Joan Ball is a business professor at St. John’s University in New York and the author of Flirting with Faith: My Spiritual Journey from Atheism to a Faith-Filled Life.
Is Sammy Sosa following in Michael Jackson’s footsteps? Recent photos of Sosa show the retired Cubs baseball star with dramatically lighter skin after what he calls ‘skin rejuvenation treatments’.
Speculation is rampant, and I feel…
… it’s really none of our business, though some might argue that sports figures have a responsibility to behave like role models. What message does Sosa send to kids if he is unhappy in his own skin?
Then again, he’s claiming he was just trying to undo years of UV damage, and heck, is that anyone’s affair other than his own? Shouldn’t we take his word for it, and, even if we don’t buy it, leave the guy alone? I suspect parents can teach their own kids to love the skin they’re in, and not follow a celebrity’s example blindly.
Do you find the new, lighter Sosa disappointing?
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posted November 9, 2009 at 11:47 pm
For the life of me I cannot conceive of a reason why I would care.
posted November 10, 2009 at 5:13 am
I completely agree with Charles, who said it better than I most likely would have.
posted November 10, 2009 at 11:45 pm
I am new here. I would like to know why this is so interesting to people. JMO
posted November 11, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Hi Terri.
It is amazing that we can now choose what color we want to be. (At least he didn’t get a nose job like his idol, Pinnochio).
posted March 1, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Hello. And Bye.
posted March 3, 2011 at 4:18 pm
Hello. And Bye.