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Sometimes Role Models Are Athletes

The two most popular posts on this blog are variants of one common theme.
Athletes as Role Models.
It makes sense. I enjoy sports, I am passionate about education and I love the moral tension created by appreciating both of those areas of life. It appears that people like reading about it as well.
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Tim Tebow’s Pro-Life Superbowl Ad is Heartwarming and Reckless

This post has been crossposted to DovBear.
UPDATE: RETRACTION AND APOLOGY HERE
The most well-known athlete in America might be Tim Tebow.
Tebow is possibly the most celebrated, successful college football player of all time. He was a 2 time national champion with the Florida Gators and a Heisman Trophy winner. His success, as well as his  good [...]

The Eye Of The Tiger (Fans)

Ah yes, another fallen icon.
What do Tiger fans see now? They see the truth. Or a somewhat muddled version of the truth.
Without going into detail, Tiger Woods has certainly confirmed what I have been saying about athletes as role models.
They’re not. Stop pretending that they are.
In one of my most popular posts of all time, [...]

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