this post was submitted on 23 Nov 2023
2 points (100.0% liked)
Football / Soccer / Calcio / Futebol / Fußball
142 readers
6 users here now
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
celebs should never ever be taken seriously when it comes to any other matter than the one they actually excel at, be it football or acting etc.
No I dont want a fucking actor, raised by actors, isolated from society telling me how to vote or what to think about economics. Same goes for footballers. These people are not normal in any sense of the word nor do they have any understanding of the world they live in so sheltered.
I partly disagree with this.
Footballers are ordinary people like you and me and therefore their opinions on anything have as much value as any. Anyone can be passionate about something regardless of their job, status or wealth.
Whether you choose to value their individual opinion is up to you but to blanket disregard something someone who isn’t an expert in is wrong imo.
You should generally be coming at it the other way and valuing an experts opinion in higher regard.
Fully agree with you. Rashford's work in particular showed how public figures can enact real change around bigger issues beyond football.
If anything, Henderson's situation highlights how fine the line is between activisim and virtue signaling.
Its easy to put out a statement in support of something with nothing on the line. If Hendo truly cared, he wouldnt have taken the job.
I have family members that are gay, and I would never get in bed with Saudi as it would destroy my relationship with them. Having said that, Ive never had millions waved in front of my face, so who knows if I would really stick by my morals.