2020 has been an interesting year. Not only is it an election year, but why not add more senseless police brutality, a pandemic, and riots for good measure. Times are turbulent, to say the least; however, it is not the end of days. Amongst the riots, we see solidarity in protest over the ever-common injustice in America. The major news outlets only cover the upfront and center stories that will look good on headlines. Although you may read about discord in other parts of life, like the shocking reveal of the current backlash by comic book creators being outed for them being part of grooming younger females.
It is always a shot to the gut to hear people you hold in high regard do evil things. You want to be as supportive and understanding for victims you most likely do not know, and you want to exercise your anger at your heroes for their deeds. We see them on television in magazines or stand in long lines to get their autograph, all the while trying to maintain some sort of composure. Regardless of their profession, we hold heroes to a higher regard and sometimes forget they are human and will f*ck up. In this instance, I am talking about drug use, stealing a car, possessing an unlicensed weapon, etc. I am not talking about sexual crimes...yet.
I remember when Patrick Kane (my favorite hockey player) was going through his case of being accused of sexual assault. The social media justice system already had him convicted, depending on what side you were on. As the case unfolded, the evidence was leaning to the other side and not a conviction. As it came to be, the accuser and her mother had fabricated the story. Now I bring this up to talk about the tolerance of our heroes. I would still be a die-hard Blackhawk fan; however, I could no longer support him or wear anything depicting his jersey number or name.
My tolerance has a limit, as does everyone else. I couldn't in good faith support anyone who partook in sex crimes, child crimes, murder. Here comes the part where I say I can overlook being caught with drugs, probation violation, punching paparazzi, etc. People are always going to be people, and people make mistakes. Mistakes are one thing; being a predator and taking advantage of someone is not a mistake. You don't mistakingly beat someone, sexually assault someone, you plan to do those things, and when you do, you join a classification of a monster of the lowest form.
With tolerance being up to the soul of the person at hand, I always find this fascinating. The vegan who doesn't eat animals because their conscience can't handle it; however, wearing canvas Nikes made by a 10-year-old in Tawain is ok. Their tolerance allows it. I don't have time to get into NFL and its fandom, but tolerance levels over there are magnificently high. When someone says "All Lives Matter," but vote for the bill making it illegal for gay couples to marry and adopt. Your tolerance is satisfied with keeping a kid from a loving family.
When does tolerance run out, and you cleanse collections of those that have harmed and did wrong in and to society? One person's trash is another treasure. By that, when we see the aftermath of tolerance, we tend to measure our own to theirs, and sometimes we don't understand it and tend to get defensive for something that does not warrant it. Our tolerance is our own, just like our DNA; however, tolerance can change, unlike ours. If you're an asshole, that is in your DNA.
I suppose tolerance is like the world. It's confusing when you don't understand it. It can make you angry, and it can make you sad. The world needs tolerance...to an extent. You don't get tolerance when you are an asshole. Tolerance comes from being a beautiful human to others and acknowledging that monsters will always be monsters.
It is always a shot to the gut to hear people you hold in high regard do evil things. You want to be as supportive and understanding for victims you most likely do not know, and you want to exercise your anger at your heroes for their deeds. We see them on television in magazines or stand in long lines to get their autograph, all the while trying to maintain some sort of composure. Regardless of their profession, we hold heroes to a higher regard and sometimes forget they are human and will f*ck up. In this instance, I am talking about drug use, stealing a car, possessing an unlicensed weapon, etc. I am not talking about sexual crimes...yet.
I remember when Patrick Kane (my favorite hockey player) was going through his case of being accused of sexual assault. The social media justice system already had him convicted, depending on what side you were on. As the case unfolded, the evidence was leaning to the other side and not a conviction. As it came to be, the accuser and her mother had fabricated the story. Now I bring this up to talk about the tolerance of our heroes. I would still be a die-hard Blackhawk fan; however, I could no longer support him or wear anything depicting his jersey number or name.
My tolerance has a limit, as does everyone else. I couldn't in good faith support anyone who partook in sex crimes, child crimes, murder. Here comes the part where I say I can overlook being caught with drugs, probation violation, punching paparazzi, etc. People are always going to be people, and people make mistakes. Mistakes are one thing; being a predator and taking advantage of someone is not a mistake. You don't mistakingly beat someone, sexually assault someone, you plan to do those things, and when you do, you join a classification of a monster of the lowest form.
With tolerance being up to the soul of the person at hand, I always find this fascinating. The vegan who doesn't eat animals because their conscience can't handle it; however, wearing canvas Nikes made by a 10-year-old in Tawain is ok. Their tolerance allows it. I don't have time to get into NFL and its fandom, but tolerance levels over there are magnificently high. When someone says "All Lives Matter," but vote for the bill making it illegal for gay couples to marry and adopt. Your tolerance is satisfied with keeping a kid from a loving family.
When does tolerance run out, and you cleanse collections of those that have harmed and did wrong in and to society? One person's trash is another treasure. By that, when we see the aftermath of tolerance, we tend to measure our own to theirs, and sometimes we don't understand it and tend to get defensive for something that does not warrant it. Our tolerance is our own, just like our DNA; however, tolerance can change, unlike ours. If you're an asshole, that is in your DNA.
I suppose tolerance is like the world. It's confusing when you don't understand it. It can make you angry, and it can make you sad. The world needs tolerance...to an extent. You don't get tolerance when you are an asshole. Tolerance comes from being a beautiful human to others and acknowledging that monsters will always be monsters.
