I want to STRONGLY SUPPORT the below statement. i think this poster nailed the point. and if i can add a bit more...
Wejo -
I understand your point of view, there is interest and this is worth reporting. Yes. But there are two major problems
1) your recap of the meet was 90% focused on one athlete in one race. Even if this is the highlight in your eyes, it is not that strong to report on a whole meet and discount all the other performances.. including a tremendous win by Brown.
**** **** 2)The article is not SO horrible in topic/context. (It's pretty weak, but not horrible)
It is the tone that is really offensive.
The TONE comes across as rude, condescending, and belittling to Alan (comparing him to a fifth grader)... the authors come across as petty.
Your response here on this post is more balanced, more nuanced...
That article really does not read well and i do think an apology should be considered.
QUOTE FROM ABOVE POST
See, here you sound like a reasonable human being.
But in the article, you sound like a middle schooler jeering the kid who's having a bad day.
The approach you took was "omg i'm SO APPALLED" even if you didn't intend it that way, that's the way it came across.
What you could have and probably should have done was acknowledge that Webb is human. Ultra competitive and very hard on himself, but human.
You brushed past his humanity and focused on his "abhorrent behavior."
In summation, uncalled for.[/quote]