I agree...But I would throw Dale Earnhardt in as well,and he died "on the field" so to speak...All are shocking and sad but not one affected me directly,nor will any other celebrity deaths...Must be nice to be able to take a private helicopter to a basketball event on Sunday morning of all times...All while other celebrities constantly whine about damage to environment yet do stuff like this regularly...Not sure if he was a whiner....
Getting a little carried away with some of these comparisons. There are many people who know Kobe as a defendant rather than a defender and if you put all of those people together, it still means the other 90% of Americans don't care. Wonder how long it will take for Matt Barnes to hit on Vanessa?
[FONT=var(--primaryHeadlineFont)]Class act by a class [/FONT]guy.... Mark Cuban
Dallas Mavericks to retire No. 24 in honor of Kobe Bryant
Dallas Mavericks to retire No. 24 in honor of Kobe Bryant
Young celebrity deaths can be extra shocking, even though we don't know the person. We've all experienced and will experienced death and many times sudden shocking deaths. With entertainment/sports stars these people often played a part in very big emotional surges that fans got from their work. In Kobe's case I feel bad for fans that grew up idolizing him, how often did they look forward to a big Laker game and when Kobe was doing great things they got huge emotional highs triggering all sorts of body chemistry as they jumped up from their couch to celebrate or high five other strangers that were fans in the arena that night. Stars mostly cause connections with other people that are fans or admirers. We likewise connect with public personas on low levels sometimes, missing a last sec shot of a close out playoff or championship game and we see players crying sitting on the floor or on the bench. For many Laker and Hoops fans, Kobe represents a big part of their youth, and his death is a remember of losing all the of all the good and bad from that time period.
I think mostly Deaths like Kobe's and the young people on that flight, suddenly remind us of deep truths that we all know deep down but keep below the surface 99% of the time. We are all going to die, and no tommorrow is promised to us. Seeing someone with Fame and $ also be so susceptible to the fragility of life is jarring as we see that if they can get cut down in a prime age, then any of us or our loved ones could experience the same.
some people unknowingly use a celebrity death as a safer vehicle to navigate feelings of unprocessed grief they have for a recent or long ago death of someone they know in real life. A healthy transference can occur and allow the person to allow emotions they have repressed to come to the surface in a less threatening way. Everyone grieves differently and just knowing that a very public death like this can have some people dealing with some very difficult things below the surface should give one pause in how they communicate about it. You never know what baggage someone is bringing into this.
I think mostly Deaths like Kobe's and the young people on that flight, suddenly remind us of deep truths that we all know deep down but keep below the surface 99% of the time. We are all going to die, and no tommorrow is promised to us. Seeing someone with Fame and $ also be so susceptible to the fragility of life is jarring as we see that if they can get cut down in a prime age, then any of us or our loved ones could experience the same.
some people unknowingly use a celebrity death as a safer vehicle to navigate feelings of unprocessed grief they have for a recent or long ago death of someone they know in real life. A healthy transference can occur and allow the person to allow emotions they have repressed to come to the surface in a less threatening way. Everyone grieves differently and just knowing that a very public death like this can have some people dealing with some very difficult things below the surface should give one pause in how they communicate about it. You never know what baggage someone is bringing into this.
