Not “has become”. Is!
When the death of a celebrity is announced and there’s no mention of cause of death, the social media probe and gossip begin! Do the dead care? Probably not. But hey! If it’s suicide or drug overdose, society can quickly judge those as dishonourable death and promptly move on to focus on the children and rest of the family, who are now tainted according to society?! Madness!!
Phillip Schofield, a TV presenter, and yes, perhaps he was a hypocrite but he is not a priest! He does not lead weekly Sunday sermons about honesty! If he had sex with an underaged 15 year old boy and then helped the boy secure a job, well, if that is proven, then the law will take its course. So far, the boy didn’t even admit to a relationship and indeed when Schofield had to admit to it, he claims it started after he got the boy the job and at which time the lad was 18. Now, if anyone wants to dispute the veracity of that timeline and can get the boy to challenge it, that is indeed a different matter, but is highly unlikely, as Schofield most likely did only start sleeping with the lad when he was 18. Yes, a 40-something year old married man going around sleeping with an 18 year old whom he helped secure a job (and whom he first met when the lad was 15),while keeping it all from his wife and denying it when his employer investigated, is all not great optics for someone whose daytime TV shoe is supposed to portray an image of decency etc. But surely, you take him off the show right? Well, that has been done. However, similar to the “cause of death” analogy above, it is simply not going to be enough for our rancid society!
If society really care about the truth (and not just about embarrassing someone or casting the first stone…) we won’t have most of the leaders we presently have and we wouldn’t have the extremely degraded societies we presently have, where scams, frauds and thefts – without a moment’s thought of the actual impact on the victims – have become a normal, day to day occurrence. So, why do we care so much that Schofield lied? Answer: we don’t. People just want to see his fall from grace. It seems to cheer people up to see others destroyed. Pathetic really! If he hasn’t committed any crime, he has his own shame to contend with, or not. But seeking to destroy him is not out of sympathy for his ex-wife: it is unlikely she wants him destroyed. Nobody is perfect and Schofield probably didn’t preach perfection. And if he did, well, those who chose to follow him are probably now just embarrassed they were so gullible!
Those complaining that Schofield’s behaviour and choices may now impact their career negatively, should surly balance that against the fact that what they are now, and the years of success was largely down to him and his success on the show. In particular, those who only joined AFTER the show was successful, largely thanks to Schofield
Give it a rest!!!!
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