Sports stars are held up as role models – until they want to stand up to racism | John Amaechi
Despite criticism, US athletes are taking principled action over the shooting of Jacob Blake and embracing their power
What is it to be a role model? What does it mean when our children have posters of their sporting idols on their bedroom walls and, along with many adults, follow them on Instagram and Twitter?
It seems clear when these same athletes misstep or misbehave that we expect them to be wholesome and holistic role models. Yet, when they act in support of issues of societal importance such as child hunger or – as athletes in the US from basketball, baseball, football and other”.
