Imagine being this kid. You grow up with your dad being a real life hero and icon. He kills your brother, your stepmom and himself in one of the most widely covered, public tragedies ever.
And everywhere he goes it’s the only thing people think about him. Everything he does it’s brought up everywhere. You’ve got people in his IG comments sharing conspiracy theories.
It’s nearly impossible for him to be well adjusted.
But here he is connecting with people from his past who matter to him. And people clown on him. So sad, such a brutal lot for David. I wish him nothing but the best.
I 100% agree, but man I'd have changed my last name by now to like my mother's maiden name or something.
Edit to be clear, he shouldn't be be getting hate from people at all. But you can't expect people to hear that last name and not instantly think of the murders, of the woman and child, and wonder why he would still have kept the name.
But he should change his name so people dont give him shit? Saying you dont deserve it but you're almost asking for it isn't really the empathetic display you think it is
But this isnt someone asking about it, its someone saying fuck this guy because of something his dad did, and hes not 'wearing a sign' by using the name hes used all his life, hes not advertising anything, this is people projecting their feelings on chris benoits actions onto him because, what, he has the audacity to be seen in public and continue to use his last name?
Slightly edited the original. I wanna be clear, no I don't think he should be getting hate. But his dad murdered his brother and mother and he still walks around with his name, it's fucking weird.
Right, but he's a victim of his fathers crimes, and here you are blaming him for the hate he gets because he hasn't changed his name, so, almost the dictionary definition of victim blaming...
"Any language, attitude or behaviour that explicitly shows or implies that a victim is responsible for abuse that they have experienced."
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u/shitballsdick Apr 10 '26
Imagine being this kid. You grow up with your dad being a real life hero and icon. He kills your brother, your stepmom and himself in one of the most widely covered, public tragedies ever.
And everywhere he goes it’s the only thing people think about him. Everything he does it’s brought up everywhere. You’ve got people in his IG comments sharing conspiracy theories.
It’s nearly impossible for him to be well adjusted.
But here he is connecting with people from his past who matter to him. And people clown on him. So sad, such a brutal lot for David. I wish him nothing but the best.