Social media follows a now-familiar pattern after the death of a celebrity. Some mourn and expect everyone to do likewise, while others point out harm and damage the person did, expressing relief that said harm has come to an end. (And then there's our president, who outright celebrates people's deaths.)
There's also the, "I never liked their books/movies/etc. anyway" response, which I find obnoxious and petty. Good people can create bad art. Bad people can create good art. Disliking someone's art says nothing about that person's worth as a human being.
Taking Chuck Norris as an example, some will point to good things he did, movies they loved, and say it's a time to grieve a loss.
To me, Norris is a man who *actively* and *unrepentingly* worked to deny rights and equality to my friends and family. That's real and personal harm.
Your feelings are your own, and they're valid. But don't ask or expect people to perform grief over those who fought to hurt us or the ones we love.
