The Red Sox players are not responsible for, or can do much about the city they play in and the people who live there. However, the Williams family did have the choice about who they hung around with, befriended, and had over for dinner. And when the people they chose were Black Panthers, it's fair to question that judgement. I suppose if Dodger GM Paul DePodesta's father was good friends with the grand dragon of the Klan and had David Duke as his godfather, he would take a little more heat and face more scrutiny than Williams has. But of course, we all know the double standard is at work, as usual.
What role did you play in choosing 1) your father and/or 2) your godfather?