Reply #181: Not a fan, but still sad.

[UnseenUndergrad]

It's just a little depressing to see people badmouthing the death of someone. I prefer the origional Marilym myself, but each death is a tragedy. Maybe... not as stupidly unneccesary as all the deaths in Iraq, and maybe it is a fluff story put on by station managers whose bosses don't want them showing death tolls and desperate for other news, but it s still saddening.

Maybe Smith was a bit of a boor, maybe she was too deep into the Reality/celebrity TV mess, maybe her 15 minutes of fame should have expired long ago, but I can't answer any of that. All I see is a kid who'll only have the faintest memories of their mother and having to live in the shadow of lots of rich men fighting over what is rightfully their money.

So Please, mourn your soldiers, but do not immediately put down someone you do not know personally.