Athlebrities
Admittedly I love my blog, I really do. Call me arrogant, wistful, delusional, whatever, but Athlebrities is my baby. Born from a love of athletes…with the intent of spreading good news and charitable acts that go unnoticed…it’s been a long road, a long difficult road sifting through the who’s who of charity work, deciphering whether intent is based on ego or love…hoping that each reader think twice about blind-hero worship (unless of course its Drogba, Melo, Rafa or our Kitten)…in any case, I’m at a cross-road.
As much as I would like to say this has nothing to do with Tiger Woods, he does come into play here for one simple reason. He is a living breathing example of the industry which I’ve come to love, and hate. Here we have one of the world’s most beloved athletes and in less than two weeks he’s become media-fodder and placed into a wood-chipper ala Fargo. Not that he doesn’t deserve our anger over the sham of his image but….but….really?
It seems I can’t fight human nature. I can’t fight the insatiable public thirst for all things scandalous, negative, hurtful…Athlebrities has tried hard to get your attention…divert it towards something positive…yet gossip sites continue to suck the life out of my Little Train That Could, leaving my soul sad and my spirits damaged. Stella just can’t seem to get her groove back.
So as this year comes to an end, I wonder if…if I can find my groove again. I know its there…I can sense it…but it appears to be hibernating at the moment. I suppose the question is, does anybody really care what our hotties are doing off the field when it’s not scandalous? Judging by recent events, I tend to think not. Is the general public content with scandalous media created spoon-fed stories that do nothing except spread hate? I tend to think so.
A few years ago I predicted a trend towards an interest in athlete giving and yes, I stand by that as I count the number of sites attempting to do what I have. Don’t mistake this for arrogance-trust me I’m humble- I’m simply frustrated. Maybe someone should give me a larger platform? (a-hem NBA Cares)(photo above, Kyle Korver, NBAE via Getty Images)
In the meantime, I’m reevaluating which direction to take Athlebrities. Of course, I’d love your feedback, suggestions etc…so until next time kids, have a very happy and safe holiday season, I hope to be back soon.
As always, thanks for reading. Delinda@athlebrities.com
Original Story:
http://www.athlebrities.com/2009/12/1...
2
1
