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Originally Posted by maleficent
uber cynical mode here:
She's getting attention because she was married to a celebrity... There are people who take care of their loved ones every single day, and 'fight the good fight' every single day... while working full time jobs because they don't have millions in the bank... Good people die every single day... they don't get front page news on CNN when they do die... I'm sure her family is sad that she's dead... and I'm sure her family is proud of her accomplishments... but her do-gooding doesn't make her any better or any more deserving of sympathy than anyone else who died...
I'd much rather read about that unknown guy down the street that worked his butt off to provide for his family... than a celebrity.
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What does one have to do with the other? This is a forum where we discuss, among other things, news stories. This is a news story. Why is it wrong to pay tribute to this person, and why are people taking it as if it somehow has anything to do with all those other people who died today? This is ridiculous.
Next time someone posts that their grandfather died, I'll come back with, "so what? A lot of grandfathers died today, the only reason we're mentioning this one is because it belongs to someone on TFP. I don't feel any sadder for your grandfather than I do for anyone else." Same thing. We're singling one out for one reason or another. And most importantly,
how is it constructive, relevant or pertinent to the thread at hand?