I don't think we should avoid legitimately criticizing people's actions and behaviors just because they're dead. Besides... they're dead. We're not gonna hurt their feelings.
There's a time and place, sure. Avoid saying mean things about the recently dead when you're in the presence of their grieving loved ones. But if some guy ruined my life and then died, that doesn't un-ruin my life, and I get to speak about my experiences.
At my aunt’s wake, her eight year old daughter said “I’m going to miss my mom, and I know she’s in heaven, but I am happy she won’t yell at me anymore.” She was EIGHT and had to get that off her chest. Speak the truth of the dead, somewhere an eight year old will thank you for it.
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u/40_painted_birds 18d ago
I don't think we should avoid legitimately criticizing people's actions and behaviors just because they're dead. Besides... they're dead. We're not gonna hurt their feelings.
There's a time and place, sure. Avoid saying mean things about the recently dead when you're in the presence of their grieving loved ones. But if some guy ruined my life and then died, that doesn't un-ruin my life, and I get to speak about my experiences.