And as a reward for being a criminal Mike Vick gets his own TV Show!
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BET and American society have decided to reward Michael Vick for being a convicted felon.
“The Michael Vick Project” is a 10 part series that will begin airing on the network on February 2.
I remember hearing something about this a couple of months ago. I think I really thought that it was a spoof of some sort, but oh no. It appears to be real. This is a screen shot I took from BET.com.
What is this world coming to? Why do we keep rewarding this man? How can we give him credit for rising above when we know that he was still running a dog fighting ring when he was making millions of dollars playing quarterback for The Atlanta Falcons?
I have a pretty high tolerance for things that are unfair, but this is appalling. I’m still offended that they let him back into the NFL.
Now this.
I wish I knew what offended me more, the fact that Michael Vick was practicing cruelty to animals for profit when he was already filthy rich or that a network will pay him money now to talk about it.
Maybe I am most bothered that people will watch “The Michael Vick Project”.
Screw that, BET. I will not be one of them.
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madiq
I'd imagine that a show about a fallen hero, one whose own ego and immaturity cost him the respect and esteem of millions, and who has at least paid lip service to the notion that he will attempt to atone for his sins, might be a tad inspiring to a class of African-American young men, many of whom were themselves guilty of doing unspeakable things (and being victims of their own moral failings). For these men, the idea of redemption in their own lives isn't just aspirational, it's hypothetical, and like it or not, just as there is a subculture of folks that glorify dogfighting, there needs to be time put into promoting the notion that introspection and redemption isn't just the province of losers; it's the province of men. It may have taken longer for Mr. Vick to get there than it should have, but if seeing his struggle to come back inspires one wayward youth, then the evil he has done wouldn't have been in vain.
Friday, January 22, 2010 at 8:36pm EST
robm
There are, to be sure, better places from which to begin the process of saving wayward youth than torturing, maiming, and killing innocent animals. Be certain that Michael Vick will never do, nor could he, anything that serves the animals who suffered and died for his petty amusement.
Nevertheless, redemption and forgiveness are intrinsic to human experience, though horribly out of vogue in our vengeful society. We should like to think that Vick can perhaps be an example for wayward youth--of every gender, race, and ethnicity--by allowing them to see that it is possible to change for the better, to lead a good and valuable life, to find light in even a heart that had grown quite dark.
Moreover, we can also expect that he will do everything in his power to put an end to the cruel practices he was once party to.
Monday, January 25, 2010 at 2:07pm EST