okay but the whole ~it's a commentary~ thing seems to be based on the idea that people aren't sad enough about Real! People! Dying!, even when they didn't know them at all

if you're just talking about "the affect they had on your life" then there's no reason why human celebrities and animal celebrities should have some kind of moral hierarchy. grumpy cat also had an effect on many people's lives!

you can mourn *when* they die, you can be sad, but you said it yourself, it's about you, it's not about mourning them