Mental illness, and addiction.. when did it become funny?

This is kind of a Part Duex to the celebrity rant I did last time I posted.



I can find humor is just about everything.. but I have trouble finding humor in mental illness, addiction, etc. Perhaps it's because I've seen these things up close and personal and have even dealt with them myself.. or maybe it's just that I have a bit more compassion than the general public.



Friend of mine was cracking jokes about Britney Spears today.. going on and on about how loony she is and what a horrible mother she is. I think it's sad that people can find amusement and even what seems like some sort of sick joy out of the tragedy that is her life right now. Come on people.. it's not like she's getting drunk and doing ditzy things right now, she's suffering from a mental illness! What can anyone possibly find funny about that? Yeah.. I get it, she is a celebrity and somehow that puts her on a whole different level then the rest of the world. I think people tend to forget that celebrity status or not, she is still human.. she's going to make mistakes. She isn't immune to things that happen to "normal" people just because she's rich and famous. If you think about it, it's not just about her. She's got two little boys that aren't able to see their mother right now.. who years down the road will have to deal with people dissing their mom and making fun of her because she went crazy. I'm sure there will even be the morons who tell them that she didn't love them because she missed court dates and what not. I guess I need someone to point out to me where the humor is in all this.. because I certainly don't see it.

There doesn't seem to be a shortage of drug/alcohol addicted celebs out there... and there is no shortage of trash mags, blogs, and tv shows that love to yap about it. I guess it's easier to make fun of someone for being falling down drunk/stoned then it is to find some positive news in the world.

I guess maybe I just don't understand why people put so much of an effort into what is going on in celebrities' lives when there is so much more going on in this world that deserves attention. Instead of focusing on the negative that is most celebrities why not focus on the positive? Do we really need to see people belittled and trashed to make our lives seem better? Geez-us.