These days there are many athletes that are beginning to step out of their “position” of just being an athlete and they are stepping more into politics as well. Some people say that athletes should just stick to what they do and keep playing sports and stay out of politics. One of the people that say this is President Donald Trump. Trump believes that the two should stay separate. People refer to athletes as dumb jocks and say they are less intelligent than other people. Andrew McMasters, author of the article “Why its Critical That Pro Athletes Be Part Of Our Political Discourse” believes that athletes should take part in politics. McMasters states that athletes can use their social media platforms to talk politics and that it is a good way to get out problems or issues that are happening.

I agree with McMasters that athletes should take part in politics. I believe that using their social media platforms to talk about politics is a very good idea. There are many people in younger generations that don’t care about politics. These athletes are inspirations to many young people and if they see that they are taking part in it, they may be more likely to be interested in politics or more likely to look more into it. Also I believe a lot of issues in politics are aimed at these athletes based on race, gender, or maybe who they were before they were a Pro athlete and they may have grown up in poverty.