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Sinead O’Connor has died

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Re: Sinead O’Connor has died

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Post by glogla »

myth_drannon wrote: post #9
AlecSchueler wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

...Where does it go?

Many artists die from suicide. When a young artist dies, I usually assume drugs or suicide.

> I usually assume drugs or suicide.

And sometimes it's hard to discern one from the other.

Re: Sinead O’Connor has died

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Post by [deleted] »

LesZedCB wrote: post #10
AlecSchueler wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

...Where does it go?

> I’ve decided to follow my son. There is no point living without him. Everything I touch, I ruin. I only stayed for him. And now he’s gone,” she wrote on an unverified Twitter account linked to her official account. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/14/entertainment/sinead-oconnor-... heart breaking to hear :(

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Post by mburns »

acheron wrote: post #29
TehCorwiz wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A protest that doesn’t make anyone uncomfortable has no teeth.

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She spoke truth to power.

With the benefit of hindsight, how is there any doubt she was on the right side of history for bringing attention to the issue?

Re: Sinead O’Connor has died

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Post by basisword »

synetic wrote: post #30

I remember being outraged at her tearing up John Paul II’s picture. The media in the U.S. did a great job of hiding why she did it. I was not outraged at her when I found out her justified reasons for doing so. That was the first time I became consciously aware that news is a business and that that business thrives when it generates outrage. I no longer fall victim to this. She’s far more the saint than that bastard…

Do you not think your comment would have been better without the final sentence?

Re: Sinead O’Connor has died

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Post by osullish »

basisword wrote: post #37
synetic wrote: post #30

I remember being outraged at her tearing up John Paul II’s picture. The media in the U.S. did a great job of hiding why she did it. I was not outraged at her when I found out her justified reasons for doing so. That was the first time I became consciously aware that news is a business and that that business thrives when it generates outrage. I no longer fall victim to this. She’s far more the saint than that bastard…

Do you not think your comment would have been better without the final sentence?

I think his last sentence doesn't go far enough - I'm not sure how far I'd need to go to describe someone who covered up systemic child abuse on a global scale

Re: Sinead O’Connor has died

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Post by xnx »

david927 wrote: post #14

The first time I heard the song -- and saw the video -- to "Nothing Compares 2 U" and the screen is nothing but her face and at one point there are tears, and she blares that unreal voice, I think I stopped breathing. She will be missed.

Nothing Compares 2 U reliably induces frisson/goosebumps in me. Rare that a cover can match a Prince original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_Compares_2_U

Re: Sinead O’Connor has died

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Post by toyg »

slillibri wrote: post #8
JAM1971 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

She lost her son of 17 years only 5 months ago. With no additional details, I know where my mind goes. Edit: whatever article I read said 5 months ago, but that appears to have been written some time ago. Plenty of articles stating that Shane died in Jan/2022: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=shane+oconnor+wikipedia&ia=...

Sure, but I’m certain that random internet speculation helps no one at this point.

There would have been no speculation if the family had stated an uncontroversial cause of death. Instead they "requested privacy", which means it was likely something people would have judged her for.
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