He was SUPER KIND to the “poor downtrodden” whom he patronized. That’s the point. He was an arrogant a hole to westerners on his level and he showed some really mean streaks.
So now he will be canonized, even for whatever he suffered (depression or addiction), while he showed no human sensitivity or vulnerability that would have allowed him to reach out and receive help. It is not a good way to live, to ACT superior and mean. There IS NO EXCUSE for it.
It is ok not to consider someone a holy hero because they are dead. He didn’t die trying to save someone’s life. I don’t feel I have to eulogize everyone who passes.
And I’m saddened that he chose to be mean in life rather than to open himself up with love to the world, to be kind, because maybe if he had chosen to be a nice person, he might be alive for his daughter today. People would have known he was struggling, their love might have held him from committing this murder. She might be at school or at the beach instead of sobbing in a heap on a floor somewhere. So if you want to throw me off FR for not kissing the feet of anyone who dies, please.
I’m trying to show you off just trying to show you other examples of Bourdain. When he did a show on Boston he met and hung out with Howie Carr. They seemed to get a long well during the taping. Believe me I know plenty of insufferable liberal types coming from Boston. Buordain wasn’t like them.