Americans are infatuated with celebrities; whole shows such as TMZ are dedicated to keeping the public informed on what their favorite celebrities are doing on any given day.
With technology so far advanced and practically everyone having a camera on their phone it is hard for celebrities to stay out of the limelight. A wild night on the town or a wardrobe mishap can be online and being viewed by millions just moments after the picture is snapped.
Athletes in particular are subject to these snapshots and more and more they are having a negative impact on their careers. Take the website Drunk Athletes for example were the whole site is filled with pictures of professional athletes drinking in different scenarios.
Often times it brings negative publicity because the athlete’s commitment to the team is often questioned. The bone I have to pick is that if the drinking age is 21 and the athletes in the pictures are over 21 then who’s right is it for anyone to judge.
Matt Leinart of the Arizona Cardinals drew the most heat, when over the summer pictures of him and Nick Lachey giving beer bongs to a group of bikini clad women surfaced.
Matt Leinart is 24 years old and the quarterback of an NFL team is he not allowed to party and have a good time like everyone else. As long as these athletes are not breaking the law then I feel the public needs to ease up.
But until that happens, we might as well say, “Yo bartender, uno mas. Por Favor.”
