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Thread #107828   Message #2239377
Posted By: WFDU - Ron Olesko
18-Jan-08 - 01:54 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Bobby Fischer (Chessmaster)[Jan 2008]
Subject: RE: Obit: Bobby Fischer (Chessmaster)
I find it interesting how the media and individuals treat celebrity. Face it, Fisher was a celebrity - just like Britany, Paris, Tom, Brad and Angelina and the rest. The difference is, where the others excelled in "popular" arts (movies, music), Fisher excelled in a game that is accepted by academia.

If Britny took a dirt nap today, the headline would mention her downfall before her accompishments (which admittedly are few). Yet Fisher has the "dirt" nearly buried in every obit I read.

When some is a media darling that is accepted by academia and the elite, they nearly get a pass for their flaws. Fisher won a few board games and made a lot of money. He was not someone that I would ever want my kids to admire.

Some people deserve to have their graves danced upon.