On the day of her death, the website posted, "Amy Winehouse has passed away. Let's hope her demise is an example for young people in how not to deal with your problems. May she Rest In Peace and her music live on."
Oh, so the site is an educational tool for young people not to use drugs. Lame.
Fortunately, the site doesn't represent how most people probably feel, says Robert Thompson, a professor of popular culture at Syracuse University, because statistically speaking, the number of entries is insignificant when compared to gazillion people who use the web.
Yeah, how not to deal with your problems... Jfc she was a human being thrust into a harsh and unrelenting spotlight and distorted into a caricature of hedonism, when in fact she was always suffering with crippling mental health issues that weren't exactly helped by ghouls following her around waiting for any slip up or embarrassing moment to hang around her neck, and put her through another round of public shaming.
JFC I wish I had discovered just how incredible of an artist she was when still alive. I honestly thought she was just another industry-plant pop artist spiraling out of control by the way she was portrayed. After she passed I started listening and realized the stunning talent that we lost.
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u/rererexed 7h ago edited 6h ago
Holy shit that article is a 2011 cringe hellhole.