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Teenage beauty queen died after drinking influencer-linked energy drink, family says in lawsuit
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 10 Apr 2026
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I think there is an implicit yet fairly clear hierarchy of whose lives matter most in the media and in society as a whole.
It matters that she's pretty because that makes it more tragic, apparently. It wouldn't be news if it was a homeless man.