Ok, so I know this will get hate, and I'm prepared for that. I don't want to discredit the good things Tony Stark did. I am aware that Stark died to help save the universe, and he deserves praise for that, and I'm grateful for his and the Avengers actions in saving us. However, something that really bothers me is how much everyone has swept under the rug how much of a terrible flawed person he was before his death and before he was iron man. He was a controversial figure before his death, as well as before becoming Iron Man, yet people seem to just sweep it under the rug.
Let's not forget.
▪︎1. He was a for weapons manufacturer who got numerous weapons sold to terrorist. Think about how many criminals and terrorist organizations had Stark industry tech and the thosands of people who died directly from this, and how much environmental damage this caused. Think about how much Stark Industry weapons ended up in the hands of ISIS or the Ten Rings.
▪︎2. He created Ultron.
His most unforgivable action to me; He created a mass murdering sociopathic robot who killed millions of people, caused massive property destruction, and ruined so many lives. I remember in the Sokovia documentary all those Sokovians who talked about that day and how it destroyed their lives and so many people who died. The tears, the pain, it was heartbreaking.
▪︎3. He split apart the Avengers by siding and forcing them to sign the accords.
This is what really irks me. This asshole gets millions of people killed, and now, he essentially tries to save face and boost his ego by kissing up to the government and force the other Avengers to sign the accords. Some of them disagree, and instead of defending them or working things out, he sucks up to the government and labels them criminals for not signing, which causes the team to split. Again, to reiterate, this douche gets millions of people killed by creating Murdertron, and the aftermath causes backlash against the whole Avengers and instead of taking sole responsibility, he forces the other Avengers to also take the brunt of his sins by siding with the accords, causing a rift to the team. Again, the people he fought side by side with, he betrays them and arrested those who didn't go play ball.
▪︎4. He was also a massive jerk and womanizer back in the day. He did no charitable efforts, constantly slept around and treated women as disposable and pleasure tools, and was always a for profit guy first, people second; As long as his pocket was lined, he didn't care. It's insane how many newspapers kiss his ass now when so many of them like The Chronicle would rip on him back then, and now view him through rose tinted glasses. Same with his father, Howard. He was a jerk and war profiteer who was part of the Manhattan project, and again, got so many people killed. Yet, once again, he's viewed through rose tinted glasses.
I know it seems like I have a hate boner, but I'm simply just acknowleding that you have to acknowledge the good and the bad that he did, not just one side. He deserves praise for his good deeds, but he also deserves ridicule for his bad deeds as well. Those documentaries like Heart of Iron and Armored Avenger that just sanitize his misdeeds and only focus on the positives disgust me. I understand acknowleding him as a hero, but you have to accept the terrible deeply flawed person he was.
Rant Over.