Saturday, September 16, 2017
Personal social media posts about Trump causing serious ethical problems in sports, legislatures
Social media posts are getting all the rage right
now. A Missouri state senator faces
calls for her resignation for, well calling for a specific crime to be
committed, KCMO Star story.
Then an ESPN anchor (Jemele Hill) tweeted that Trump
is a white supremacist, leading to supposed calls for her firing. The Chicago Tribune writes that many sports
figures don’t feel they can remain silent in view of the constant protests
about claims of systematic oppression from BLM.
Sports Illustrated printed and analyzed ESPN’s
statement about Hill’s tweet made in her own personal account
Again, the Internet has made double lives impossible
for people with direct reports or public impact. I’ve written about this issue myself before
as a “conflict of interest”.
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