itās a tricky one - there have definitely been a few instances on here over the years where a celebrity has just died and in the subsequent thread about it someone will barge in with something that feels a bit inappropriate and tiresome. often theyāre making a fair point but in a fairly crass way and iām not a fan of the notion often held that āactually youāre forgetting that this person who has just died did a bad thing and therefore should not be mourned or remembered fondly for anything elseā as if everything is strictly black and white. i understand the importance of making sure someoneās flaws arenāt erased in death and it obviously depends on the severity of those flaws, but it can often feel like those rushing in to remind everyone are seeking a bit of a āgotchaā moment which feels quite tasteless (these flaws can of course be raised in a tasteful and respectful way as well, just very often arenāt)
in the event of a divisive political figure like this where their very career was based around how they used their power, their positions and actions and opinions etc itās obviously much harder to separate, and like others the death of Thatcher didnāt have me wishing for a respectful mourning period before sticking the boot in.
in summary i donāt know.
