The Chattering Crass

The main stream media coverage of the suicide of comedic actor Robin Williams has been over the top. Some of the questions directed from the media to investigators were stupid. Some of the queries were lurid as the media tried to brush this tragedy with sensationalism. One reporter at the press conference asked if Williams had been found naked. The press must have been confusing Mork with Marilyn Monroe. I worry that the seemingly constant coverage might inspire some unbalanced people to attempt to kill themselves as well because though they lack Williams's talent, they want some of the attention that they see his death generating. Williams was a great performer who had battled addiction. In the wake of his suicide, it is apparent that Williams fought depression as well. Williams presented the image of a funny man to the world, but on the inside, his clown heart was breaking.