I was watching the Redskins/Eagles game on Monday night, and was pleasantly surprised to hear the commentators respectfully discuss the issues that Andy Reid's family has been dealing with, including alcoholism and trouble with the law with some of the family members. The commentators spent over five minutes discussing the issue, and how 'real' celebrities really are; that they have problems just like all of us. It was one of the most honest discussions on the matter I've heard in a while.
Then I got to thinking about a couple of years ago when Tony Dungy's son took his life. What a terrible tragedy for him and his family. But I don't remember hearing anything then like what I heard this week - is this a sign that our society is slowly but surely opening up, or is it that suicide is still behind other serious issues like alcoholism in the popular culture dialogue?
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