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It's not just the number of celebrities, it's the number of beloved celebrities. Prince, George Michael, Alan Rickman, David Bowie, Muhammad Ali, Debbie Reynol
by michaelchisari 10y ago
It's not just the number of celebrities, it's the number of beloved celebrities. Prince, George Michael, Alan Rickman, David Bowie, Muhammad Ali, Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher in one year? That kind of clustering of groundbreaking, generation defining celebrity is what made 2016 seem especially rough.
- omarchowdhury 10y agoAren't celebrities, by definition, beloved?
- masterzora 10y agoNo. Celebrities are, by definition, well known. To pull an example from the article, Ted Bundy certainly qualifies as a celebrity who would generally not be considered beloved.
- throwaway91111 10y agoNot at all....? They are simply famous; this includes infamous.
- agumonkey 10y agoThere's a scale. Worldwide decades-long musical genius, pop earthquake and 3h long live concert deliverer is not the same as one hit wonder or a le Kardashian fame fame.