The Kobe Bryant Story was made possible by a culture of denial that excuses men for their violent crimes and places the blame on their victims and on anyone who questions that culture.
How many unknown women were raped by stars, for how many years, before his victim reported him?
It's not as if domestic and sexual violence committed by stars is a thing of the past. The way that he got away with what he did allowed others to do the same. The way that his victim was attacked terrorized other victims into silence.
I also know that the Kobe Bryant Story is part of the culture that has caused me to be harassed and violated for so many years that this treatment of me is now considered normal, by wealthy men and women who make no secret of their promiscuity unless they're lying about it while posing in their underwear on social media.
The Kobe Bryant Story is what lets everyone who knows that I'm telling the truth about voyeurism and involuntary pornography criminally victimizing thousands of people sleep at night. Long ago, the conscience of that culture was replaced by its omnipotence at manipulating its image. I'm going to be branded a slut for the rest of my life. What the conglomerate has chosen to believe about me, despite all evidence to the contrary over a decade, is what it will make the world believe.
If black men need black, male heroes, then why aren't they making famous, black men accountable for their actions?