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Originally posted by jennypie I beg to differ. I know for a fact that many sick/terminally ill people appreciate humor, even of this nature.

Good for you.

I can joke about it, but some things you just don't say.

That's debatable.

I'm too lazy to look for the "inappropriate" comments but I would imagine if this was about a TAs mom,dad,uncle,sister, dog , etc.. everyone would be more compassionate. Lots of people get sick and die and that fuc king sucks. But when it happens to a celebrity the media makes a big deal about it. This is why people make "inappropriate" comments. Is some actor or singers life that you've never even met worth more than that guy down the street?

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Originally posted by Binder_Dundat

so what makes you think just because he is not YOUR dad or uncle or cousin, it's ok to make inappropriate jokes about his illness? it's ok to ridicule someone because he is of no relation to you or your friends or the rest of TA's?
do you see me stressing the fact that he's celebrity? no, so please cut that out
if someone posted about their next door neighbor being diagnosed with the same disease, I assure you, I'd show as much compassion and sympathy
and I honestly don't think it's me being too sensitive, I think it's some of you being too insensitive
it would have been better if instead of posting self-proclaimed "funny" comments, you didn't post anything, and instead just moved along

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With your hands up in the sky,
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Originally posted by urban_legend That sucks!!!! Imagin you had all his cash and only five weeks to live? His best work IMO is...

one of my favs too.
so sad

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"So while you struggle to catch the rhythm with your feet, ask yourself..can u really DANCE2MABEAT"

and i just finshed watching dirty dancing 10 minutes ago... WOW


I hope he stays optimistic and remembers everything that that baby told him int he movie..

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew so what makes you think just because he is not YOUR dad or uncle or cousin, it's ok to make inappropriate jokes about his illness?

I didn't say it was ok, I'm just trying to make sense of it.

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Originally posted by jennypie I beg to differ. I know for a fact that many sick/terminally ill people appreciate humor, even of this nature.

how many exactly?

I'm genuinely curious...

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Originally posted by activate how many exactly? I'm genuinely curious...

Are you? Or do you just think I'm full of shit?

I'll just tell you that I'm a nursing student, and have worked with terminally ill/palliative people. Enough to know that many of them cope using humor.

You'd be surprised, really. Dying people aren't usually the ones that have a problem with it...it's everyone else around them.

tragedy is what happens to you, comedy is what happens to someone else... and there's nothing wrong with that

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open your mind a little too much and your brain will fall out.

Every other post you write begins with, i'm a nursing student...


get over yourself