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New York Magazine To Its Detractors: ‘What, Too Soon?’
This Just In: Not Everyone Finds Death Hilarious

From Sandra Rose:

One of my readers just sent this to me. It is a post on NY magazine’s website that treats Donda West’s untimely death as some kind of joke. The headline reads “Kanye West’s Mom Goes Out Olivia Goldsmith Style”. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Olivia Goldsmith was a bestselling author who died during a cosmetic procedure as a result of an adverse reaction to anesthesia. She was 54.

Because, as Rose puts it, “I see nothing funny about any woman’s death.” Apparently, readers agreed. The NY Mag headline has been changed to the far more neutral: “Kanye West’s Mom Dies During Cosmetic Procedure.”

Nov 12, 2007 · posted by debbie · Link · 1 Response

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    fiona says:

    My condolences on the death of your mother, Mr. West.

    Posted: Nov 13, 2007 at 12:03 am

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