Thursday, November 1, 2012
Today I saw something that really bothered me. I was on Twitter and I saw someone who had tweeted that people shouldn't tweet about the death of Mitch Lucker, a vocalist for a screamo band, because the devastation of hurricane Sandy is more important than him dying. I couldn't believe someone would tweet something like that. Of course hurricane Sandy and the people it affected is a serious topic that deserves respect. But the death of a person beloved by many fans deserves respect too. Saying that his death is insignificant because a greater tragedy happened in the world is disrespectful not only to him, but also to his family and the people that cared about him. I'm not disregarding that hurricane Sandy wasn't horrible, but I do want to emphasis that all tragedies have an impact and telling people that they shouldn't tweet about what impacts them is not ok.
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Well, a person's death should not be ignored in light of a bigger tragedy, but perhaps people who bemoan the loss of one of their idols should consider the massive number of innocent people dying in a storm. It's a matter of numbers here. He should not get any special attention because of his death, but he should still be recognized and remembered like any other accident victim.
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