William Molir Use Of Social Commentary
Athletes have always been at the center of popular culture, they are looked up to as idols and representations of human perfection. While athletes entertain us as spectators, they have become too large for their own good. William Moller, the author, has shown solid facts and engaging social commentary that brings the public to support his claim of how athletes are held too high in today’s society.
Moller argues that athletes may be held too high as a community, but he is not bashing them in a negative way. He understands that most if not athletes have worked hard the majority of their lives. Becoming that popular and wealthy amongst the normal population is not only an amazing feat, but also a long and hard drive to get to the top of the pedestal. …show more content…
For example the baseball player Alex Rodriguez, he was looked up to as a staple for amazing athletic feats. He broke records and inspired people while doing it. Once it was discovered that he had taken performance enhancing substances such as steroids we as a group realized that not only Alex Rodriguez, but many other players had been and were still taking steroids frequently. These individuals were people that the normal population looked up to. This comes into the points William Moller has been making, he states that we put athletes way to high which we do, but the public ignores how these amazing people that we should look up to can be set on a level too high that we ignore their faults and dishonesty to their general fan …show more content…
Basic athletes who may have no chances or aspirations to make it into the big leagues where their idols may reside. Young adults want to be like their heroes quicker than humanly possible. Performance enhancing drugs are not just present in professional sports, but even more common in triple A baseball and minor league sports. Some of these athletic “idols” have set the standards of greatness to unreachable levels. Performance enhancing drugs have sadly gotten way too involved with the people of today’s
Moller argues that athletes may be held too high as a community, but he is not bashing them in a negative way. He understands that most if not athletes have worked hard the majority of their lives. Becoming that popular and wealthy amongst the normal population is not only an amazing feat, but also a long and hard drive to get to the top of the pedestal. …show more content…
For example the baseball player Alex Rodriguez, he was looked up to as a staple for amazing athletic feats. He broke records and inspired people while doing it. Once it was discovered that he had taken performance enhancing substances such as steroids we as a group realized that not only Alex Rodriguez, but many other players had been and were still taking steroids frequently. These individuals were people that the normal population looked up to. This comes into the points William Moller has been making, he states that we put athletes way to high which we do, but the public ignores how these amazing people that we should look up to can be set on a level too high that we ignore their faults and dishonesty to their general fan …show more content…
Basic athletes who may have no chances or aspirations to make it into the big leagues where their idols may reside. Young adults want to be like their heroes quicker than humanly possible. Performance enhancing drugs are not just present in professional sports, but even more common in triple A baseball and minor league sports. Some of these athletic “idols” have set the standards of greatness to unreachable levels. Performance enhancing drugs have sadly gotten way too involved with the people of today’s