People like Michael Phelps give people a bad name to people who work hard and make a name for themselves. I think he should realize that everything he does will be held with a very high standard. Many people look at him as a role model he should know that anything he does will probably be blown out of proportion. So to do something illegal that’s just putting the bullet in the barrel.
Why do people care? Probably because they hold celebrities to a higher level. I mean how do gossip magazines sell? I think it is because people like to be nosey and know everything about everyone.
I think people should care that he pulled something like this. It gives a bad name to people who work hard. He shows us that as fast as you can become famous just as fast your title can be taken away with another name. As if we couldn’t see this coming with his DUI then he goes and does something stupid like this. How many strikes does he get where he can still gain respect? I think he has shown that he doesn’t want respect. He acts as if he can get away with anything. What next…getting away with murder? I see him as the next O. J. Simpson. I am not trying to say that he will be accused of committing murder. I think he will tarnish his name. And in 30 years from now I see his name only coming up in the conversation by saying he was great but then he let us down. You have let down a lot of people down. As the saying goes fool us once shame on you (DUI) fool us twice (bong hits) shame on us.
Why do people care? Probably because they hold celebrities to a higher level. I mean how do gossip magazines sell? I think it is because people like to be nosey and know everything about everyone.
I think people should care that he pulled something like this. It gives a bad name to people who work hard. He shows us that as fast as you can become famous just as fast your title can be taken away with another name. As if we couldn’t see this coming with his DUI then he goes and does something stupid like this. How many strikes does he get where he can still gain respect? I think he has shown that he doesn’t want respect. He acts as if he can get away with anything. What next…getting away with murder? I see him as the next O. J. Simpson. I am not trying to say that he will be accused of committing murder. I think he will tarnish his name. And in 30 years from now I see his name only coming up in the conversation by saying he was great but then he let us down. You have let down a lot of people down. As the saying goes fool us once shame on you (DUI) fool us twice (bong hits) shame on us.
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I agree with your point that a trend of Phelps making bad decisions is developing. On the other hand, I wonder why we see Phelps as a role model. We should try to copy his determination and his work ethic, not his decision-making skills.
On the idea of him tarnishing his name, I disagree. His feat of winning the most Olympic medals of all time is much more significant, then OJ's. Simpson was a very good football player. But he wasn't an internationally known "best ever" athlete. Michael Phelps will not be able to ruin his name with anything less than actually killing someone.
Why not take the subject on a deeper level..and question what we initially think when we decide to "label" someone a role model? and then decided to focus the spotlight on them 24/7? I mean shouldn't people concentrate on their own domestic problems than interfering with celebrities? Because in my opinion, that just makes a celebrity's life that much more difficult to manage. Probably even motivates them to "do negative things"...I mean if they're getting paid to be to be "noticed" and "unique" from everyone else, why should they have to wonder if its a good or bad deed?
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