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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This happens even with not famous people. An acquaintance of mine died. Everyone knew she wasn't a particularly nice person but at her funeral and on social media they praised her for and even referred to her as a great wife and mother. She was neither of those. I knew her daughter and her daughter could tell countless stories of what a not great wife and mother she was...but everyone knew that her death wasn't the time to hang out all her dirty laundry.

That is just normal. Comments after death are for the surviving family and friends - wanting to highlight that person's mistakes seems really crass and rude. What benefit is there to be gained by trying to hurt the family? Is death really the time to try and stab a screwdriver in the surviving people's backs and twist?[/quote]

This.

It makes little sense to demonize people. I can see if the person was a serial killer, but in many cases, people screw up. We’re human beings. Acting like everyone should be perfect saints is unrelated and unrealistic.

The demonizing of people dying culture trend needs to end. My own mother has been one of the most selfish mean people ever but when she goes, of course I’ll remember her as my dear sweet mother. [/quote]

The entire premise of the prior two posts is wrong. No one is trying to hurt the family. I seriously doubt Kobe’s wife is on DCUM. Pointing out his faults and questioning why people are treating him as someone he wasn’t is not “demonizing” him. It’s telling a balanced account of who he is.

Yes. People screw up. And yes people are often portrayed positively in obituaries. But give the over the top statements about him (hero etc.) it’s absolutely fair, and more accurate, to give the full picture. [/quote]

Nobody cares about this site at all. (No offense to whoever owns it, but cmon)

We’re talking about mainstream media who is trashing the guy when he was still smoldering in the plane. That’s uncalled for.

And yes, to many kids, whether you want to believe it or not, he was a hero to many millennials and gen y people growing up. Including myself. He was an inspirational figure for many youths who didn’t have a path of where they were going.

Even this guy, a YouTube political figure, who gave a strong indication of how much Kobe was an inspiration for him at 31 years old.

https://youtu.be/jLJUr08s_4U

Some of you wine moms read one or two articles and make a judgement call on a guy. We need to stop this. That family not only lost their father, but their sister, at the same time. Let time pass before we all cast judgement. [/quote]

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