Awww, the Enke anniversary should maybe have it's own post? Maybe it will have when the day comes and Hanover has its day of remembrance?
Enke's story is horrendously sad, and it continues to bum me out that 'weakness' of any sort isn't tolerated in football (and so many other sports). The powers that be can have as many pro-tolerance campaigns as they want, and the players can do all they can to promote them, but so much crap is just ingrained in a huge component of the fan base of the sport in just about every country; it's so disheartening. :(
Depression isn't anything to be ashamed of, and it shouldn't define people as 'weak'--people in the public eye shouldn't feel ashamed to seek help or treatment for fear of backlash. Uggg, what a terrible shame and a waste that Enke wasn't able to get the help he needed; how awful for his family, his friends teammates, and the sport.
Oops, I didn't mean to be critical of the post or the OP; it is indeed beautiful, and of course Beckenbauer and Ballack deserve props and celebration for their awards, etc. :) I just meant it might seem weird to some to celebrate them and mourn Enke in the same location. My bad.
I understand what you mean, I felt the same while making it but ended up posting it anyway since I felt like making two posts would be too much Germany related posts on here in a row.. idk
I agree we should have a post about Enke, and about everything you said about depression.
I'm getting tired of how over-looked it is. I mean, people made Tumblr turn purple in memory of gays who committed suicide, yet when it was just "plain old boring depression" awareness day just last week no one even knew it! Let alone did anything with it...
Enke's story is horrendously sad, and it continues to bum me out that 'weakness' of any sort isn't tolerated in football (and so many other sports). The powers that be can have as many pro-tolerance campaigns as they want, and the players can do all they can to promote them, but so much crap is just ingrained in a huge component of the fan base of the sport in just about every country; it's so disheartening. :(
Depression isn't anything to be ashamed of, and it shouldn't define people as 'weak'--people in the public eye shouldn't feel ashamed to seek help or treatment for fear of backlash. Uggg, what a terrible shame and a waste that Enke wasn't able to get the help he needed; how awful for his family, his friends teammates, and the sport.
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I'm getting tired of how over-looked it is. I mean, people made Tumblr turn purple in memory of gays who committed suicide, yet when it was just "plain old boring depression" awareness day just last week no one even knew it! Let alone did anything with it...
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