Willow ,'Potential'
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Maria,
the pain is still fresh. I say you are good for being able to go to a job you loathe.
When I was in high school, a Sri Lankan American friend of mine wore something black (garment, or a piece of cloth pinned to her clothing) for a very long time when a relative of hers died. I don't know if it was 1-2 months, or maybe 3? But I can see why such a practice is useful. Hard to feel pressured to go about business as usual when you have a public marker of grief.
Fuck it. Take care of yourself.
Miss Manners has often decried the move away from publicly noticeable mourning, because a visible sign that the person is not functioning at their best and may be emotional at unexpected moments is very useful.
It can be problematic, though, in terms of who gets to display such signs.
And it could be awkward trying to figure out who was in legitimate mourning and who was just a goth.
And who is still mourning Whitney.
And it could be awkward trying to figure out who was in legitimate mourning and who was just a goth.
Well, I honestly did wear a black armband for a while. Or a large pin on my lapel with torn black ribbon, or a lapel pin vase holding one of the blossoms from the many floral arrangements people sent.
Not to mention that I feel there's a pretty obvious difference from someone in gothy black and someone in mourning.
The problem is the poser Goths, the ones who would think that it was party of the subculture.
The problem is the poser Goths, the ones who would think that it was party of the subculture.
Wearing memento mori is part of the subculture.
And who is still mourning Whitney.Wait?! Did they cancel her show? Dude! It's funny, she's cute. Don't cancel Whitney!!
I meant Houston.