lemonea's Journal

*posting this here instead of the main boards cause I know people will bite my head off for this, so read at your own discretion*

while I'm not unsympathetic to the death of celebrity Patrick Swayze, and truly do wish the best for his family and friends (and my thoughts and prayers are with them as they mourn their loss), I am annoyed with all the attention celebrity deaths get.  

Guess what everybody, PEOPLE DIE EVERYDAY.  Sometimes it is very tragic, while others much more peaceful, but all a loss to those who loved them.  But seriously everyone is getting all bent over someone they never even knew simply because he was in the public eye.  everyone dies.  and while i'm not saying don't mourn for those you cared about or don't feel something for those left behind, do we really need to make a public spectacle out of the death of one individual.  not only should we let his family grieve in peace, but i find it appalling how worked up people/media/etc get about celebrities but don't give a damn about the no-name average joes of the world.