Post by robeiae on May 24, 2017 9:04:33 GMT -5
Public figures are the butt of a lot of jokes, no doubt, aside specific criticisms. And when those jokes are a consequence of what those figures do or say, well in general that's a "tough luck" moment, a "choose your words more carefully" moment, a "then don't act like a douchebag" moment.
But such is not always the case.
I'll give an example of what I mean, as it relates to a current event, the death of Roger Moore. Do a twitter search for "Roger Moore Aaron Ramsey" (no quote marks). Some samples of what you'll find:
For those unaware, Ramsey is a footballer who plays for Arsenal. And at some point, someone noticed that whenever he scored a goal, a very famous person would die shortly thereafter. This has become the "Aaron Ramsey Curse." The "joke" has even been picked up by media outlets:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3478186/Who-s-Celebrities-fear-curse-Aaron-Ramsey-claimed-lives-Bin-Laden-Gaddaffi-Steve-Jobs-Arsenal-s-midfield-dynamo-scores-against-Spurs.html
www.newsweek.com/has-curse-arsenal-midfielder-aaron-ramsey-struck-again-415719
Now, Ramsey is a 26 year old guy who really isn't controversial, at all. He's married with a young child, in fact. I have to think that he's probably not too happy with this curse stuff, joke or no joke. Getting "blamed" for the deaths of icons is no fun.
Personally, I think the joke is no big deal when it's being made privately between people. Soon as he scored Sunday, a fellow Arsenal fan said to me "uh-oh, someone's in trouble," and I smiled. But when that joke is being made publicly and relentlessly, over and over again, year after year, well that strikes me as cruel.
And again, this is just one example.
Yet, I'm not really sure if there's anything to be done for it.
Thoughts?
But such is not always the case.
I'll give an example of what I mean, as it relates to a current event, the death of Roger Moore. Do a twitter search for "Roger Moore Aaron Ramsey" (no quote marks). Some samples of what you'll find:
For those unaware, Ramsey is a footballer who plays for Arsenal. And at some point, someone noticed that whenever he scored a goal, a very famous person would die shortly thereafter. This has become the "Aaron Ramsey Curse." The "joke" has even been picked up by media outlets:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3478186/Who-s-Celebrities-fear-curse-Aaron-Ramsey-claimed-lives-Bin-Laden-Gaddaffi-Steve-Jobs-Arsenal-s-midfield-dynamo-scores-against-Spurs.html
www.newsweek.com/has-curse-arsenal-midfielder-aaron-ramsey-struck-again-415719
Now, Ramsey is a 26 year old guy who really isn't controversial, at all. He's married with a young child, in fact. I have to think that he's probably not too happy with this curse stuff, joke or no joke. Getting "blamed" for the deaths of icons is no fun.
Personally, I think the joke is no big deal when it's being made privately between people. Soon as he scored Sunday, a fellow Arsenal fan said to me "uh-oh, someone's in trouble," and I smiled. But when that joke is being made publicly and relentlessly, over and over again, year after year, well that strikes me as cruel.
And again, this is just one example.
Yet, I'm not really sure if there's anything to be done for it.
Thoughts?
