Not at all. The superficial pop-culture obsession with politics is. People are encouraged to have and voice strong, passionate opinions about very complex issues that they don't understand.
Modern political activism is less about finding reasonable solutions to real problems and more about getting attention.
This is even worse in sports because it's an inappropriate venue, which EVERYONE understands when politics they don't agree with are brought into the game. Plus, most people in sports don't know enough about the subject matter to add anything of value to the discussion.