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People Who DON’T Mourn Celebrities And Why They’re Wrong
You know the ones. The ‘I never met so-and-so, why should I cry for them?’ brigade. The ‘they’re just an overpaid celebrity who lives miles away, why would I mourn them?’ crowd. Or, even worse, the ‘I don’t usually cry over a celebrity’s death but so-and-so really hit me!’ bunch, who will more often than not will fill that blank with a celebrity they think might not get enough clout or be an obvious choice for one’s tears, so that they can get top comment on YouTube or something. Think Ken Dodd or someone like that. Because, just like in the previous iterations of this sentiment, they have to be special.
And in the same way that those people cannot fathom someone crying over a celebrity, I cannot fathom someone NOT being touched by art, sports or politics in such a deep way that you can’t help but cry. I can’t imagine that kind of life. To not be able to connect with someone who’s given you so much with their music, films, books, sporting achievements etc, just because you haven’t met them feels incredibly shallow to me. To think that the only type of connection these people think you can have with someone is if you’ve literally been in the same room with them, or if they, through no fault of your own, share your blood. And this is usually what they bring up as an argument for why you shouldn’t cry when a celebrity dies. Like it absolves them from…
