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I has been a tough start

to the year for the world’s heartstrings. Seemingly a litany of beloved figures have shuffled off of this mortal coil. David Bowie, Glenn Frey, and Alan

Rickman, to name but a few. And

each has received a touching outpouring of tributes and fond remembrances. However, just as Rickman’s often villainous characters caused a stir on the

screen, his death has kicked up a

bit of trouble as well.

Emma Watson, who worked

with Rickman throughout the

Harry Potter movies, has recently : come under fire for her supposed

self-serving tribute to the man who played Severus Snape. Watson, a UN Women Goodwill

Ambassador who helped with the UN Women campaign HeForShe,

posted a photo of Rickman on her Twitter account with the quote, “There is nothing wrong with a man being a feminist,

I think it is to our mutual

advantage.” Rickman was a noted

feminist, and the quote—taken

directly from an interview—was

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: word-for-word from the man : himself.

But in spite of everything,

: many railed on the talented

: actress for her tweet. @

: TheWiseLad: “So the feminist

: Emma Watson used the death

: of Alan Rickman’s (sic) to

: push her agenda. Pathetic.

: Disgusting. Another reason why : ’ma meninist...” @Dekashoko: : “@EmWatson oh wow, youre

: using someone’s death to push : a completely unrelated agenda. : this is so, so gross.”

It’s rather astounding. Not only are the two tweets

When someone important

: to us dies we usually look to

: honour them in some way. It can i bea quote, a picture, a poem,

: something. We generally relate

: our remembrance to how we

: best connected with a person—

: what they said or did that truly

: resonated. What mattered.

: Though ignorant of whatever

: the two spoke of away from the

newspapers that includes papers from all across Canada.

And that’s what Watson

: is being criticized for? For tweeting a quote from Rickman : about a cause both have interest : in? Continuing in that line of

: thinking, the twit who said she

: was “using someone’s death to

: push a completely unrelated

: agenda...” clearly hasn’t done her : research. Though a later tweet,

: “gonna take a shot every time

: : someone thinks I’m unaware

: incredibly off-base but they serve : : somewhat to spit on the grave of : Rickman.

of alan rickman’s quote on

: feminism. I’ll be dead in an

: hour,” seems to indicate her

: knowledge of Rickman’s quote— : which shows that she isn’t

: uninformed, merely incapable

: of understanding the English

: language, and that “unrelated

: agenda” actually means the

: opposite of what she thinks. In : any case, trivializing someone’s : death for attention on social

: media is pretty low.

A thought in closing here:

ra

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: cameras, I don’t think it would be : even if Watson were completely : too much of a stretch to assume : that their shared interest in

: feminism often led to thoughtful : know what happens when we : discussion. :

: self-centred in her tweet, would : that be so bad? Granted we don’t

: die, but death in this world is : hardest not on the one who has : died, but on the loved ones who : survive. Mourning can be, and : often is when you think about it, : not a selfish but a very personal : act. We don’t mourn to make : anyone else feel better—we : mourn because that’s what we : feel like. We mourn for ourselves. : So even if promoting feminism, : not honouring Rickman, was : Watson’s main goal, what’s the : issue? And just for good measure, : Watson’s Facebook post: “I’m : very sad to hear about Alan : today. I feel so lucky to have : worked and spent time with such ba special man and actor. I'll really : miss our conversations. RIP : Alan. We love you.”

Danke danke,

e Yilhe

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