Right, just so we're clear, I'm speaking from the point of a millenial AND someone outside the USA. This is the first article I've read about this whole issue, although I've been picking up hints from American people on my twitter feed.
Are you joking me? Maybe millenials are more conscious of our image, but kindly give us more credit than this.
Yes, this is a big decision for him, yes, he has a right to choose, and yes, he has a right to change his mind before signing onto a contract that will dictate the next 3-5 years of his life. For the record, I'm fully against the way some cavalier fans have been treating this, because I do believe that it should be his decision.
But that doesn't mean he has to turn this into some sort of media frenzy. I do get the argument that the media and today's 24-hour news is also to blame, but it can't be that hard to say he hasn't decided yet and to shut up. The media can't report anything if there's no new news. And there's nothing new if there's nothing being said. Do I believe he's free of blame on this matter? No. Please, as a millenial who's been in the spotlight for 7 years, he should know the way the media works and how to navigate around it or through it. If not, he has enough money to hire a damn publicist.
Living the life of a celebrity does not mean you have to make a spectacle of yourself. So he's been a millionaire since he was 18. Great for him. Now kindly grow up and stop acting like that. Having all that money is not an excuse to act like he's still 18. If he wants to have extracurricular activities that don't involve basketball, fine. But I don't care what excuses people make up, an HOUR to announce which team he's going to be on? It stinks of attention whore, money-making, or both. If he wants to be a brand-name, for goodness sake, the huge uproar from everyone should show how he's obviously not going about it the right way.
Maybe this article was not supposed to come out this way, but it really feels like it's making up excuses for this guy because society is SO TOUGH now and he has TOO MUCH MONEY. I hope you realise how ridiculous that sounds.
Also, on a side note, how the World Cup is described as a 'fringe sport played by cute guys'? I stared at that and laughed for 5 minutes straight. Maybe in America football (and when I say football I mean soccer) can be considered a FRINGE SPORT by girls who don't give two cents about sports at all, but where I come from the World Cup is the second biggest sporting event, barring only the Olympics! And I don't even live in Europe or South America. I'm pretty sure football happens to be the biggest and most popular sport in the WORLD, alright? Because not everything has to revolve around American sports, most of which I definitely wouldn't give two cents to watch.
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Right, just so we're clear, I'm speaking from the point of a millenial AND someone outside the USA. This is the first article I've read about this whole issue, although I've been picking up hints from American people on my twitter feed.
Are you joking me? Maybe millenials are more conscious of our image, but kindly give us more credit than this.
Yes, this is a big decision for him, yes, he has a right to choose, and yes, he has a right to change his mind before signing onto a contract that will dictate the next 3-5 years of his life. For the record, I'm fully against the way some cavalier fans have been treating this, because I do believe that it should be his decision.
But that doesn't mean he has to turn this into some sort of media frenzy. I do get the argument that the media and today's 24-hour news is also to blame, but it can't be that hard to say he hasn't decided yet and to shut up. The media can't report anything if there's no new news. And there's nothing new if there's nothing being said. Do I believe he's free of blame on this matter? No. Please, as a millenial who's been in the spotlight for 7 years, he should know the way the media works and how to navigate around it or through it. If not, he has enough money to hire a damn publicist.
Living the life of a celebrity does not mean you have to make a spectacle of yourself. So he's been a millionaire since he was 18. Great for him. Now kindly grow up and stop acting like that. Having all that money is not an excuse to act like he's still 18. If he wants to have extracurricular activities that don't involve basketball, fine. But I don't care what excuses people make up, an HOUR to announce which team he's going to be on? It stinks of attention whore, money-making, or both. If he wants to be a brand-name, for goodness sake, the huge uproar from everyone should show how he's obviously not going about it the right way.
Maybe this article was not supposed to come out this way, but it really feels like it's making up excuses for this guy because society is SO TOUGH now and he has TOO MUCH MONEY. I hope you realise how ridiculous that sounds.
Also, on a side note, how the World Cup is described as a 'fringe sport played by cute guys'? I stared at that and laughed for 5 minutes straight. Maybe in America football (and when I say football I mean soccer) can be considered a FRINGE SPORT by girls who don't give two cents about sports at all, but where I come from the World Cup is the second biggest sporting event, barring only the Olympics! And I don't even live in Europe or South America. I'm pretty sure football happens to be the biggest and most popular sport in the WORLD, alright? Because not everything has to revolve around American sports, most of which I definitely wouldn't give two cents to watch.