You have your opinion. Others have their own and they are just as entitled to share them. You seem to jump in a lot and whine about negativity, but then feel free to insult others in threads when it suits you. Does that sound like hypocrisy? It does to me. I find that rude and offensive. Bet that statement makes as much impact on you as your whining about being nice to spoiled, dead junkies does on me, rintin6 and many others. Amy Winehouse was a junkie who avoided any help she was given. Her death was a matter of time, not a tragic event. Avoiding that reality cause it's not nice is simply naive. Countless people have conquered addiction, celebrate them. Celebrate the ones who want to quit but don't have access to millions of dollars to pay for treatment. Better yet, help them seek out and pay for their treatment if you are so moved. However, stop lauding the pathetic millionaire who essentially committed suicide. There's nothing to see there past a cautionary example. Make note and move on.
Really? I insult others here?
As far as I remember the most recent insult was to a troll who's handle ended in 14. I said he was probably 14 years old. Everyone else saw him as a troll too and said a lot worse. I think he was banned eventually. As for other insults? I recall NONE. I'm not here to promote insulting behaviour. As a matter of fact I try to encourage enlightened, forward thinking, positive behaviour. I'm sorry if this is insulting to you.
And as far as a thread that is meant as a eulogy, (hence the title, RIP), one should behave in a manner that is fitting for a funeral. I saw a thread here a while back about Peter Falk, and it was annoying to see anther member saying he was a terrible actor. These statements can be true, so what? They are unnecessary. The fact remains, the person is dead. Why tear apart their life or their talent after they're gone, in this kind of thread? It's just disrespectful to a fellow human being, plain and simple. And if you think that is an insult, so be it, I suppose.
The thing is, many public figures are 'loved', for whatever reason. We live in a world where we are exposed to media where these people become familiar to us. They act in parts that resonate something special, they sing songs in ways we appreciate. We 'love' them because they remind us of something special or teach us something. It's silly, really, but we have feelings for them, and we may feel a bit connected to them somewhat. They could feel like an old friend who is always there at the touch of the play button on their iPod.
When these people pass on, we are sad. They've been a part of our lives, however small, and we will miss them, even if they haven't put out an album in years, or made the Princess Bride 2. We'll miss them and be sad knowing they are gone and there is no chance of experiencing anything new from them again--- even though they chose not to control their disease of addiction, or did something else that hastened their passing.
The fact is, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people are mourning her passing. Why can't people let others mourn without stomping all over them, telling them they shouldn't mourn because she wasn't worth anything? It's hurtful and mean and unnecessary.
