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Originally Posted by TheSutterDynasty
Whoa guys, do I need to bump my blackface thread?
Wear an Arabian prince costume with face paint in 2001 = everyone hates you.
Rape a woman in 2003 = doesn't matter, good basketball player. He probably made up for it or didn't do it again or something.
I'm confused.
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Well, I would a few differences are:
-For Kobe, the rape accusation was not a repetitive event.
-There was an effort by Kobe not to victim shame, he tried to understand where the victim was coming from, but rather defend his belief that his recounting of the events was different.
-he did apologize and admit that regardless of whether it was consensual, that it was not appropriate for a myriad of reasons
-He faced the music and the trial, and was not found guilty. We don't know exactly what happened, and since then he did make a lot of efforts to advocate for women
-There was no more smoke that followed him in his personal life. He was very well respected from those close with him, and did not have other accusations of him abusing power
So its not really clear to me if he did anything illegal, or if it was a one off mistake. He faced it, and has bettered himself, and been a valuable member of society, including being a good father to his girls. People make mistakes, and we shouldnt label people black and white.
Ultimately, he was a person that touched a lot of people in a real positive way, and is simply someone that everyknow knows and has connected with in some way.
As far as the Trudeau stuff, thats just a different conversation with a different context, that IMO, has no place in this topic.