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I don’t mean to be the asshole here, but are we just deciding to pretend that the Kobe rape thing never happened? I mean, I respect the loss for his

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Jan 26 '20, 18:13

Family and friends and meaning to the game. I even acknowledge that he’s done good things too. But the immediate deification that seems to be happening makes me uncomfortable.

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Or we’re re polite enough to not to make a big deal about it in the first 12 hours. - spamlet Jan 26, 18:17 2
- Eh. I have no problem with acknowledging the loss and his accomplishments. I get uncomfortable when Alicia Keys calls him a hero. -- nm - pmb Jan 26, 18:28
- Do we give Feinstein the same courtesy when he goes? -- nm - zork Jan 26, 18:26
I’m with you. It’s a bit dizzying -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Jan 26, 18:16
Yeah, I was reminded of that and the cheating. Dried up the tears from the Raptors/Spurs tribute. -- nm - zork Jan 26, 18:16

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I don’t mean to be the asshole here, but are we just deciding to pretend that the Kobe rape thing never happened? I mean, I respect the loss for his

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