I've written about this topic before on this site, and for some reason the subject just keeps coming back. The use of the word "tragedy" is wrongly used all over the damn place, and it's one of my biggest pet peeves. Seriously, if I had a pet, I'd name it Peeves and anytime one of these subjects came up, I'd punch the damn thing. You'll be able to read more about this in my non-PETA safe article coming next week.

Moving on.

This weekend I was at Shaw's with Roboto and some chick, and on the newstand I saw a copy of Life and Style Weekly magazine with a picture of Britney Spears on it. The headline read, "Britney's Tragic Breakdown"

What the hell is so tragic about this douche going crazy? The real tragedy is that you can reach superstardom with mediocre talent. As I've said once and I'll say again, the term tragedy is meant to describe something that is extremely disasterous and widely distressfuly. To label any of Britney's affairs as tragic degrades the meaning of the word.

Let's put it this way...terrorist attack NYC on September 11th. Thousands of people die, hundreds of thousands lose family and loved ones and are still suffering today.

Tragedy.

Miss Spears drugs up, shaves her head, loses her mind and has to be forcibly checked into rehab.

Tragedy?



I guess I'm just saying that you should use your words in the correct context or you might look like an uneducated idiot. (I'm looking at you Life and Style Weekly.)

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FredFredrickson @ 03/07/07 "I hate to say it, but the reason "tragedy" would be used for Britney Spears is simply because Britney has lots and lots of fans. So this could be tragic because it is "widely distressful." as in, it upsets millions." SpIkE @ 03/07/07 "i think you are using a warped view of what distress is." ThatSam @ 03/08/07 "Fast Food friday!" Login to comment...

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