Let’s All Celebrate Lily Allen’s Grief
LILY Allen has suffered a miscarriage. She has not commented on her condition. But the Sun is right behind her and invites readers to “Send Lily your best wishes”.
“Hi Lily, I am very sorry to hear of your loss, I too had a miscarriage and its like your world has fell apart. I lost mine in the Oct 1993 at 15 1/2 weeks
“Dear Lily and Ed, My deepest and most heartfelt sympathy go out to you both. I have lost a child my…”
“Dear Lily, I am so very sori to hear about the loss of your little beanie. I know how you are feeling becuase I have gone through several miscarriages and know the grief, shock and the pain of losing your little one [sic]”
While we can only sympathise with Ms Allen, Sun readers go further, using her pain to tell us how much they too have suffered. No event, however small or personal, is immune from displays of public grief, shows of public mourning to private tragedies.
We feel. We emote. The Sun provides a forum, a paper of condolences to sign. Moderators and editors police the forum so messages stay on-message.
We compete to see who can empathise the most, who can prove they care. Lily Allen’s miscarriage becomes a shared experience.
But where to stop? The Sun will soon be calling for International Miscarriage Week, inviting “brave” Lily to support its camping for more understating on miscarriages, and then a minute’s silence and beenfit concert.
But why not do something incredioble? Why not just leave her alone?
Posted: 19th, January 2008 | In: Celebrities, Tabloids Comments (9) | TrackBack | Permalink
