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Originally Posted by Zee
I just read a very interesting article that mostly focuses on the death of Amy Winehouse and why some people find it okay to make jokes about something like her death, but not about other things. I'll quote it below; but the basic premise of the article is that people feel they can joke about things that are seen as inevitable, but not about things that just come out of the blue. For example, the Norwegian massacre was a random act of violence and was therefore deemed more shocking than the death of someone who had a history of substance abuse.
What do you make of the argument? I definitely agree with it; I was annoyed by all the coverage her death was getting because I had no sympathy for her - whereas I found the Norwegian massacre deeply shocking.
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Your last paragraph about sums it up quite well - it reflects my own opinion.
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