Through the analysis around media and sports, we have learned the common themes in sports of today such as; hyper masculinity, toughness, body image, and empowerment. Besides these common themes that surround and influence the way we see sports, money also confines and affects our viewpoints. In this Penn State scandal case we see how these common themes AND money come into play. Most of us argue that Penn State officials failed to act on this unethical behavior because millions of dollars were on the line. Others argue that Penn State officials loved the game so much that they did not want to ruin a good reputation, as author Frank Deford stated, (article link posted on side), “...no, it wasn’t because of [Paterno’s] own reputation or because of all the money Penn State Football made that stopped him from acting.... Coach Paterno could not bear to see shame come to his beloved game of football.” The question here is for what reason did they stay quiet about the whole situation when it was first presented to them? The sad part about it is the selfishness of many who sought to defend their own egocentric ways and cared less about those who were being molested on their own school grounds. When moments like these happen you would think that people decide on what is morally right, however, in this case, Penn State officials decided upon avoidance of “shame.”
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/frank_deford/11/16/Unmanliness-of-Penn-State-scandal/index.html
Nancy Garcia (KIN332i Tu/Thu 12:30)
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