I think we'd be frozen in terror and grief if we took in all such tragedy. In a way, the famous cases can be representative for all the strangers. Or at least that's how I justify that, being upset about what makes the news but not being similarly moved by what else goes on under the media radar.
Okay, I don't feel so bad now for having feeling more sympathy for famous people. And I still feel horrible for her and her family. She was on the one season of American Idol that I watched and I liked her then, and then I was even more impressed when I saw her in Dreamgirls. I can't imagine what she's going through now.
Maybe it's just that it's a more familiar face experiencing the tragedy, so there's more of an emotional connection for me to make.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, I was just thinking the same thing as I saw the story myself. And your comment is a high possibility.
ReplyDeleteI think we'd be frozen in terror and grief if we took in all such tragedy. In a way, the famous cases can be representative for all the strangers. Or at least that's how I justify that, being upset about what makes the news but not being similarly moved by what else goes on under the media radar.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Scot.
ReplyDeleteAnd this is just atrocious.
Okay, I don't feel so bad now for having feeling more sympathy for famous people. And I still feel horrible for her and her family. She was on the one season of American Idol that I watched and I liked her then, and then I was even more impressed when I saw her in Dreamgirls. I can't imagine what she's going through now.
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