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I’m not saying Jordan is a moral hero, but that he isn’t a hypocrite. I appreciate the cold professionalism far more than the hypocrisy of someone like LeBron.
by ceilingcorner 6y ago
I’m not saying Jordan is a moral hero, but that he isn’t a hypocrite. I appreciate the cold professionalism far more than the hypocrisy of someone like LeBron.
- jmknoll 6y agoWhat do you see as the hypocrisy of LeBron? He's a successful athlete, and also is a person concerned about racism and institutional failings in his country and in his community. Those two things aren't mutually exclusive. Plenty of athletes have used their positions to advocate for causes unrelated to sport. Think about Muhammad Ali losing his title for refusing to fight in Vietnam. The odd man out here is Michael Jordan, with his "Republicans buy sneakers too" quip.
- ceilingcorner 6y agoAre you familiar with his comments on Morey’s tweet regarding Hong Kong?
- cko 6y agoI mean, in the 'silence is violence' era, public figures are condemned for NOT publicly condemning things that 'should' be condemned. At the same time, I understand why people don't want to bite the hand that feeds them, so it can get tricky as a public figure. On one hand, yes I see the inconsistencies and hypocrisies in their actions, but I make it a habit to remember that if I were in their shoes, I may not do any 'better', so who am I to judge. Since we are talking about the NBA, Charles Barkley famously said "I am not a role model" where I'm not sure it's easy to get away with that today.
- ceilingcorner 6y agoLebron could have easily said “no comment” or “I don’t know enough about the situation to weigh in.” Instead, he gave an absurd statement about the tweet “hurting people spiritually” purely because he has a lot of financial interests in China. Hence my charge of hypocrisy.