“As with so many other powerful men, it was rare to see these two things—beloved men and the harm they’ve done—held in tension for very long. So this ended up being a story about Kobe Bryant and a story about us. How we compartmentalize the people we love or admire.”
This quote in particular stood out to me because a lot of people, including myself, fail to acknowledge the harm that some of these great men have inflicted on others. Most of us take these superstars, such as Kobe and Ronaldo, for who they are to us and judge them according to what we see them do on the court and field, respectively. We begin to idolize them to the point where we begin to disregard and dismiss anything that seems to tarnish their image and reputation. We need to be more open-minded and remind ourselves that we do not have access to their personal lives and can not take them solely for what they do on the court.
I agree with you. I think we idolize these figures to the point where it is blinding and we cannot see the harm they might have done to others. I am actually curious about why and how we develop these types of feelings. If it was an ordinary person we would be quick to judge, however, when it is about an admired person we become hesitant or mute.
I agree with you 100%. There are so many things celebrities have done, that people just overlook because they don’t want to look at their idols in that way, or they don’t want to acknowledge it/ accept it. This is something that we need to change so that we can progress as a society and hold celebrities responsible for their past actions.