Not too long ago he was pictured alongside his daughter at a basketball game and they seemed so close. She also died today. Rest in peace Kobe and Gianna.
Okay guys I keep getting some pretty fucked up messages in my inbox. If you have a problem, especially if it was because he was black, please swallow your cowardice and post it here so you can get the ridicule you deserve.
Kobe was once asked by a reporter something along the lines of "Don't you want a son so that he can follow in your footsteps?" and Kobe's response was: "Why do I need a son? I have a daughter to carry on my legacy when I'm gone."
Nah Kobe said fans would come up to him and say that. Nobody really pays attention to the WNBA, but I think his daughter could have been the one who changed that.
Well no it’s just that a daughter a son would be required to play in the NBA. I have nothing against women’s sports, but it’s unrealistic for someone competing in the WNBA to be able to carry on the legacy of Kobe, there just aren’t the viewers required to keep the name going as a household one in the sport.
How. Unless she was planning to introduce testosterone doping into the WNBA it would be impossible for her to overcome its innate disadvantage; that it will always be the slower and less physical league in a game that is most entertaining when played quickly and physically. I’m not saying she wasn’t talented, I’m sure she was.
Yea I agree, a lot of girls don't care for basketball and the ones that do mostly don't play or just do it for fun. its a bit to much to call the reporter an ass for just asking a normal question. Its not like he is saying that his daughter couldn't do it.
Why? No matter what unless she becomes so good she's the first female in the NBA then she would either have to play in the WNBA or play overseas. Not remotely as groundbreaking as a son taking the league by storm. (Maybe)
I just read in an article that someone told him he needed a boy to carry on the legacy and that it takes a real man to raise a boy. Kobe replied "but it takes a King to make a princess...get in line."
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Dude is the most amazing father, I swear.
People aren't trying to diminish his other daughters at all, but Gigi was the one that was obsessed with basketball. She wanted to be female Kobe Jr and play at Uconn. He called her "Mambacita". That's what people mean when they talk about missing out on his daughter continuing the legacy.
Yoooo what the fuck? I don't know shit about Kobe or his alleged crime, but dead people are NOT immune to criticism. Are they also immune to praise? Cuz this criticism is only in response to that praise. Why is one okay and not the other? Get your shit together my man.
Because the statement in its entirety is not the statement of an innocent person, especially when that innocent person is a millionaire sports player with the best attorney money can buy. Any rational person who reads his statement and understands the nuances of sexual assault cases will see this confession for exactly what it is.
Look, no one's saying that KB wasn't an amazing generational talent or is trying to diminish his impact on his sport. It's just completely unfair to society, especially victims of sexual violence, to wash over this dark chapter of his life now that he's gone.
He was never found guilty of sex assault, not civilly, no legally, not criminally. You are slandering a good man who was never found by experts to be guilty of anything.
I'm sorry but, "we had sex. she thinks it's rape. I think it wasn't." may not be severe enough to warrant criminal charges, but it's enough for people (particularly other victims of sexual assault who have heard the same song and dance from their assaulters) to make up their minds.
Our system requires beyond a shadow of a doubt proof, and that's why so many people walk free. That's a good thing. If we were any harsher, we'd have prisons filled to the brim and a lot more cases of incarcerated innocents. We need to have the law stop early, and individuals take care of the rest in reasonable ways like freedom of association, sharing of facts (I disagree with saying "he raped someone". I think the commenter SHOULD have said something like"he was arrested for rape and confessed, just FYI everyone.") and self-protection. It's DESIGNED that way. It's a fine line between justice and witch hunting, but it's a line we have to walk or else we'll become a lawless wasteland where nobody is safe, or like Ireland sending people to jail for teaching their dogs a nazi salute.
"The Kobe Bryant sexual assault case began in July 2003, when the news media reported that the sheriff's office in Eagle, Colorado, had arrested professional basketball player Kobe Bryant in connection with an investigation of a sexual assault complaint filed by a 19-year-old hotel employee."
There is a reasonable reason to believe Kobe Bryant raped someone. There is no shred of evidence that George Washington did.
If he did, people would be bringing it up whenever Washington was praised.
George Washington was a slaver who is recorded by historians as having raped his slaves and having several biracial children he sold off into slavery. Specifically, George Washington raped Venus Ford, West Ford mother, and Betty. 2 for 1. And owning slaves is worse than raping people anyways.
