I'm not normally one to share my views on any major news topic readily, especially via this blog where I barely know most of those who will be reading it. This is probably due to a combination of a lack of confidence in my own writing abilities to properly articulate how I feel, and the indisputable fact that any opinion will offend someone. However, it's been a rather tragic week and I feel like I need to say something about it.
Firstly, I really can't stand hearing all these swathes of people say they believe that because Amy Winehouse had a drug problem, her death shouldn't be in any way mourned as a loss. I will readily admit that I was never a huge fan of her music – purely as I listen to mostly alternative and rock – but I along with almost everyone I know have always said that she was a talented but troubled young woman. We all hoped she would get better. The abrupt ending of any young life is tragic and should be treated as such. How can anyone argue with that?
Then of course, there are those who say that no one should care about Amy Winehouse's death as the tragedy in Oslo is much more important. Whilst it must be admitted that those horrible events affected people on a much larger scale, it is possible to empathise with two things at once. My words are quite useless when it comes to describing the exact level of tragedy the people of Norway are dealing with. As The Independent put it:
"The loss of 93 people is a tragedy wherever it happens. But in a country of just 4.9 million, it is a collective catastrophe."
My heart goes out to the people of Norway and all those affected by what can only be described as a massacre, as well as the family and friends of Amy Winehouse. The past week has been a sad one indeed, and I'm not about to let anyone berate me for my condolences.
Firstly, I really can't stand hearing all these swathes of people say they believe that because Amy Winehouse had a drug problem, her death shouldn't be in any way mourned as a loss. I will readily admit that I was never a huge fan of her music – purely as I listen to mostly alternative and rock – but I along with almost everyone I know have always said that she was a talented but troubled young woman. We all hoped she would get better. The abrupt ending of any young life is tragic and should be treated as such. How can anyone argue with that?
Then of course, there are those who say that no one should care about Amy Winehouse's death as the tragedy in Oslo is much more important. Whilst it must be admitted that those horrible events affected people on a much larger scale, it is possible to empathise with two things at once. My words are quite useless when it comes to describing the exact level of tragedy the people of Norway are dealing with. As The Independent put it:
"The loss of 93 people is a tragedy wherever it happens. But in a country of just 4.9 million, it is a collective catastrophe."
My heart goes out to the people of Norway and all those affected by what can only be described as a massacre, as well as the family and friends of Amy Winehouse. The past week has been a sad one indeed, and I'm not about to let anyone berate me for my condolences.
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