RIP BB King :(
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- colin_s-6
yes now it's the ever popular "which blogging service can post some sort of stupid homage that pretends anyone working there actually cared about someone who just died in some really fucked up sense of self-promotion" race
saying RIP on the internet
yep
- sea_sea0
RESPECT.
Rest in peace Sir.
- docpoz0
Respect.
- colin_s-7
just to put it out there: how is this a sign of respect though? do we all take a moment of silence each time we read a new RIP post in some new blog / thread on every damn site?
it's not like a bar where everyone has a moment of silence and raises a glass, posting shit on the internet about every fucking lost semi-celebrity or artist is more a sign of disrespect in its general passive nature towards the concept of death by way of self indulgence.
i dunno, would you go up to a stranger on the street and say to them "rest in peace bb king"? no. if you respected him and his life, you would keep it to yourself, go home, put on a record and enjoy a glass of scotch. christ.
- You know your life is great when all you have to complain about is people saying "RIP". Three paragraphs worth.iCanHazQBN
- Focus that energy into something positive. You can do it...iCanHazQBN
- what? i like communication theory and sociology. i think the pervasive nature of self-published meta-living is fascinating and dangerous.colin_s
- i'm asking a serious question. i really do want to know if people think this is an actual symbol of respect, because i think it's more disrespectful.colin_s
- more disrespectful than getting angsty about self-published meta-living in this thread?Fax_Benson
- interesting subject for sure but seems a strange example to take issue withFax_Benson
- Perhaps people post images, songs etc to remember the person and smile one last time in remembrance. How is a candle vigil any different? I think your posts areinstrmntl
- docpoz0
Colin S:
I see it like this... you login to QBN, you see RIP BBKing and thats all there is to it. That's a sign of respect and admiration.
- PonyBoy0
Saying "goodbye" and wishing a figure from pop culture peace on his journey to wherever he's going is always a sign of 'respect' (and dare I say 'love'?). Some people pay homage in a song, some in a drawing, some may write a poem... some may create a public display (posting cards, photos, flowers or letters on a wall / public area in a public place)— I see the internet (places like QBN) to be a forum for such a place...
Colin... would you stand out in front of a blues bar that had pictures, letters, flowers etc all for BB and say what you're saying?
"This wall of love is disrespectful... I know because I'm using theory and sociology!"