~ “I’m surprised by the numbers here who are upset, and who were trying to hold this young man up as perfection.” ~
I can’t speak for anyone except myself. There is a difference between being upset and feeling a sense of sadness about the path a young man has chosen. There is a difference between holding a young man up as perfection and wishing for him to make better choices for his own sake, and for the sake of those who might be influenced by him.
True. But he hasn’t chosen any path yet from what I can see/what I’ve read about him so far.
And no one should be looking to him or any other celebrity as a role model or be influenced by the choices he makes in his personal life. He’s an olympic swimmer, great athlete. For that, I admire him and the hard work it took him to get there.