AIBU to be upset by comments about Gary Barlow on my Facebook/Twitter?

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Gary performed during the closing ceremony. I was stunned, and moved. Really feel for the guy. I've never had a stillbirth, but have had a missed miscarriage, which was horrendous (so god knows how anyone copes with stillbirth which must be so so much harder to deal with in every way)
On the night of the closing ceremony, I read several comments about him on my Facebook- sarcastic, snippy, mean, unnecessary comments about why he did it, what his intentions were, his music is shit, he's talentless, he can't sing etc. (Which I disagree with, I think he's extremely talented, and I'm not even a big TT fan)
It's made me view the people doing it differently. It's made me see them in a totally different, unflattering, light. It's just mean, isn't it? A bit cruel? Why do people do it? Is there an excuse for it? Are people in showbiz fair game? Should they roll with the punches?
I know it's just Facebook (and Twitter), spawn of satan, but I'm tempted to remove said people (2 people) because that kind of deeply mean spirited shit gets right on my wick.

I just tend to delete people who are dicks from my Facebook.

I would de-friend anyone who made a comment like that, because they are obviously a twatish vile person.

It is mean and cruel. He seems like a lovely, takented and genuine man and nobody deserves losing a child no matter how much you dislike them. Rude and hurtful comments are unnecessary and inappropriate. Block and/or delete them.

I was worrying that I'd overreacted and needed to have a word with myself, but glad I'm not the only one offended by the comments.

I agree
sickening
twitter/facebook has opened my eyes to the sheer nastiness of some people

check out this other thread
and the words from Jason Manford, not sure who he is, but very well written

here

Its bad enough to have a mind that would think like this but to actually broadcast it? These people must have hearts of stones and minds that belong in a sewer. You have not over reacted. Completely unnecessary.

thats so horrible! the only comments i saw about him were sending sympathy for him, i would feel differently about people if they make comments like that its just unnecessarily cruel yanbu, i dont see an excuse for it

Not a fan of his music in the slightest but really felt for him and was disgusted by comments from some people. Uncalled for and cruel, and yes I would delete anyone who showed such twattish behaviour. It's vile.

What Fanny said. Let 'hide' take the pain away

No time for idiots like that. Delete and block. I don't have any friends like that on my fb list.

Regardless of opinions on their work and persona, it's a rather nasty individual who lacks the humanity to feel for a bereaved parent and then to publicly declare themselves a heartless git. Delete!

I just read the piece by Jason Manford and was almost in tears. I probably would have been if I hadn't been trying to plate up cheese cubes for my daughter. I looked at her and just felt so blessed. My heart goes out to the Barlow's right now even if I no longer buy his CD's.

Post them the link to the jason manford blog (anyone making horrid comments that is)

The trouble is that people on the internet do not see it as 'real life'.......and it brings out the worst in people sometimes. They wouldn't have the balls to say half of what they do say in real life.

Don't really have a view on Gary Barlow (if anything, I probably mildly dislike him after seeing him on BGT) but I think those comments are so out of order because it really is assuming the worst when you could so easily assume the best, namely that he was brave to go on and perform when he must be in a lot of pain, but he felt that he had a duty both to his bandmates and to the audience to appear. The showbiz mantra, after all, is 'The show must go on.' I would prefer to think better of someone and believe they were being courageous than to think he had some horrible ulterior motive. Really those kinds of comments say more about the people who make them than they do about him.

Delete! I've been on a deleting frenzy over the last few weeks and it's so therapeutic. So far I've lost

Anyone slagging off the appearance of female athletes

Anyone posting pictures of Stuart Hazell alongside convicted murderers.

Anyone asking me to 'like' a picture to prove I'm against child abuse, cancer etc.

One fuckwit who shared a picture of an aborted foetus because they're anti abortion

Do it - you'll feel so much better!

I think it is a gift. It is a way of finding out that people you thought were ok are actually wankers.
Delete.

if someone uses Facebook regularly, it does give you a fair old impression of them doesn't it? does kind of worry me to think about the impression I'm giving