Just Because: When is too soon...
Was saddened to see on 'The Today Show' yesterday friends of Corey Haim going through his things deciding what they will put up on ebay. It would be nice to think this was because they wanted to share a piece of Corey with his fans. That might be something I could swallow if it were a month or two from now. Given it was the day after he died...nah. Money is a dirty motivator.
Below: Corey in the beautiful film 'Lucas' (1986).
I never thought I was a big Corey Haim fan. The last decade or so I, like many others I am sure thought of Corey more for his struggles than for his accomplishments. It is sad to me that when one dies it is the struggles that get the attention. I was surprised looking back at his career how many of his films I loved. 'The Lost Boys' and 'Lucas' would be at the top of my list.
My 'too soon' question though is not about the friends selling on ebay it is about nudity. Corey had a nude scene in 'Blown Away' and if you search this blog the shots of his beautiful butt are on full display. My question is do we really want these shots posted on the heels of his death. Corey was an actor, not a model and not an actor who dropped his pants every time the camera rolled.
I was a bit shocked on the heels of Corey's death how many male celebrity 'gay themed sites' and how many emails I got that showcased Corey's nude scene. Same thing happened when Heath Ledger and Brad Renfro died. I am not a prude, I capped the scenes, I posted the scenes but are those the pictures that should be posted just after a young celebrity dies.
Maybe I am alone in these thoughts, be curious to know. I have no issues with showing the beauty of a male celebrity after they have left us. I do have a problem doing so with an actor (maybe not a model) right after they die. To me it is like selling their personal items on ebay. That old corny word 'tacky' is the one that comes to mind. Be curious on others thoughts?
3 comments:
Is too soon? No. As you know, I have a huge collection of nude male celebs, and yes, I posted elsewhere and e-mailed scenes from Corey Haim's nude scene from "Blown Away". Do I feel guilty? No. How is this different from you or others showing pictures of him when he was 15 or his open jacket, bare-chested, suggestive, beefcake picture on your site and not more recent pics of him drugged out and bloated as they have done in the tabloids? There is nothing wrong with showing his beauty, whether clothed or nude. Just because we post or email pics of him, from a film, nude, does not mean that we are into nectrophilia, or disrespecting him, just as showing him at 15 doesn't mean you are into paedophilia. Literally, we are showing the human body as it was meant to be seen. Remember, humans are the only animals that clothe themselves. Some may be uncomfortable with seeing him nude just after his death, but it is, in no way, disrespectful.
As for people making money from his death, and I am not one of those, put it into perspective, you feed the fire while it is hot. Whether you believe it or not, Corey Haim, like all famous people, are a business, and right now, because of his death, his 'real estate' is hot. Unlike, James Dean, he will never be an icon, therefore, in two or three years (maybe even months), at the most, his 'merchandise' will be pennies on the dollar. Besides, what I understand, he literally died penniless, so the cost of what is put up on eBay by his mother and friends, will help defer his burial costs. We live in a capitalistic society. Is it right? That is an individual call.
CB,
Sorry did not mean to offend, just asking the question. I was in no way implying anything to do with nectrophilia, I was simply talking about timing and respect.
I posted the shots of Corey I did because it was during his teen idol years, his years in movies like Lucas and The Lost Boys that I hope he is best remembered. I would not have posted a drug out pic as I am not Perez Hilton (loath That site) and wanted to post a respectful picture reminding all of what Corey was like when on top. Not what he was like at the bottom.
Peace
Tye
Nope not alone. Was good to see him with his friend Feldman a year or so ago. He had a good life in sppite of it all. He just wasn't meant to endure the rest of this mess, and knowing that he is really touched. RIP Corey. I watched Lost Boys so many times, there was a particular dialogue I was trying to understand.
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