The Price Athletes Pay to Entertain:
Athletes in all varieties of sports put their bodies in harm’s way to be the best at their sport and in turn, earn more money than a single person needs in their lifetime. These athletes are willing to sacrifice themselves to entertain their fans who pay a substantial amount of money to watch their performances. Many of these athletes around the world have used performance enhancing drugs, knowing the effects of these drugs they continue using them to give the fans a more entertaining show. Also athletes that play physical sports are constantly injuring, bruising and breaking their bodies to earn enough money to look past the harm they are putting their bodies through.
Performance enhancing drugs have been used in all types of sports for many years. Athletes often use these drugs to reach the goal that they have been working towards for their entire lives. As athletes pursue excellence, money and fame they are willing to ignore the risks of these drugs for immediate results. The photo above shows the unfair advantage that athletes doping have over the others that are all natural muscle. It shows this through the use of focal point because one racer is behind the rest to start the race, meaning that he is harming his body in very unhealthy ways to get the unfair advantage that the performance enhancing drugs give the athlete shown by the red slingshot which represents a difference in colour. The fans may love the fact that this athlete is a winner, but what they will not understand what the athlete is doing to get their attention and approval.
The photo to the right represents the hunger the athletes have for the spotlight and the fans. The gold medal in the picture represent the fame and money the athletes will receive after winning which is shown through a difference in colour. The use of foreground makes the dna below the medal stand out to show how some athletes believe that winning the gold metal is more important than the health of their body. This includes doping even if it means to harm their body in the process. Some athletes are willing to harm their bodies, to increase their muscle mass and strength in order to compete at a higher level than normal. 
Professional athletes in physical sports routinely get punched, hit and kicked for their entire lives to try and reach their goal of athletic excellence,and in turn, to have a large amount of fans and earn an even larger amount of money. As they try for this goal, the damage they inflict on their bodies often reaches the point of being permanent. The picture to the right shows how hockey players are constantly getting hurt but nobody really pays attention all they care about is if the player can get back on the ice and keep winning and entertaining them. Every hockey fan will tune in to a game and hope that there will be a fight, but they do not understand the pain the fighters have to go through to keep these fans entertained. Although they entertain the fans for a short while the harm they inflict on their body can be permanent and in some cases, life-threatening. 
The picture on the right shows two football players, one having a concussion and still remaining in the game. In the past, it was not uncommon for athletes to perform even when they were injured or concussed. However, due to increased awareness of the repercussions of head injuries to current and former athletes, it has become unacceptable for athletes to perform when injured and much stricter guidelines are in place to ensure athletes do not put themselves in danger of further injury. All though the athletes would prefer to stay in the game and continue playing they are under strict ruling when it comes to their head. In conclusion, athletes in many different sports are willing to put their bodies on the line to keep at the top of their game and keep their fans entertained. Some of these athletes turn to performance enhancing drugs to make an even better show while some are opting to perform even when injured. These athletes will look past the harm and do anything for their fans.
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ReplyDeleteThis addresses a serious problem that is generally over looked by most. When you compared the two football players and how one is concussed but still playing is great proof of what athletes will put themselves through just for the entertainment of others. I thought this proved you're thesis very well.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with this argument because I really don't believe that athletes should be doing these things to their bodies just for the fans and making money. It is great that you brought up this topic because not a lot of people realize the problem of these athletes harming themselves to be better just for the fans. I really like the photo with the athlete flexing his muscle with the gold medal hanging above it and the DNA on it. It shows that these athletes are risking altering their DNA and their own health just for that gold medal hanging above it. It is a great argument and I think its great that you brought it up. Good Job!
ReplyDeleteI really agree with your thesis. In terms of your first photo I agree with what you said about the runner harming his body but I think it could be interpenetrated a different way as well. The way i interpret the image is the red band being the performance enhancing drug being used to propel him past his competition the same way PHD's do. But I also see the contrast the red band is showing. The use of it shows that it will propel him past the other races, but at the same time the positioning of the band forces him to start well behind the other racers. So at the same time the racer is gaining an advantage but also being put at a disadvantage. The disadvantage may be the harm he is doing to his body or the fact he is risking his career. Once again I agree with your argument, but i also think you could have interpreted the contrast of the band as well
ReplyDeleteWow. I've never realized what some athletes will do for the millions they make. Have you ever played knowing you weren't 100% healthy?
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