What I don't understand
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HarveyManfredSinJohn — 11 years ago(January 04, 2015 01:49 AM)
There's something rather sick about the general public if they consider a rapist/wife-beater/ear-biter more 'interesting' than a decent human-being. And even if that is true, that such a person is more 'interesting' than the rest of us, it shouldn't merit popularity. By that logic, Mugabe, Bin Laden, Stalin, Pol Pot and Hitler must be the most popular people in history.
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SALTER-pt — 11 years ago(January 07, 2015 10:07 PM)
By that logic, Mugabe, Bin Laden, Stalin, Pol Pot and Hitler must be the most popular people in history
They'470re not popular in terms of garnering admiration, but those are clearly some of the most important and hence interesting people of recent history.
Except for back in 1958, Savile seems to have lived an exemplary life - rjfme -
haynese_98 — 10 years ago(September 30, 2015 10:55 AM)
Tyson served time in jail for his crime. I think a significant amount of people know that Tyson was basically a caged animal who grew up in one of the worst projects in New York. He used to be bullied and ended up being a bully. So, it was no shock when Tyson went to jail for rape but when he got out he was a lot tamer but still messed up because very rarely can someone out of the ghetto stay out of the ghetto.
However, in Mike Tyson's case he was eventually able to overcome his horrible upbringing and become a fairly responsible citizen. That's what boxing did for him, it gave him enough celebrity to rise up out of the ghetto.
Tyson almost lost everything so he's really a miracle and some people are fascinated by this.
Shall we play a game?