Our friends in the gold wrapper...
A couple days ago I was watching an ESPN story on professional athletes fathering children out of wedlock. Their “star subject” was a former NFL player that had – wait for it – 9 children by 8 different women! Uh, ya, about that. Are you freakin kidding me!?! Wouldn’t you think that after child 3, 4, or even 5, you might CONSIDER wearing a condom? And I know this is an extreme case, but it does happen, and it got me thinking...
Now I completely understand the allure of sex, and the frequency with which professional athletes are able to get it. In fact, if I was a male athlete, I’d probably be a ho too. Have you seen the women that literally throw themselves at these guys? I mean, some of them are so hot I’d wanna take them home - I’m sure my boyfriend wouldn’t mind but we’re not going there. I’m not gonna argue that all these men should be in monogamous relationships – that’s too idealistic even for me, and afterall, that’s what they made Magnums for. But what I don’t understand is why, when these men have so much to lose, are they so willing to have unprotected sex on the regular.
And the answer is: NO CONSEQUENCES. When they have a baby, they don’t lose pay or have to take time off of work, their lifestyle is altered very little, if at all, their bodies still look AMAZING, and society worships them no matter what they do. You would think the cost of all those kids would be a deterrent – the man in the story was paying $17,000 a month in child support – but when you’re a multi-millionaire and spend money like it falls out of the sky directly into your hands, even that doesn’t matter.
As a female athlete I could never make a habit of having recreational, unprotected sex without concern of seriously altering my life. For every “oops, it wasn’t planned but now I’m going to handle it responsibly” in the WNBA, there are hundreds of female athletes that take the precautions necessary to protect themselves. Maybe they don’t want to lose a year of college, or won’t have a WNBA team counting the days until their return. Whatever the reason is, we do what we have to do.
I know all the arguments in favor of the men: the women pursue and trap them, she said she was on the pill, boys will be boys, etc. And these are all valid. All I’m saying is, “to whom much is given, much is required.” If you are going to have a girlfriend in every city you play in, at least be responsible and protect yourself. Because in all honesty, these men should be praying they end up with a baby rather than something that burns, itches, or doesn’t move out of the house 18 yrs later.
Now I completely understand the allure of sex, and the frequency with which professional athletes are able to get it. In fact, if I was a male athlete, I’d probably be a ho too. Have you seen the women that literally throw themselves at these guys? I mean, some of them are so hot I’d wanna take them home - I’m sure my boyfriend wouldn’t mind but we’re not going there. I’m not gonna argue that all these men should be in monogamous relationships – that’s too idealistic even for me, and afterall, that’s what they made Magnums for. But what I don’t understand is why, when these men have so much to lose, are they so willing to have unprotected sex on the regular.
And the answer is: NO CONSEQUENCES. When they have a baby, they don’t lose pay or have to take time off of work, their lifestyle is altered very little, if at all, their bodies still look AMAZING, and society worships them no matter what they do. You would think the cost of all those kids would be a deterrent – the man in the story was paying $17,000 a month in child support – but when you’re a multi-millionaire and spend money like it falls out of the sky directly into your hands, even that doesn’t matter.
As a female athlete I could never make a habit of having recreational, unprotected sex without concern of seriously altering my life. For every “oops, it wasn’t planned but now I’m going to handle it responsibly” in the WNBA, there are hundreds of female athletes that take the precautions necessary to protect themselves. Maybe they don’t want to lose a year of college, or won’t have a WNBA team counting the days until their return. Whatever the reason is, we do what we have to do.
I know all the arguments in favor of the men: the women pursue and trap them, she said she was on the pill, boys will be boys, etc. And these are all valid. All I’m saying is, “to whom much is given, much is required.” If you are going to have a girlfriend in every city you play in, at least be responsible and protect yourself. Because in all honesty, these men should be praying they end up with a baby rather than something that burns, itches, or doesn’t move out of the house 18 yrs later.
