I teach at a tutoring center where we work with students 1 on 1, and many of them have their own spaces with partitions (so they can hang stuff up like drawings or pictures). The student I worked with just had a teacher who was talking with him about Mike Tyson (and presumably Jake Paul for that matter). I went in and told him “hey, if you get through these math problems, let’s print out a photo for you to put up on the wall.” He said he wanted one of Mike Tyson, which I immediately said “OK, but it has to be school-appropriate, meaning nothing that condones violence.” I found a picture that would be suitable and print it out afterwards.
Immediately after, a coworker sees and scolds me for printing the picture, to which I said “well hey I looked for one without him fighting.” Coworker says “no, this is about the OTHER thing.” Felt utterly embarrassed (I didn’t know what he did in his past) and the kid shut down from it too. The most embarrassing part is that I became so flushed for the next hour just feeling awful about this, so I then apologized and coworker says “hey are you ok?” pointing to my neck. I’d never gotten so red in my life, and I just responded with “yeah, my skin’s sensitive” and walked away.
I don’t follow any sports nor do I know anything about any athlete. This was just a genuine mistake but please help me feel less bad.
TL;DR I printed a photo of Mike Tyson and gave it to a student, not knowing what he did in his past.
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so whats the “other thing?”
If it makes you feel better, I have no idea what the other thing is. I only know that he’s a boxer, and one time was disqualified for biting his opponent’s ear.
He did his time in prison and has become a much better man and person in general I don’t really think you f’d anything up if I’m reading this story correctly
I don’t think this is the end of the world. Can’t be expected to know everything about everyone.
Tyson was married to actress, Robin Givens, whom he abused. She divorced him. Maybe that’s what was being referred to.
Mike was a smooth criminal
Edit: I note the downvotes. It’s because I’m bad. The word is out. If you don’t like what I’m sayin’, Then won’t you slap my face?
Shamone!
I guess ear biting assault doesn’t matter anymore
Well, time to go binge Mike Tyson Mysteries
Would they be upset if the kid said Michael Jackson? The bottom line is Tyson did his time and is certainly a different person than the guy in the early 90s. We don’t all agree on how people are remembered.
A lot of people don’t know this, I don’t think this is a big deal at all. You learned something and you handled it. No harm done.
Mike Tyson served jail time for rape and domestic violence. He did the crime, he did his time, and he paid his debt back to society. I don’t think it’s a TIFU moment to “neglect” what he did in the past.
Yep. The world is terrible for hiding athletes pasts. I cringe when I see kids in Kobe Bryant and Ronaldo shirts.
I am all for people having second chances, but rapists don’t deserve to be idolized.
Rape, sexual assault, self harm, suicide, pedophile, kill, murder, sex.
Look at this, you can say those words without coy euphemisms and silly censor asterisks and Voldemort won’t get you!
How are you gonna make this entire post about this other thing, and not explain what that other thing is? Smh
Not a good dude
The number of people in here willing to let rape slide because he did his time is fucking wild.
Lol take down any Donald trump pictures too then while there at it
There are pictures in schools of people who did way worse things than Tyson. Some of them are even glorified. In short this doesn’t seem like that big of a deal
Its ok, literally everybody forgot about this while he was “boxing” Jake Paul.
I truly believe He was falsely accused
If you knew better you’d do better.
He served his time and in his older age acknowledges that he was a broken man in his younger years. If I can change and you can change, everybody can change!!!
Lisiend to some interviews and he talked about himself in some documentaries in the past. My first thought was this guy’s pretty evil, maybe he is just a narcissist, sociopath. I think he has relaxed alot in his old age, or maybe he is just better at hiding it.
Well, all I can say is there is absolutely no chance that we can forgive OP if we can’t forgive Iron Mike.
I’m convinced by the comments.
There’s any appropriate response to this, it:s that at the end of the day, Tyson reformed.
Very much reformed.
He is not the same man who robbed people in the street, and raped women and beat women.
You can even ask him about it and he has consistently expressed deep remorse for who he was.
He did his time, he reformed and grew as a person.
So you can either hold him up as a violent thug and rapist, or as an example of the fact that even the worst of us can be redeemed.
If you’re looking for an actual inspiring figure that was in a bad light, look to Danny Trejo. Dude was a menace in his hometown until he realized he could be the good guy.
FTLOG
You made a mistake and apologised. Lesson is learnt.
You don’t need to flagellate yourself further.
Ironically, Tyson also did his time for the mistake he made as well, not that it was enough.
Then there was the biting off of his opponent’s ear in a match
I thought the other thing was him bitting Holyfields ear, i was not expecting that
Is this about Robbin Gibbons or Evander Hollifield? Or has Mike done something else?
It’s a good learning experience for everyone
Mike Tyson is the fucking man
Grew up with Mike. Yeah, he fucked yo. Had negative people around him. He reacted and paid the price. I support and admire him overcoming his hardships. Fuck y’all who paint him with one brush.
Nearly 80% of celebrities are horrible people. That coworker was being a killjoy.
Surprise! Most celebrities have skeletons in their closet. Hell, MOST people do.
I feel like everyone’s forgotten he’s a rapist, he’s got his own weed brand now and gets treated like a king
I thought it was about his daughter passing till I read comments. That interview is still one of the hardest things to watch
Split the difference. Print out Punch Out! Mike Tyson.
TIL no Kobe pictures in school either then.