[ SECRET POST #3795 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3795 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I also can't relate, but that's because I've never felt overwhelming despair at any celebrity's death. Frankly, I find it a little obnoxious when people do, and even disrespectful, like you're trying to make it about you. I get being disappoint, surprised, and saddened to hear that a beloved figure died, but the dramatic attention-grabbing snot and tears is so annoying.

[(Anonymous)]

I guess it depends on how you go about it? I don't know Chris Cornell and I know Prince but am pretty ambivalent on Prince, but I adored Bowie. I wasn't garment rending, loud wailing, teeth gnashing sad when he passed, though I was sad because his music was part of my formative years and as a person he always seemed so confident and himself, which helped me do the same.

For people who had a lot more things personally going on in their lives where music means more to them than just something to listen to, I can see being despaired by that musician's death if it was something that helped them cope.

I however do find myself finding the public displays of over-dramatic written sobbing etc to be a little ridiculous. Not the heartfelt posts of 'so and so meant so much to me and got me through hard times' though.

[(Anonymous)]

I only find those reactions appropriate if they were a HUGE fan of the departed, ie. X was their #1 favorite celebrity, X's work helped them get through a difficult point in their life, etc. If they just casually listened/watched/whatever and they make a big deal out of the death, it feels like they're just following everyone else.

I liked Bowie's music, but he wasn't my favorite artist. When I heard the news, I was saddened, but my thoughts instantly went to a friend of mine who was a huge fan (his music was inspired by Bowie's style, for one). He understandably took Bowie's death very hard, but for me to have that same reaction would have been inappropriate.

[(Anonymous)]

I still find that pretty pathetic. I get certain things can symbolize something for you, but you don't really have a right to say you are devastated over the death of someone you did not know even if you were the "number one fan". And if you are devastated, that's ridiculously unhealthy. It's disrespectful to act like this person was someone you had a personal relationship with or that you are experiencing any real loss. It's one thing to be sad that someone who has represented a lot to you has died. But to go into mourning is really messed up.

[(Anonymous)]

Of course it's not on the same level as losing a friend/family member, but really? Even if someone didn't know the person on a personal level, isn't it sort of natural to be upset if someone whose work meant a lot to them/got them through a difficult time passes away?

[arcadiaego]

Idk what 'going into mourning' would consist of but personally I didn't have control over how deeply I felt about Bowie's death, because they were real emotions. I didn't see any evidence that his family found it disrespectful, quite the contrary.

[diet_poison]

I don't think being devastated, or even saying "I'm really devastated", is making it all about you...

[greghousesgf]

this.

[(Anonymous)]

This.