Sports

Should sports players be responsible for being role models?

For

Their influence on children is huge.

Against

They are athletes, not moral teachers.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • There's no avoiding the fact that as a sports star, you are looked up to by kids
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • Once you get a certain amount of recognition, people will be watching you, and of those people there are most certainly going to be little
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • No, it’s not your fault people look up to you. You made it this far and should be able to do whatever you want.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • Any athlete who does not actively attempt to make themselves more publicly visible should not be held to a higher account than the average person.
    RedditOriginal language: English
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