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Despised Athletes Suddenly Becoming Lovable

Posted on 2/19/13 at 1:55 pm
Posted by JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
15825 posts
Posted on 2/19/13 at 1:55 pm
Why does society go from despising an athlete to suddenly loving them? Artest did one of most despicable things in sports yet when he won the Finals everyone thought off him as a lovable person. Tyson beat women and went to jail yet after The Hangover he is lovable too.
Posted by drake20
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 2/19/13 at 1:57 pm to
malice at the palace was awesome
Posted by WB504
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
5874 posts
Posted on 2/19/13 at 1:58 pm to
Media loves a redemption story.
Posted by Murray
Member since Aug 2008
14422 posts
Posted on 2/19/13 at 1:58 pm to
quote:

Tyson


Was never despised.
Posted by Billy Mays
Member since Jan 2009
25289 posts
Posted on 2/19/13 at 1:58 pm to
Lebron - despised after "taking talents" TV spot.

Loved now.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
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Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 2/19/13 at 1:58 pm to
Americans loves stories of redemption.
Posted by Sophandros
Victoria Concordia Crescit
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 2/19/13 at 2:03 pm to
I didn't think that what Artest did was the most despicable thing in sports, and I certainly didn't despise him.

But I also am not the biggest Artest fan right now, and I'm unaware of the hordes of people who love him now.
Posted by BarbeTiger
Mr. White's Lab Yo
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 2/19/13 at 2:03 pm to
LeBron
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
142469 posts
Posted on 2/19/13 at 2:07 pm to
FWIW I still hate all these people
Posted by craigbiggio
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Posted on 2/19/13 at 2:07 pm to
Jarrett Lee
Posted by RonFNSwanson
University of LSU
Member since Mar 2012
23188 posts
Posted on 2/19/13 at 2:11 pm to
quote:

Artest did one of most despicable things in sports yet when he won the Finals everyone thought off him as a lovable person.


Say what?
Posted by LSUgators
Barves,Steelers, NUFC, Gators,LSU
Member since Oct 2008
1202 posts
Posted on 2/19/13 at 2:13 pm to
Well I for one was always on Artest's side in that brawl. Sure, he hit the wrong guy when he went up there, but if somebody was immature enough to throw beer at Artest on the floor, he deserved a beatdown.
Posted by SabiDojo
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Posted on 2/19/13 at 3:35 pm to
Winning cures everything with the media.
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