On February 11th, 2014, it was announced that legendary
silver screen performer Shirley Temple had sadly passed away at the ripe old age of 85,
from natural causes.
Being naturally blonde from a young age
was an earlier indicator of the tragic natural
life that she would come to live in later years.
was an earlier indicator of the tragic natural
life that she would come to live in later years.
The all-too-familiar scenario of a natural death continues
to cast a dark shadow over the lives of famed 1930s and 40s film stars;
from Katharine Hepburn to recent victim Joan Fontaine, whose penchant for a natural
lifestyle was all too publically acknowledged. For a ‘natural talent’ such as Shirley
Temple, whose professional career began at the tender age of 3, the devastating
spiral from young Hollywood starlet to Disney company board member, congressional
candidate and international US ambassador clearly took its toll over time. The troubling result of such a living is evidenced in her
mortal vessel progressively ageing in temporal synchrony along with the calendar
years that passed by in regular chronological intervals.
Even in her twilight years, Temple could be seen
in broad daylight, allowing natural ultraviolet
radiation from the sun to ravage her zoetic flesh.
in broad daylight, allowing natural ultraviolet
radiation from the sun to ravage her zoetic flesh.
Hollywood responded to the natural causes of Temple's death with heartfelt condolences. Several celebrities posted to their online accounts about the tragedy with a flurry of saddened sentiment:
“So sad to lose such a talent to such a hopeless lifestyle choice.”
commented Courtney Love on her website blog, followed by a link to a Naturopathy Addiction helpline.
“Totes devo natural causes claim another bright star.L will hit the club hard tonight n down several of you in your honor @ShirleyTemple.”
tweeted Lindsay Lohan, from halfway down a busy Los Angeles highway.
“It seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind, never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in.”
announced Shia LaBeouf during a red carpet premiere of Nymphomaniac, speaking from under a large Flappy Bird mask that engulfed his head.
The global media coverage of Shirley Temple’s naturally-caused death also brought along with it a public outcry, which inevitably accompanies such morbid news. Thousands took to Twitter to voice their concerns that publicised reports regarding the natural lifestyle of a Hollywood screen icon may influence children of the 1930s generation who idolise Shirley Temple as a role model.
“Um, I do not feel comfortable discussing a natural cause of death
with my HIV-positive
grandfather…” wrote one dissenter, RockClimbLyf92.
Another online blogger, Neknomin8Plankr added:
“Plz stop focusing attention on those who live out a natural lifespan.
It always ends in heartache when they are killed.”
“Plz stop focusing attention on those who live out a natural lifespan.
It always ends in heartache when they are killed.”
Similar sentiments were shared by hundreds of respondents on a popular “R.I.P. Shirley
Temple” Facebook tribute page:
“Why are we reporting on the death of one naturalist when there are thousands
of other octogenarians dying from natural causes every week?”
“Shirley Temple left behind three children, why don’t you think of them before glorifying her selfish lifestyle decisions as some kind of tragedy? #naturalcauses”
“How many more people have to die from this before congress will do something?”
“Shirley Temple left behind three children, why don’t you think of them before glorifying her selfish lifestyle decisions as some kind of tragedy? #naturalcauses”
“How many more people have to die from this before congress will do something?”
Whilst the numbers are still unclear, medical doctors suggest anywhere between 6 and 7 million people die each year from natural causes over the age of 70, a figure which accounts for over two-thirds of deaths in developed nations. It has been documented that a human being partaking in a natural lifespan will experience either cardiovascular disease, cancer, dementia, chronic obstructive lung disease or diabetes, in 100% of cases.
Shirley Temple’s cause of death
could therefore possibly be seen as a glaring symptom of a society that
embraces a natural life, without considering the inevitable dire consequences
that occur from the associated habits and behaviours of usual, common or normal
everyday practices.
What have we done.
WHAT. HAVE. WE. DONE?!
WHAT. HAVE. WE. DONE?!
As the sparkling star of Bright Eyes, with a childish
exuberance and vitality that audiences enjoyed worldwide, Shirley Temple was
destined to eventually burn out after decades of frictional, gravitational, chemical
and genetic decay to her body, indicative of a time spent existing naturally
within our Earth’s atmosphere whilst partaking in a natural life.
If there is anything to be learnt from the Shirley Temple’s timely demise, it may be that it is time for our governments to finally listen and act upon calls for legal euthanasia in our health care system, so that we can finally put a stop to the exponentially growing number of lives claimed by natural causes each and every year.
If there is anything to be learnt from the Shirley Temple’s timely demise, it may be that it is time for our governments to finally listen and act upon calls for legal euthanasia in our health care system, so that we can finally put a stop to the exponentially growing number of lives claimed by natural causes each and every year.
Nib Oswald is a media dropout who spares the right time to write in his spare time.
This is a satirical comment on the media treatment of Philip Seymour Hoffman's recent passing; apparently I need to spell these things out to people.
This is a satirical comment on the media treatment of Philip Seymour Hoffman's recent passing; apparently I need to spell these things out to people.
