theacegame:

thiscakeisnotalie:

marinelauren:

Whitney Houston died today, sad, sure. But the entire world doesn’t need to stop spinning for her. Do you know who else passed these last few weeks that nobody will give a second thought about? … These outstanding men who fought and sweat and suffered and died, so that you all could live peacefully. She met her own fate curled up in a Beverly Hills hotel nursing her selfish drug addictions, Not protecting your freedom as these Marines did. Semper Fidelis.

Well, I don’t think we should be bashing Whitney’s death, but let’s remember all who have died; whether the righteous men that have served our country, or an influential celebrity.

See, I hate when people do this. It’s ridiculous. This is the same shit that happened when Amy Winehouse died and there was an attack in Oslo, Norway where several people died. Amy’s death was tragic and so were the deaths of those people. The same applies here. Whitney’s death is tragic and so are the deaths of these marines. Point is: death is tragic. And every life is worth the same. 

Even so, as humans, we react more strongly to the death of people we know and/or the death of one person vs. many people. This is a proven psychological fact. So yes, the world is reacting more strongly to the death of Whitney Houston because, although not many people knew her personally, the world knew her personally through her music. People have grown up listening to her music, attending her concerts, following her career. People feel like they knew her. So while we are certainly attached to the deeds of these noble men, we don’t know what each of these men did on the front lines. We don’t each of their stories. We don’t feel like we know them.

Finally, it’s not anyone’s place to pass judgment on Whitney Houston because she did drugs. How do you know these soldiers NEVER did anything worthy of some chiding? But that’s not even the point. The point is it’s not our place for that. Remember people for what they did do, not what they didn’t do. Whitney touched millions of lives with her voice and these marines protected millions of lives. Both are noteworthy in my opinion.

Death is death, people are people. How would you feel if someone came to your funeral and said: “Well, he/she did this and that so who cares about his/her death. Now these guys, they’re worthy of some attention.” ? That’s horrible. Think about what you’re saying.

RIP Whitney. RIP marines. End of story. 

^ Reblogging for the comment I first posted on my personal. They’re both news, so I feel it’s appropriate for this blog, as well.