Favre Forced My Barometer…
Posted by VeRonda Wicks October 12th, 2010I must say, I was actually shocked to hear about Minnesota Vikings’ veteran quarterback, Brett Favre, being in the media fire for inappropriate behavior.
A realist in nature, I believe everyone falls from grace or has the propensity to, but I guess the question in my mind is to what level. Favre has allegedly (only in America do you always have to add this word) sent inappropriate messages and pictures to a former Jets hostess (I believe that’s her title. It’s so vague.). And since this initial accusation, two other women (who remain anonymous) have come out to say similar things happened to them.
For me, those Levi commercials and his speckled beard just don’t ring out another-professional-athlete-superstar-misusing-his-power (ding ding) to me. A saint, no, but this?… And that’s my point… I mean, okay, have a bar fight or even drag racing, but sending racy pictures a.k.a “sexting” is disgusting. Favre isn’t exactly L.L. Cool J. I guess I need to up the barometer for realist-ism.
October 18th, 2010 at 8:58 am
i was wondering when this opportunity would present itself. The media, particularly the sports media goes overboard in building up its athletes. I was sick and tired of the Farve glorification machine during his retirement tirade. Everytime you’d hear about dude, he was always talked about as how great he was/is. Everytime during a game, it was the same thing. The praise and worship of this dude was nauseating (not as bad as Jordan). Now that they have a hint of indiscretion, they (media) are ready to tear him down. This is just the media playbook being executed. Farve is just another athlete acting human. Whether ineberated with morals or intoxicated with immorality. What’s important is that he makes news on a slow news day. He should have sent a photoshop touched up picture so that he could have plausible deniability.
Kid Funkedelic
October 18th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Hey Kid!
It’s funny when people finally “see” the athletes as people. If they weren’t esteemed so high, they wouldn’t have far to fall when they do. I don’t ever want to see anyone go through public humiliation, but maintaining a perfect image shouldn’t be the goal in the first place.
October 19th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Oh this so reminds me of a post not too long ago… again I say.. Athletes are not role models!!!!!!!!!!! They are humans just like the rest of us…
So how does this sexting work.. lemme see.. 777-9311 (only old school with get this one)
November 2nd, 2010 at 11:37 am
I have no comments for you, David.