Don't worry you haven't offended anyone here. Thank you for sharing your opinion, this is why I blog, to share my opinions and hear what others have to say on the matter.
I absolutely understand what you mean, and for a long time I felt the same about Amy Winehouse. I'd criticise her for wasting her talent with drugs and alcohol and make fun of her appearance in her music videos. It wasn't until a friend stopped me and explained I was being unfair on her, someone I didn't know and who was clearly having troubles that I didn't understand. She reminded me it wasn't my place to judge and that drug addiction is a disease and I was being unnecessarily cruel. From then on I have stopped looking at Amy from the media's perspective and hoped she would have the strength to recover. Sadly, it wasn't to be.
As for the press coverage of her death vs the mass killing in Oslo, that's just how media works, fair or not. She was famous so her death will generate a lot of publicity. Sure she was the one who brought about her own death, but she was a famous singer so she will attract a lot of attention. As for why I blogged about her instead of the shooting in Norway, I knew people would question this but as I blog about music, I felt I had more to say about Amy's death than those of those poor teenagers. Honestly, all I can say about the shooting was that it was a horrific tragedy and I wish people took all types of religious extremism seriously, not just those from the middle east. I hope justice is swift for that mad man and hope those poor families can recover eventually. I'm still thinking of posting a log about it anyway, but I want to make sure I say it well.
I absolutely understand what you mean, and for a long time I felt the same about Amy Winehouse. I'd criticise her for wasting her talent with drugs and alcohol and make fun of her appearance in her music videos. It wasn't until a friend stopped me and explained I was being unfair on her, someone I didn't know and who was clearly having troubles that I didn't understand. She reminded me it wasn't my place to judge and that drug addiction is a disease and I was being unnecessarily cruel. From then on I have stopped looking at Amy from the media's perspective and hoped she would have the strength to recover. Sadly, it wasn't to be.
As for the press coverage of her death vs the mass killing in Oslo, that's just how media works, fair or not. She was famous so her death will generate a lot of publicity. Sure she was the one who brought about her own death, but she was a famous singer so she will attract a lot of attention. As for why I blogged about her instead of the shooting in Norway, I knew people would question this but as I blog about music, I felt I had more to say about Amy's death than those of those poor teenagers. Honestly, all I can say about the shooting was that it was a horrific tragedy and I wish people took all types of religious extremism seriously, not just those from the middle east. I hope justice is swift for that mad man and hope those poor families can recover eventually. I'm still thinking of posting a log about it anyway, but I want to make sure I say it well.
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