A month ago, Mark McGwire was hauled before a congressional hearing and lambasted as a cheater for using a legal, performance-enhancing steroid precursor when he broke baseball’s single-season home run record.
A week ago, Tiger Woods was celebrated for winning golf’s biggest tournament, the Masters, with the help of superior vision he acquired through laser surgery.
What’s the difference?
The Beam in Your Eye – If steroids are cheating, why isn’t LASIK? By William Saletan at Slate.
According to Saletan scores of athletes have had their vision improved to 20-15 or better.
A provocative column.
Dumb. McGwire wasn’t “lambasted…for using a legal, performance-enhancing steroid precursor.” He was questioned about whether he used illegal, full-blown, injected anabolic steroids. Which, of course he did. And for which he would not take responsibility.
Last I heard, LASIK has yet to cause a single teenage boy to commit suicide, beat up his girlfriend, have a heart attack or become sterile.