RE: Whitney Houston
February 18, 2012 at 8:00 pm
(This post was last modified: February 18, 2012 at 8:01 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
The cult of celebrity has always bemused me.
The outpouring of apparent grief at the death of Princess Diana left me stunned. Most of the bereft people had never met the woman and knew only what they had seen in the media about her character and her life. Same with Whitney Huston and Michael Jackson.
Took me a while to work it out. The mass behaviour falls under the broad heading of maudlin sentiment, like crying over a sad movie; it is not to be mistaken for actual feelings..
The outpouring of apparent grief at the death of Princess Diana left me stunned. Most of the bereft people had never met the woman and knew only what they had seen in the media about her character and her life. Same with Whitney Huston and Michael Jackson.
Took me a while to work it out. The mass behaviour falls under the broad heading of maudlin sentiment, like crying over a sad movie; it is not to be mistaken for actual feelings..
Quote:Sentimentalist: One who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without having to pay for it (Oscar Wilde)
