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Athletes should remember that they are role models.
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As a journalist, Coulter worked hard to become a role model in the Black community, much like his own teachers had been for him.
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2025
This could be due to societal expectations tied to traditional male roles — such as the pressure to compete, a fear of being perceived as weak, discomfort with vulnerability and homophobia — as well as a lack of positive role models for male emotional connection.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
There were no visible trans role models in my world — no blueprint, no bright example of thriving trans joy.
—Lexi Love, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
But in Nurmagomedov, Makhachev and other Dagestani fighters, he’s got the perfect role models showing him the way to the top.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2025
This could be due to societal expectations tied to traditional male roles — such as the pressure to compete, a fear of being perceived as weak, discomfort with vulnerability and homophobia — as well as a lack of positive role models for male emotional connection.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
There were no visible trans role models in my world — no blueprint, no bright example of thriving trans joy.
—Lexi Love, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
But in Nurmagomedov, Makhachev and other Dagestani fighters, he’s got the perfect role models showing him the way to the top.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Role model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/role%20model. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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role model
noun
: a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others
watching our parents and other role models deal with conflict—Melody Beattie
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