The Tragic Loss of Kobe Bryant An American Professional Basketball Athlete Was Dishonored And Christians Should Stand Against Racism

I just reviewed dozens of photo's of Kobe Bryant on the internet. Most of them seemed respectful of his career as a basketball player.
However, the photo chosen for the cover of the Los Angeles Times newspaper after the tragic loss of his life, along with his young daughter, and I believe 7 other individuals on board the aircraft, was the same photo chosen for the Los Angeles Times Commemorative magazine issue, which was clearly disrespectful of his career as a star basketball player, since the photo chosen, out of hundreds and hundreds over his career, was one that depicted him as an angry warrior in a fit of rage, when he was probably enjoying a moment of victory related to a basketball game, shouting to express the joy of victory. Basketball is a non-contact sport, with strict rules of non-violence and accidental or deliberate contact between players during the game.
The photo chosen to represent his life on both the cover of the Los Angeles Times newspaper, and one of the commemorative issues - and there were more than one photo's for different versions of the commemorative issues, were clearly disrespectful, racist, and dishonored his career and is demeaning to African-American people, regardless of the known, and unknown issues in his life, public and private, and by nature of the violence depicted in the photo, was clearly deliberate. No professional magazine or newspaper would publish such a volatile and disrespectful photo, unless they had malicious intent. Such reckless-endangerment through social media is reprehensible and very dangerous, since it has a destabilizing effect, and I, for one, as a Christian man of God of European descent, on behalf of all cultures, am demanding an immediate apology from the Los Angeles Times, if that has not already occurred.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-27/kobe-bryant-killed-helicopter-crash

This guys not making a whole lot of sense.

Thanks for posting, I will try to view the link later tonight.

I just reviewed dozens of photo's of Kobe Bryant on the internet. Most of them seemed respectful of his career as a basketball player.
However, the photo chosen for the cover of the Los Angeles Times newspaper after the tragic loss of his life, along with his young daughter, and I believe 7 other individuals on board the aircraft, was the same photo chosen for the Los Angeles Times Commemorative magazine issue, which was clearly disrespectful of his career as a star basketball player, since the photo chosen, out of hundreds and hundreds over his career, was one that depicted him as an angry warrior in a fit of rage, when he was probably enjoying a moment of victory related to a basketball game, shouting to express the joy of victory. Basketball is a non-contact sport, with strict rules of non-violence and accidental or deliberate contact between players during the game.
The photo chosen to represent his life on both the cover of the Los Angeles Times newspaper, and one of the commemorative issues - and there were more than one photo's for different versions of the commemorative issues, were clearly disrespectful, racist, and dishonored his career and is demeaning to African-American people, regardless of the known, and unknown issues in his life, public and private, and by nature of the violence depicted in the photo, was clearly deliberate. No professional magazine or newspaper would publish such a volatile and disrespectful photo, unless they had malicious intent. Such reckless-endangerment through social media is reprehensible and very dangerous, since it has a destabilizing effect, and I, for one, as a Christian man of God of European descent, on behalf of all cultures, am demanding an immediate apology from the Los Angeles Times, if that has not already occurred.

I, for one, as a Christian man of God of European descent, on behalf of all cultures, am demanding an immediate apology from the Los Angeles Times, if that has not already occurred.

In the time it took you to write that you could have clicked the link and seen the picture that appeared in the LA Times reporting KB's death.

Maybe you're the racist.

I was able to finally read the news story. I'm saddened to hear of the crash that took the lives of 9 people including Kobe's daughter. I live in a remote area and have been sleeping in my car at times, please forgive my delayed responses. But, the photo in question on the cover of the LA Times paper and one magazine cover does not honor Kobe's career or life, and would not be right to post it at this time.

the only thing I know about Kobe Byrant was he was a star basketball player, but thats about it.

when my friend went missing her photo was on the front page of the paper for weeks and weeks. Because she was modelling at the time, the media chose a photo of her as model. But she doesnt look this way all the time in real life and so that kind of made people judge her unfairly. However that was the only photo they had.
becaause media and journalism is such a quick turnaround time they dont always have time to process photographs and some just take what they can get.

I see absolutely NOTHING racist/ prejudiced in that photo of Kobe..

Sorry Herald..

well ok then

ALL white people in the US and Canada are from European descent

what does that have to do with it?

(not really asking)

you know, I was just curious but you have not provided the response that would define your op via a photo IMO

anyway, the doctor from China who tried to warn about the virus and was made to shut up and then later died of said virus, is a far superior hero to a sport star

whatever. to each their own I guess

This time days after you opened a discussion about this supposed photo? You play games on the memory of a dead athlete , his daughter, and their dear friends, making claims about his picture and racism.
That's pathetic.

The memory of Kobe Bryant, an accomplished professional basketball athlete, was dishonored by a photo on a magazine cover that was clearly racist. While this noble athlete had some troubling news stories and private challenges, which I have not fully researched, and which appear to be unresolved, the portrayal of him as an angry warrior as the centerpiece photo mis-representing his entire life, was disrespectful to African-Americans, regardless of his private life.

Basketball is a gentleman's sport accessible to all races and cultures, and not a warrior battle.

I think you may not be understanding the issue. It isn't about the photo's of the crash, but about the choice of photo's of the athlete himself. One honored his career as an athlete soaring with a basketball, and the other dishonored people of African heritage, regardless of Kobe Bryant's life apart from basketball. It's no way to treat any human being and tread on the grave of an athlete who can not defend themselves. That was an act of racist cowardice by the Los Angeles Times, but only those who were personally responsible. It still dishonored the Los Angeles Times, and the respectable journalists and those who support responsible journalism.

He was just a ball player, no better than anyone else.