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Originally Posted by thebeast
I think it is harmless when young boys look up to sportsman like David Beckham. Young boys and a few girls... lol will look up to them because they want to be a footballer too. It is a good thing and it is a good physical sport.
Most just want to be footballers.. and simple as that. However the fame thing comes into it. The media will do anything for a snippet of juicy gossip from ANYONE in the public eye.
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That's B.S. Sure people look up to them as athlethes, but people like Posh & Becks and parasites like Jordan and Andre have inspired and convinced young people to be as unpragmatic, vein and materialistic as they can possibly be and to ***** themselves out to virtually anything.
On the other hand I don't think parents should be automatic role models either. Not everyone has great parents, and often parents will inspire you only to live the life of 9-5, reproduce then die mundanity that they have adhered to.
Be your own role model. Have a hero, if you want, but make it for a good reason. My hero is Bill Hicks because he spoke an unbelievable amount of truth and sense about the world we live in. Some peoples heros are Peter and Jordan. Why?