Amy Winehouse’s parents-in-law try to disenable.
Disenablers of the Month:
Georgette and Giles Fielder-Civil, parents-in-law to singer Amy Winehouse, who not only went public about their son Blake Fielder-Civil and Amys addiction to coke, crack and heroin, but also asked everyone to stop buying her CDs immediately. They said fans should send a message to Winehouse, who has been spiraling down the path of late-stage polydrug addiction with Blake, that “her addiction and her behavior are not acceptable” and to stop giving her money with which to buy drugs. They also said Amy shouldn’t be rewarded with more MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards, explaining that such awards only serve to condone the addiction. Their plea is reminiscent of Lucy Barry Robe’s comment in Co-Starring Famous Women and Alcohol that Janis Joplin’s fans enabled her to her death by attending her concerts. At least they’re open about the problem and since we never know what part of the pain we are able to impose will drive the message home, it’s worth a try. Congratulations to the Fielder-Civil’s for being blunt and honest about their son and daughter-in-law’s addiction and for doing what they can to uncompromisingly disenable.