If he were to be proven guilty
If, so what is your opinion of you on him right now?
and the words he has spoken.
Of him as a person yes. Of all the topics he talked about? Hell no. We have a brain. We can seperate stuff.
Those words won’t mean as much coming from someone who devalues them by doing bad things.
Not true. Its the symbol of what he stands for and his words that came out of him that would define him as a symbol for people. Even if he did those crimes, as long as Tate denies them his fans will not believe them, and that's what matters.
A good example for that: if historical researches would find out that it turns out Jesus was involved in war crimes, even if it was true, as long as christians or people in general doubt and deny those researches, as long as they believe thats a lie fabricated about him, Jesus would still remain a perfect role model for those people. And even if I believed those researches, I would still say he's a good role model for those who dont believe in the researches. Cause at the end it is the symbol what matters.
Not trying to compare Tate with Jesus in any way, I would never obviusly, but drastic comparisons and examples are a good way to make a point clear.
If Tate doesent admit any crimes, and he will not, people who like him will always believe he's innocent and people who hate him always cry about his guilt. There are no clear proofs, if there were, they would already be public. Tate has loads of enemies, beginning from small people who try to make money off of him, up to highly influental people who try to shut him. Obviously they can make Tate look guilty at the end, but there will never be clear proofs. Be sure about that.
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I don’t care if he’s an influencer or not. Statuses mean nothing to me. What’s wrong is wrong
Whats wrong is wrong, that is true. But if person X is a top tier surgeon and saves peoples lives, and med students look up to X for his insane surgeon skills, would it be wrong if they continue to do that even if X was a criminal in his private life and gets locked up?
As for Tate it was never about status. It was always about a role model in terms of physical and mental appearance, as well as someone who has lots of knowledge and never held back speaking based facts. You cannot take this part and symbol of him away.