Wanted to start this thread prior to the show tonight, I’m not sure how long it will be left open that’s for admin to decide,
because this poor girl has been dragged back into the media on almost a daily basis for nearly a year now, a mascot for the #bekind movement which we all know means “be kind but only when it suits my narrative or benefits me” and I can weapon-ise the hashtag for my own benefit when needed.
“Friends and family will discuss how the hate she received on social media and the "press intrusion" upon her life contributed to Flack's deep depression from which she would not recover”
from the teasers we’ve been supplied so far, her family have been very open about the fact Caroline has always struggled with mental health issues, they knew she’d looked into suicide, was at times obsessed with searching out press about herself, and obsessed with searching out darker sides to the internet, which ultimately lead to her death.
she was a very vulnerable soul, that’s very clear, she searched for fame but also used it as a form of self harm (in my opinion)
She herself contacted the makers of this documentary long before her death, to do a documentary like this, so even in her darkest days she wanted the media involved, it feels to me like it was her self harm method of choice. Even if this was to “raise awareness” you can’t make everyone like you, and I can assume she would have still received much critism after it’s release.
my opinion is, I wish ITV had stepped in, I wish she’d received the help she needed, I wish she was stronger to deal with the exposure she continuously sought out,
Are the media tit? Yes.
Does it hurt to have strangers and red tops comment on your life, your every move? Yes.
Does this need to change, it probably has always has needed to change.
But on both sides......her own peers still use the media when it suits (case in point Laura Whitmore) it’s there when they need exposure, but when they annoy me I can cry bully and rant about privacy online, dragging Caroline’s name back into the mix.
The Caroline case has always been an extreme, and extremely sad case, she was failed. So many who struggle with their mental health are. Daily. And they meet the same ending.
Media headlines or not. Because they couldn’t go on, most alone, never known about by the public, because they didn’t get the help they needed.
I shouldn’t be going into so much detail when the show hasn’t even aired yet BUT....
I’ve been around these parts for a while, I KNOW we will have users who hit out at forums like this and probably a fair few new members who attempt to call us scum for having opinions on celebrity culture,
celebrities who need and court exposure (both good and bad) in order to keep them relevant and rich. Can we not do that, can we NOT argue with each other and tell each other what we can/should/shouldn’t do. These sites are trolling nobody, in the same way we discuss the latest Netflix series earning millions, we discuss the latest “I’m pregnant” “I have my own clothing line” influencer making millions.
Gossip has always been around, it always will, we’ve moved from the garden fence to a forum away from anyone’s social media platforms, still stings to read if you search it out? For sure.
But can we all agree to not attack each other and be calm and respectful when posting.
Wow these are long rambles at the start of a thread
and I’m open to changing my mind a million times in an hour when this airs, but right now I see a girl who should never have been in the public eye, who could never deal with it (or the exposure that comes with the job) long, long before she stepped in front of a camera for the first time.
because this poor girl has been dragged back into the media on almost a daily basis for nearly a year now, a mascot for the #bekind movement which we all know means “be kind but only when it suits my narrative or benefits me” and I can weapon-ise the hashtag for my own benefit when needed.
“Friends and family will discuss how the hate she received on social media and the "press intrusion" upon her life contributed to Flack's deep depression from which she would not recover”
from the teasers we’ve been supplied so far, her family have been very open about the fact Caroline has always struggled with mental health issues, they knew she’d looked into suicide, was at times obsessed with searching out press about herself, and obsessed with searching out darker sides to the internet, which ultimately lead to her death.
she was a very vulnerable soul, that’s very clear, she searched for fame but also used it as a form of self harm (in my opinion)
She herself contacted the makers of this documentary long before her death, to do a documentary like this, so even in her darkest days she wanted the media involved, it feels to me like it was her self harm method of choice. Even if this was to “raise awareness” you can’t make everyone like you, and I can assume she would have still received much critism after it’s release.
my opinion is, I wish ITV had stepped in, I wish she’d received the help she needed, I wish she was stronger to deal with the exposure she continuously sought out,
Are the media tit? Yes.
Does it hurt to have strangers and red tops comment on your life, your every move? Yes.
Does this need to change, it probably has always has needed to change.
But on both sides......her own peers still use the media when it suits (case in point Laura Whitmore) it’s there when they need exposure, but when they annoy me I can cry bully and rant about privacy online, dragging Caroline’s name back into the mix.
The Caroline case has always been an extreme, and extremely sad case, she was failed. So many who struggle with their mental health are. Daily. And they meet the same ending.
Media headlines or not. Because they couldn’t go on, most alone, never known about by the public, because they didn’t get the help they needed.
I shouldn’t be going into so much detail when the show hasn’t even aired yet BUT....
I’ve been around these parts for a while, I KNOW we will have users who hit out at forums like this and probably a fair few new members who attempt to call us scum for having opinions on celebrity culture,
celebrities who need and court exposure (both good and bad) in order to keep them relevant and rich. Can we not do that, can we NOT argue with each other and tell each other what we can/should/shouldn’t do. These sites are trolling nobody, in the same way we discuss the latest Netflix series earning millions, we discuss the latest “I’m pregnant” “I have my own clothing line” influencer making millions.
Gossip has always been around, it always will, we’ve moved from the garden fence to a forum away from anyone’s social media platforms, still stings to read if you search it out? For sure.
But can we all agree to not attack each other and be calm and respectful when posting.
Wow these are long rambles at the start of a thread
and I’m open to changing my mind a million times in an hour when this airs, but right now I see a girl who should never have been in the public eye, who could never deal with it (or the exposure that comes with the job) long, long before she stepped in front of a camera for the first time.
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