I don't think he was lumping Beard in with any of those people. I think he was merely illustrating the point that he wished that more athletes would take a stand on social issues and that the Olympics were beyond being just about 'the sport'!
It always makes me laugh when people say that because someone is great at something that they should automatically be socially conscious or have a superb moral compass. There really is no correlation between the two, sporting and activism. I can only think of a few sports greats who are legitimate activists and can't think of a single great social activist who was first an elite athlete. I think it is rare to have both great abilities. I mean, ever seen Oprah, Bill Gates, or Warren Buffet play hoops?
And, if Beard was paid to strip for this ad, then she is not an activist, definitely a capitalist, nothing wrong with that.
I don't think he was lumping Beard in with any of those people. I think he was merely illustrating the point that he wished that more athletes would take a stand on social issues and that the Olympics were beyond being just about 'the sport'!
It always makes me laugh when people say that because someone is great at something that they should automatically be socially conscious or have a superb moral compass. There really is no correlation between the two, sporting and activism. I can only think of a few sports greats who are legitimate activists and can't think of a single great social activist who was first an elite athlete. I think it is rare to have both great abilities. I mean, ever seen Oprah, Bill Gates, or Warren Buffet play hoops?
And, if Beard was paid to strip for this ad, then she is not an activist, definitely a capitalist, nothing wrong with that.
