Detroitsportsfan08 wrote:Funny, because athletes will be the first ones to tell you they're not heroes, and the first ones to thank the troops overseas.
If you watch any sporting events, they are very involved with the troops, and they're always talking about them.
After 9/11, the Jets, Giants, and Patriots all did a lot with the NYPD and the NY Fire Department.
You guys are arguing against something that no one even thinks. And when people call an athlete a hero, they mean in the context of that game, season, etc.
Funny, I didn't think they were talking about whether or not the athlete thought he or she was a 'hero'. I don't think anyone self-defines as a hero, that would just be a sense of self-importance. Heroes in modern society, and throughout history, are usually defined as such by their adoring fans.
And that is how I took it when the word 'hero' was used to describe an athlete.
So, by definition, the person really being accused here is you, the sports fan, for lifting these people up to heroic status.
As for heroes, you can define anything you want to as a hero, your own opinions, preferences and standards determine that, but the bottom line is this.
If a group of sports fans hate me because I don't think their hero is great, then I shouldn't be persecuted for thinking or feeling that way. And that is the point of this website.
