Comments on: Kudos to Kellogg

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:33:40 +0000

I agree completely, Jane. It’s ridiculous to say that he’s just young and made a mistake. He’s 23, no longer a teenager and old enough to make decisions that are smarter than this.

By: Nadine

Nadine — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:42:21 +0000

You wrote a great post. I totally agree. With fame comes responsibility. Yes, 23 is young but it’s not that young. If his character issues are not addressed at this young age, then it will get worse as his fame grows and he gets older.

By: JAB

JAB — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:40:45 +0000

After reading this blog, replies and going to http://www.blogantagonist.com/ (which i am sorry to say i didn’t care for the site but everyone is entitled to his or her opinion) i will say this, i don’t care if he wants to smoke pot but knowing that he is a representative of our COUNTRY and a role model to so many impressionable youth he really needs to think twice or maybe ten times about what he does and where he does it. unfortunately that is the price of his fame. I agree with Kellogg’s action. If you catch your child doing something wrong or for that matter illegal, do you do nothing? People need to be held accountable for their actions. It is not holding people accountable that has landed this country in a hole.

By: NYCWD

NYCWD — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:50:09 +0000

I think it’s interesting how riled up people are getting at Kellogg for not extending his contract and how many people don’t understand what an actual endorsement deal entails.

The Kellogg endorsement deal is not Kellogg endorsing Phelps, it is Phelps being used in Kellogg advertising to endorse Kellogg products. The fact that Phelps has tarnished his image and received a 3 month suspension from USA Swimming that prohibits both his attendance in competitions and his financial benefits from that organization is grounds enough for Kellogg to end their contract with him.

They hired him because he was a positive, law abiding role model. Once he stopped being that, they shouldn’t have to pay for something they don’t need considering the huge amount of scrutiny they are already under regarding their branding characters.

They were right to drop him.

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:11:34 +0000

Seriously no…if ANYONE deserves a bong hit it’s Phelps. That guy has more day-to-day stress than any of you (and me for that matter).

He IS young and if any one of you could tell me that you didnt do something questionable at some point when you were young, you would be lying and you know it.

I dont support drug use and I think he should have used better judgement no question.

By: Tristan

Tristan — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:40:41 +0000

Agreed. 100%. Good post.

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:00:12 +0000

I completely agree. Is he young, and do young people often make mistakes or have lapses in judgment? Yes, absolutely, but someone in the limelight isn’t afford the kind of mistake making excuses the rest of us are. I teach 8th grade, and SO MANY of my students look up to Michael Phelps. And for that reason, he needs to realize that there is no excuse for this type of public misbehavior.

By: Sharon - Mom Generations

Sharon - Mom Generations — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:30:49 +0000

I agree whole-heartedly with you and with Kellogg. The argument that Michael is a mere 23 years old is the most ludicrous excuse to explain his behavior. Here is a young man who KNOWS his responsibility to swimming, his family, his country, his sponsors… and HIMSELF. Michael doesn’t live in a bubble, where he is protected from the press or even random photographs. He IS a bigger than life human being… through his own volition and talents. I say, “No excuse.” He does know better… or, at least, he should. Kudos to Kellogg.

By: Trenches of Mommyhood

Trenches of Mommyhood — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:46:59 +0000

I gotta respectfully disagree with you on this one Jane – don’t be mad!
She wrote it better than I could, but I agree with her.
http://www.blogantagonist.com/
(The 2/5/09 post)

By: T with Honey

T with Honey — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:21:57 +0000

I am so proud of Kelloggs that I sent them an email thanking them for pulling their endorsement of Phelps. It’s about time that adults are made responsible for their actions. He did something that was illegal and got caught. There are and should be consequences for that.

Too bad we have such bad examples in Washington though? I never thought that someone who is known before being appointed to have not paid his taxes as our Treasury secretary. *sigh*