Presidents, Senators, Representatives, corporate business owners, professional athletes, musicians, and actors are almost always in the public eye. They are idols of young children, and they make decisions for our country. Despite the fact that most younger children aspire to become any of these things, a job in the public eye can pose major difficulties when it comes to withholding a private life.
The owner of the basketball team the Los Angeles Clippers, Donald Sterling, is a current example of how people in the public eye need to be extremely cautious of decisions they are make whether it be just, or unjust. Sterling said something that was considered to be racist to his current girlfriend which soon became public. When news reporters got a hold of this story, it soon became a ‘scandal’. Sterling, alike politicians was told to sell the team that he owned to better the situation.
Media has a way of dispersing information fairly quickly and sometimes it may not be truthful or beneficial to the public. We have seen this in presidencies such as when President Nixon was in office during the Watergate break-ins, but we are also seeing it today with the basketball issue, and the unveiling of two years ago in Benghazi. In today’s day and age, it has become apparent that it is very difficult to maintain both a public and a private life if you are a public idol.
You make a great point here. I really like your examples and how you compare Watergate to Sterling, that's a great way to think.
ReplyDeleteI thought your blog was interesting, but that you could've done a lot more with it. You briefly present ideas, but don't extrapolate.
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