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09-16-2007, 01:40 AM
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Dancing on the grave - no over sentimental grief culture in here kthx. Post #91 | | Registered User
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Originally posted by Jongi:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by ACou2000:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Nick OGS20:
it's the incredibly sh*t race to start the tasteless jokes and the forced flippancy that's the problem, and then the morons who have a go at others for daring to be affected by the death in question.
| bang. nail. head. on. </BLOCKQUOTE>
I can see the anger at those who just wish to show their email inbox gets the latest joke first. However what of the person who genuinely doesn't care or is glad that x person has died? There surely must be people like that out there. </BLOCKQUOTE>
They tend to keep quiet.
If you are going to make a comment that will provoke a reaction, expect one, just don't complain when that reaction happens.
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09-16-2007, 01:40 AM
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Dancing on the grave - no over sentimental grief culture in here kthx. Post #92 | | Newb
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Originally posted by Mika:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Jongi:
However what of the person who genuinely doesn't care or is glad that x person has died? There surely must be people like that out there.
| They should obviously keep silent/out of the thread for me. That's what I've done with the Maddy one, only ever opened it once and that was to laugh at Argel being banned. </BLOCKQUOTE>
haha wouldnt worry about staying out of that one
it seems nobody cares about anything other than the masses of speculation and gossip.
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09-16-2007, 01:40 AM
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Dancing on the grave - no over sentimental grief culture in here kthx. Post #93 | | Newb
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What Mika and Senegal said in their first points. :thup:
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09-16-2007, 01:41 AM
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Dancing on the grave - no over sentimental grief culture in here kthx. Post #94 | | Registered User
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it seems nobody cares about anything other than the masses of speculation and gossip.
| Except BB13.
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09-16-2007, 01:41 AM
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Dancing on the grave - no over sentimental grief culture in here kthx. Post #95 | | Registered User
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I think people get worked up with the age thing because, if you're brutally honest, no-one wants to see a young kid being murdered do they?
There's still, but not the same amount, of outcry when an old man or lady gets attacked, but to an extent i do see your point.
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09-16-2007, 01:41 AM
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Dancing on the grave - no over sentimental grief culture in here kthx. Post #96 | | Newb
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mika:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Jongi:
However what of the person who genuinely doesn't care or is glad that x person has died? There surely must be people like that out there.
| They should obviously keep silent/out of the thread for me. That's what I've done with the Maddy one, only ever opened it once and that was to laugh at Argel being banned. </BLOCKQUOTE>
but surely we are testing to what extent freedom of speech goes.
for me it seems unreasonable to want to provide a place to praise someone on a "public" forum and then be surpised when there are negative reactions.
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09-16-2007, 01:42 AM
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Dancing on the grave - no over sentimental grief culture in here kthx. Post #97 | | Newb
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Originally posted by dafuge:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Jongi:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by ACou2000:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Nick OGS20:
it's the incredibly sh*t race to start the tasteless jokes and the forced flippancy that's the problem, and then the morons who have a go at others for daring to be affected by the death in question.
| bang. nail. head. on. </BLOCKQUOTE>
I can see the anger at those who just wish to show their email inbox gets the latest joke first. However what of the person who genuinely doesn't care or is glad that x person has died? There surely must be people like that out there. </BLOCKQUOTE>
They tend to keep quiet.
If you are going to make a comment that will provoke a reaction, expect one, just don't complain when that reaction happens. </BLOCKQUOTE>
yeah that too.
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09-16-2007, 01:42 AM
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Dancing on the grave - no over sentimental grief culture in here kthx. Post #98 | | Newb
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but how would mika react if alonso ran over a certain mclaren spy tomorrow, that is the question  | |
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Dancing on the grave - no over sentimental grief culture in here kthx. Post #99 | | Registered User
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Originally posted by Zaitsev:
Honestly, I expected the "rally" joke. Maybe that's why it didn't surprise/bother me. The hypersensitivity to it I feel is an overreaction. I could understand people being bothered by the genuinely offensive (and tbf, I've waited 4 months for the McCann jokes and even then tried to avoid the more...controversial ones directly about Madelaine herself) and I would agree that it would be out of order to post them initially - the "cooling off" period is always warranted.
| I can see where you are coming from there to be fair, I wouldn't say that the rally comment or whatever were particularly offensive generally, but like I say, I do think they were inappropriate and had the potential to cause offence to those bothered by the death. I just think that in those situations if you don't really care about the death then it is better to just stay out of it, rather than make jokes about it, in the immediate aftermath at least.
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09-16-2007, 01:43 AM
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Dancing on the grave - no over sentimental grief culture in here kthx. Post #100 | | Newb
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Quote:
Originally posted by Father Senegal:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Mika:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Jongi:
However what of the person who genuinely doesn't care or is glad that x person has died? There surely must be people like that out there.
| They should obviously keep silent/out of the thread for me. That's what I've done with the Maddy one, only ever opened it once and that was to laugh at Argel being banned. </BLOCKQUOTE>
Exactly why I'll avoid a Norman Whiteside is dead thread. </BLOCKQUOTE>
why should your thoughts be kept quiet on a public forum?
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