In the artilce, "Give Lance another chance?" the author talks about people's opinion on Lance Armstrong's situation.
Frida Ghitis feels as though he can redeem himself. She, like a lot of other people, is angry that he lied, but she feels that he still has a chance. A chance to tell the world the cost of living in a lie.
Roxanne Jones, however, feels that he's not trustworthy. She says that, yes, he may be deeply sorry, but she can't trust him after he lied. She said that it's not just the fact that he lied, but the fact that he lied for more than a decade.
Kevin Powell thinks that he was just being a human. He says that we all have flaws, and that he's not judging Lance. Yes, he lived in a lie for a long time, but he made a mistake, fust like we make mistakes.
Honestly, I don't even know about Lance's situation, I never even heard of him. However, I'm like Kevin on the whole topic. It seems like, just because he's famous, he can't make mistakes. Yes, he lived his life in a lie, but he has apologized, publicly. It takes a whole lot of confidence to come out of a lie, from that long, and to be treated this way, it hurts. I mean, no one is going to forgive him over night, no, but if you don't have anything nice to say, you shouldn't say it all. It's okay to express your feelings about him, but do it in a way that is respectful, and in a way that will actually help him become a better person.
What he did was wrong, and he knows that, so the people from the outside world should not be criticizing him so much. That's all I have to say about it.
Frida Ghitis feels as though he can redeem himself. She, like a lot of other people, is angry that he lied, but she feels that he still has a chance. A chance to tell the world the cost of living in a lie.
Roxanne Jones, however, feels that he's not trustworthy. She says that, yes, he may be deeply sorry, but she can't trust him after he lied. She said that it's not just the fact that he lied, but the fact that he lied for more than a decade.
Kevin Powell thinks that he was just being a human. He says that we all have flaws, and that he's not judging Lance. Yes, he lived in a lie for a long time, but he made a mistake, fust like we make mistakes.
Honestly, I don't even know about Lance's situation, I never even heard of him. However, I'm like Kevin on the whole topic. It seems like, just because he's famous, he can't make mistakes. Yes, he lived his life in a lie, but he has apologized, publicly. It takes a whole lot of confidence to come out of a lie, from that long, and to be treated this way, it hurts. I mean, no one is going to forgive him over night, no, but if you don't have anything nice to say, you shouldn't say it all. It's okay to express your feelings about him, but do it in a way that is respectful, and in a way that will actually help him become a better person.
What he did was wrong, and he knows that, so the people from the outside world should not be criticizing him so much. That's all I have to say about it.
Good post. I think that some people believe that he is only admitting his mistakes now to try to make himself liked again. That's why the feel he shouldn't be forgiven. 90
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