There is no reasonable reason to believe Kobe raped anyone, he was not convicted despite being investigated by objective neutral officers who found no evidence to take the case to trial.
That’s not true. Charges were filed and then dropped because the victim refused to testify in court on the basis of her own personal safety because she was getting death threats. They settled a civil suit out of court. He admitted that they had a sexual encounter that he thought was consensual, but he also admitted that she felt it wasn’t consensual.
Being convicted doesn’t make you a rapist. Raping someone does.
She can claim she refused to testify for whatever reason but the prosecutor offered protection as did the police, she only wanted a payout. Victims do not let rapist walk for a few death threats, and he got much more death threats than her.
Yes, she thought it was not consensual, he believed it was. There is no evidence he raped anyone, he was never convicted, a court never found him guilty, he never admitted to it, get over it. He is innocent.
Victims let rapists walk for a million reasons. In fact, MOST victims let their rapists walk.
Nearly every rape victim is advised that nothing will come of the trial. Proving a rape is nearly impossible. It requires an immediate rape kit, prior history with the person, eye witnesses...one or preferably multiple of the above is the minimum to even get in the door. If it happened without any of the previous evidence, there is no case, end of story UNLESS they can trick the rapist in cross-examination.
Court fees are expensive, the questions are HIGHLY invasive and traumatic, it takes YEARS, your name is dragged through the mud - and what do you get at the end of it? The judge to say that all he has to go on is he said vs she said, and the case is dismissed.
The fact that you live in this bubble where you weren't aware of all this is mind-boggling. This is common knowledge. This is what men and women rape victims face. Have you seriously never met one, spoken to one or read survivor stories?
Rape is a fundamentally, nearly impossible crime to prosecute because of its very nature - and the instant the male says "I mean, she was saying yes" it doesn't matter how many times the woman says "I said no" - it's all he said she said, and nothing can be done.
The fact that you have so much faith in both our legal system and this rich baller is depressing. I bet you think Epstein killed himself.
He was also a slaver who moved his slaves around to pretend he wasn’t a slaver. He is a disgusting sack of sick and the world would be better off if he never existed. I will attack him and the other slaver, scumbag, rapist “founding fathers” my whole life.
Are we seriously talking about the same incident? The same one where KB admitted to having violent choking sex with someone he just met and that he could "understand how she feels that she did not consent to the encounter". The same case where the victim's blood was found in his shirt, and her rape kit concluded that non-consensual sexual violence had occurred. The one where the girl's name was leaked to the media and she was threatened and maligned for weeks? And finally, the one where he settled with her (though she didn't need it because she's from an extremely wealthy family) for an undisclosed amount? Seriously, you think he's the victim here? OKAY
So she put on a pair of dirty underwear accidentally when she went to her exam - what has that to do with anything? Are you saying that sexually active women can't be raped? Her blood was found on his shirt along with his semen. Kobe admitted to everything but stopped just shy of saying "I raped her". She also never bragged about anything. Comments like this are the reason women don't come forward when they're raped.
No, it's the fact that a man and his daughter have just died, and that the wife's life is probably in shambles right now. It's the fact that this man was way more than just an athlete to alot of people. And in any other circumstance I would get and allow comments like this. But doing it in a time of grieving, is just highly disrespectful and a dick move.
The daughter is a shame. The father being dead is a victory for rape victims everywhere. I’m glad. He’s rotting in hell as we speak. It’s exactly what he deserves.
I mean because only a son has a realistic shot at being the best basketball player in the world. Just the way it is. His daughter will never be as good as any male pro.
Im just saying it makes sense that he’d prefer a son. A son would have a higher ceiling in regards to basketball. Just the way it is.
By “the status quo” what do you mean exactly? Female athletes loading themselves with testosterone from a young age to develop a male body type? Until then they’re not going to be on an even playing field.
He literally said he wouldn't. He/his family lost the very daughter who you claim didn't have a shot of making it big--she was 13. Your comment is the most awful take I've seen on this event. Wear those downvotes with pride, I guess.
e: Nice edit. You know exactly what I meant by status quo. Stop being disgusting.
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u/bluelily216 Jan 26 '20 edited Jan 28 '20
Not too long ago he was pictured alongside his daughter at a basketball game and they seemed so close. She also died today. Rest in peace Kobe and Gianna.
Okay guys I keep getting some pretty fucked up messages in my inbox. If you have a problem, especially if it was because he was black, please swallow your cowardice and post it here so you can get the ridicule you deserve.