 |
Sometimes it's embarrassing to be a fan. Look, I get that it was frustrating to watch Daniel Carlson be bad at his job, but the amount of vitriol he's been getting over the past 24 hours is ridiculous. We have all been bad at our jobs (in my case, more bad days than good days) but we don't have millions of people watch us struggle. Carlson, who I'm like 98 percent sure didn't want to miss those kicks, is being treated like he murdered a bunch of puppies. The poor kid has a Twitter account, and this is the post he made on September 11th:
To which "fans" wrote out these responses. Fair warning, bad language coming up, and I'm not even posting the worst stuff.
I'm obsessed about sports more than pretty much anything, but I've never understood personally attacking someone because they don't do their jobs up to your standards.
Carlson was waived today by the Vikings. Imagine yourself as a kid right out of college, and you get fired from your first professional job just months into your career. I understand he made more money than most of us dream of, but think about how heartbreaking that would be for a person who is trying to establish themselves in their field. I'm sure Carlson is at a low point right now in his life, and having to be harassed and verbally attacked is only making that low point lower.
Remember folks, this is just a game that has no real meaning on the world. Go ahead and wear your jerseys, cheer loud, hate the Packers, and boo the refs. However, let's be civil about this and remember these are real people with real emotions. Be nice to each other ok? Thanks.
No comments:
Post a Comment