I remember very vividly how discussions around the football business erupted and how ppl had hoped we as a society would also be more open towards mental health related issues.
While I do think society as a whole has become more accepting and more open (altho even that isnt nearly where we need to be, specifically in Germany), the football business has largely forgotten this incident and I think the way Maguire is treated publicly is a perfect example of failing to learn lessons.
We only talk about treating footballers as humans when tragedy happens, but until then they’re merely objects for entertainment
I always think its changed, but then i remember that social media probably just made it much much worse. Maguire is a perfect example, but dele alli or sancho probably also dont/didnt feel great being criticized 24/7
The whole attention seeking culture of the internet where the loudest voice gets the most attention leads to bullying being so incredibly accepted for some reason
Not saying im perfect, but i really dont like how accepted it is to casually have the entire internet bully certain players week in week out. I dont think most people could handle what theyre going through
I remember very vividly how discussions around the football business erupted and how ppl had hoped we as a society would also be more open towards mental health related issues.
While I do think society as a whole has become more accepting and more open (altho even that isnt nearly where we need to be, specifically in Germany), the football business has largely forgotten this incident and I think the way Maguire is treated publicly is a perfect example of failing to learn lessons.
We only talk about treating footballers as humans when tragedy happens, but until then they’re merely objects for entertainment
100%
I always think its changed, but then i remember that social media probably just made it much much worse. Maguire is a perfect example, but dele alli or sancho probably also dont/didnt feel great being criticized 24/7
The whole attention seeking culture of the internet where the loudest voice gets the most attention leads to bullying being so incredibly accepted for some reason
Not saying im perfect, but i really dont like how accepted it is to casually have the entire internet bully certain players week in week out. I dont think most people could handle what theyre going through