up for, I’d wish these people would think beyond making another 20 million off endorsements on top of their already inflated contracts. But I guess that effort only comes with time, age and experience— so someone like Mike Tyson, who has the experience of all that, finally became someone worth listening to.
Yes, that goes for anyone that seem to think a fashion model is worthy of admiration or inspiration beyond doing their job. None of them— fashion models nor ballers, are deserving of being so admired and revered.
And yes, ballers endorse that trashy, nouveau-riche way of life that is as tacky as the Versace has come to symbolize of high fashion.
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