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Originally Posted by Edward Strange
I must say I'm a little miffed myself. Yes, it might be a little bit selfish too focus on one act over all others, but this is a Gothic website and this is the news section that deals with Gothic news.
While it is perhaps unfair not to give the same level of empathy too all other heinous acts, is that even humanly possible? As someone mentioned earlier, if we were to write a foot note about everything that happened we'd never get anything done!
If it bothers you so much, why don't lead us by example?
I think the reason we give this story so much attention much because it is something that is very close to us and something we are all familiar with (to varying degrees), feeling threatened or targeted by other members of the community.
While it's perhaps rather a cruel comparison to make, if you mother was to be beaten to death, it would be a little harsh if someone said to you "People die every day, get over it."
Perhaps we aren't talking on the same scale (Sophie wasn't our mother after all), but I would like to think it captures a little bit of my argument. We feel close and empathic to Sophie and Robert because they, so to speak, are 'one of us'.
And I would have hoped we would show solidarity to other members of the subculture, especially when something as terrible as this happens. I don't think that's selfish at all.
Yes, far worse things happen in the world every day and I think to some extent we all acknowledge that. But I don't think you can humanly shower every story in the news with the same attention we've given Sophie and Robert's.
What would you have us do instead?
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The "hey, get over it" comment doesn't apply here, because I'm not saying you should feel that way about this at all. I'm saying that it irritates me that there is a thread about an entire family having been tortured for literally years, and people say things like, "Oh, that sucks," but when it's a goth person who suffers, it's the end of the world.
The separation is what bothers me. You said yourself--you're showing solidarity to other members of YOUR subculture. What I'm wondering is why someone has to be a goth to get everyone so riled up.