We’re watching Any Given Sunday. I always thought that only writers and actors put themselves out there to be critiqued by everyone. I would get frustrated when I read a negative review of a book I liked. I read somewhere that John Irving never reviewed a book without having read all other published works of the same author. How many critics do that, in your opinion? I think my answer would be: very few. People are so quick and excited to judge. I wonder why putting other people down gives us so much pleasure.
Anyhow, my original point was about how people who play sports also put themselves out there to be freely critiqued. In the movie, they have a scene were Foxx’s character is playing his first game and he throws up. Afterwards, he helps score a touchdown. That night, the TV stations only show the throwing up. I guess the rest wasn’t sensational enough.
Anytime someone’s work is watched or read by public, we all feel justified in judging the person. While the rewards of public recognition might be immeasurable for some people, the more common bashing requires one to have a thick skin.
These people have the impossible job of pleasing everyone.
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