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The truth is that the overwhelming majority of people publicly emoting over his death had next to no personal relationship with the guy. Our nation is collectively mentally ill

I think there is some truth to this but I think you are underestimating what it is like to see a guy in his early 40s who had a two decade run in the public eye as not only rich and famous but seemingly incredibly healthy lose his life while going to his kids basketball practice. If he was 65 and this happened it's probably far different.

It gets pretty much everyone at any age thinking about how things can end in an instant.

I'm hearing something different. He meant more to the sports world than MANY of us recognized. That is probably the only shocking thing. I'm hearing MANY talk about a guy who was different than the way the media made him out to be. He wasn't really aloof at all. He just didn't do the club thing like MANY athletes. He seemingly would go out of his way to do really nice things for people who shouldn't have mattered to him. He was also willing to mentor any player who asked.

Cult of personality

That's reserved for LeBron and Jordan.

Vince carter joined the league before him and is still playing.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

The truth is that the overwhelming majority of people publicly emoting over his death had next to no personal relationship with the guy. Our nation is collectively mentally ill

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

This is going to reach a head pretty soon.

Wrong.

Well, I aced my comment, but...

Was waiting for this. That people are all freaked out might point to the alienation so many people feel. Wanna be a part of something.

Social media brings out the sentimental in us, too. Plus, the shock of the event imprints us in weird ways, and the fact that kids died just makes you feel helpless.

But there are a lot of negatives about Kobe (thank goodness he's not a punk rocker with an ex) and his wife. Kobe also got sanctified for being a good father; those are some low expectations. Now he's being lionized as a renaissance man and global citizen. It's easy to get swept up in this movement, and it feels good to do so. If people want to treat Kobe and company as royalty, that's cool, but the emotion sometimes looks fake.

I'm hearing something different. He meant more to the sports world than MANY of us recognized. That is probably the only shocking thing. I'm hearing MANY talk about a guy who was different than the way the media made him out to be. He wasn't really aloof at all. He just didn't do the club thing like MANY athletes. He seemingly would go out of his way to do really nice things for people who shouldn't have mattered to him. He was also willing to mentor any player who asked.

My criticism is separate from how is being portrayed. I'm in the party that agrees you can hold off on the negative stuff, especially when we all know it. I also am of the belief that, while you are defined by your actions, you aren't completely defined by any single act.

Those Grammy's people can GTFO though. He most certainly didn't have an impact on their lives yet. Even further are the regular people I have seen.

I think that definitely came through in your posts.


I think that is what I was going for. However, that Trib article this morning puts some of that in context. Still, would you fucking celebrities, just for once, try to be real?

My thesis: If Kobe were the same person with all the same accomplishments but played in OKC, his death would have received a fraction of the recognition that it has in the entertainment industry.

Tribune Commentary: Kobe Bryant and other athletes are the superheroes black kids don’t see in movies

My thesis: If Kobe were the same person with all the same accomplishments but played in OKC, his death would have received a fraction of the recognition that it has in the entertainment industry.

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10-4.

I just added shit on, but what you said is totally clear. Same with Nas.

I myself am still processing it because there are so many related issues, like the one in the Trib article.

This is bunk.

The superhero movie phenomenon didn't occur until Kobe was well past his prime. Also, it's not like a generation of AA kids didn't see dark skinned superheroes. Putting aside incredibly popular for its time films like the Blade series and only concentrating on MARVEL, it was less than a decade between Iron Man and Black Panther. In the meantime, there were black heroes front and center from the very beginning in Iron Man. You could even argue that as great as Tony Stark is James Rhodes is his boss.

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Dolphin you just sound weirdly bitter.

Anyway, what pushed this tragedy over the top for many people was the fact it was t just Kobe that died.

The fact there is video content out there of Kobe with Gianna at basketball games, training with her., talking about her are the things that really cut deepest for me. I’m sure I’m not alone I’m feeling that as a parent.

No one gives a shit about War Machine.

what were you saying about weird??

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I would have agreed, until Kobe died.....

In truth, he did seem like he redeemed himself, as RR said. And he seemed like a mentor, a good dad, and so forth. We just have such a low bar on heroes, though.

I don't think you mean bitter. It doesn't help or hurt me one bit no matter how odd I think behavior might be. I'm just commenting to friends on an observation. I'm not railing about it anywhere else.

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Dolphin you just sound weirdly bitter.

Anyway, what pushed this tragedy over the top for many people was the fact it was t just Kobe that died.

The fact there is video content out there of Kobe with Gianna at basketball games, training with her., talking about her are the things that really cut deepest for me. I’m sure I’m not alone I’m feeling that as a parent.

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I agree GD is a heartless cretin.

How can you say that? He's an amnesty granter.

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