That's the thing: you can be a perfectly pleasant person to interact with, and people can genuinely enjoy interacting with you.

But then you can start actively using your celebrity status to advocate for legally restricting the rights of people you don't like. That's the real problem, and that's why I wouldn't want to look at people like Chuck Norris as role models.

Being polite doesn't make you a good person. It just makes you tolerable, or even pleasant, in personal interactions.

Sure, we can talk about things like your dad's experience. But there's more to it than that.