Have we done OMG Michael Phelps smoked pot yet?
Moishe Shmul Xugustein wrote:
(cant be arsed to edit this):
'... we condemn...'
Who is we?
I dont condemn anyone who uses illegal substances as relaxation. Ever.
and what does 'ostensibly' actually mean?
Nah, matey, you are fighting a losing battle with this one. I see what you mean, and indeed, the idea of what you mean, ostensibly, is correct.
But Phelps was just showing off. (paraphrase: 'I can beat you all, and I am still a normal stoner from Baltimore, so fuck you')
That to me, is what kids can aspire to more, than the idea of being the best.
Ignore the fact that you have children; ignore the fact that you must do the best for them; remember the possibility of when you were younger, sitting around a Playstation saying 'Fucking hell, thats a world record for the 100 metres freestyle ... I KNOW I can do that in reality' and then realise... someone actually did so.
Moishe Shmul Xugustein wrote:
gerontophile wrote:
I expect it is a shock to some children who're constantly told not to take drugs, that only losers take drugs, that good sportsmanship is being clean, etc. The mixed message delivered by professional sports is that success is the most important thing, and that sometimes, some drugs are OK, and especially if you don't get caught, and that the more famous you are and more success you've had, the more likely it is you can just shrug and move on with your life. It's in the same category of confusing the act of parenting that Phelps is, I think, as both are ostensibly illegal acts that we condemn by sportsmen that are widely admired.
What happens when children all over the (baseball playing) world, see that A-Rod, yes him, fleet of foot and hard as fucking nails of bat, gets done? Not like its a shock, really is it?
'... we condemn...'
Who is we?
I dont condemn anyone who uses illegal substances as relaxation. Ever.
and what does 'ostensibly' actually mean?
Nah, matey, you are fighting a losing battle with this one. I see what you mean, and indeed, the idea of what you mean, ostensibly, is correct.
But Phelps was just showing off. (paraphrase: 'I can beat you all, and I am still a normal stoner from Baltimore, so fuck you')
That to me, is what kids can aspire to more, than the idea of being the best.
Ignore the fact that you have children; ignore the fact that you must do the best for them; remember the possibility of when you were younger, sitting around a Playstation saying 'Fucking hell, thats a world record for the 100 metres freestyle ... I KNOW I can do that in reality' and then realise... someone actually did so.
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