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jofizzm t1_j21ez10 wrote

I'm one cynical mother fucker, but goddamn some of yall are unreal.

Grande has continued to give back to the city since the May 2017 Manchester Arena attack in which 22 people were killed, and hundreds more injured, after a man blew himself outside the arena as fans were leaving her concert. The singer honored victims with the "One Love Manchester" benefit concert following the tragedy, and was also named an honorary Manchester citizen that same year.

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sunmi_siren t1_j21ip3y wrote

She organized One Love Manchester in under two weeks following the attack, and raised over £17 million from the concert which she donated to the victims’s families. She also uses her platform to spread a lot of mental health awareness after developing PTSD from the attack, which I think is a great thing for someone of her calibre to do.

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keyser-_-soze t1_j223sm2 wrote

Yeah this is definitely one of the best handled tragedy adjacent situations by her.

I say tragedy adjacent because it wasn't her fault or the production company's fault. That's something like this happened. It was a person who blew themselves up. Like would we blame the Boston Marathon organizers?

And handled.l, I don't mean like manufactured or fake.. I mean like her team and herself are doing a good job of highlighting how somebody at her level "gets through" mental health issues, and just maybe some of her fans see that, "oh somebody with "everything" also gets depressed and has mental health issues" While also doing great things for the town.

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besuited t1_j2361cz wrote

Your first phrase suggests she has been involved in a lot of different tragedy adjacent situations, and this one is one she is dealing well with, but there are others she has dealt with even better.

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chrisdurand t1_j236gm0 wrote

I think they were saying that there are other incidents where bands are near to tragedies and don't do nearly as much, whereas Ariana has been consistently propping Manchester up since it happened, even though she had no obligation to go out of her way.

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BusbyBusby t1_j23aa7v wrote

>I think they were saying that there are other incidents where bands are near to tragedies and don't do nearly as much

 

Travis Scott's Astroworld stampede would be a good example.

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keyser-_-soze t1_j23dfus wrote

This was the initial one I was thinking of. Then I remember a few where the stage collapsed.

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besuited t1_j237szw wrote

I was purely pointing out the grammar as it amused me, the addition of "by her" at the end, rather than "by any celebrity", suggests a pool of other incidents. I totally understood the point and agree with both you and him.

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keyser-_-soze t1_j23d6aj wrote

Lol all good :)

I thought it sounded a little off, but thought it was good enough.

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icematt12 t1_j23ckyh wrote

I see her as a sort of victim that day too but the damage was mental or emotional. Good for her.

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GapingFartLocker t1_j21trtt wrote

>after a man blew himself outside the arena

I think you missed a word

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jofizzm t1_j21urz5 wrote

That's how its typed in the article. I don't think editors are a thing anymore.

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MonkeysJumpingBeds t1_j24pk9i wrote

So you think the people dying is a joke l. Wtf is wrong with you dude?

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tommykaye t1_j21ilj3 wrote

Yeah, but she’s rich and a woman, so…. /s

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PM_ME_UR_DIET_TIPS t1_j21nv09 wrote

It was a horrific event and she was young, if I were her I'd still be rocking and screaming inside a safe room.

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lawofficeofbobloblaw t1_j21od4b wrote

I agree, I remember her being very open about the PTSD she suffered, largely in part to something similar to survivor guilt.

https://news.sky.com/story/ariana-grande-opens-up-about-trauma-of-2017-manchester-terror-attack-11759954

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Nop277 t1_j223s35 wrote

Yeah I'd find it difficult if I was like one of the only to survive a plane crash. I'd be twice as fucked up if I was the reason everyone was on the plane. Like damn that must have been rough for her.

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elizabnthe t1_j22kf9a wrote

Yeah if I had a bunch of young fans blown up outside my concert I'd be utterly devastated. I think the way she responded to it seemed very real and kind.

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bagelizumab t1_j24yb88 wrote

Most people would. But also most people are not rich and have a team of PR dudes figuring out how to turn a tragedy into a marketing opportunity. Not saying if she did anything wrong, because everything she did was great. But priding it at this point is like praising bankers knowing how to count money, or an accountant for being good with numbers and excel.

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spunk_wizard t1_j224q9o wrote

>named an honorary Manchester citizen that same year

Has the poor girl not suffered enough?

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Sunkenking97 t1_j236yrz wrote

It’s not even cynicism tbh. A vast majority of redditors can’t handle the fact that rich people can do something good with their wealth because then their dreams of a class war get shattered.

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