maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted August 3, 2005 The back-to-front hearted girl who befriended the Beckhams has made another recovery from the edge of death. But her shelf life is long-expired. We obviously have a problem with people who are famous largely through their terminal illness but we could always set up a thread a bit like a horse race for the likes of Kirsty and Jane Tomlinson allowing us to add commentry on the snippets of media coverage and their headlong sprint for that final finishing line. Whad'ya reckon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted August 3, 2005 I can see this thread turning nasty already. She has become sort of a celebrity - deathlists youngest candidate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted August 3, 2005 I would not agree with her name being on the list. She is famous due to her illness. If she was a healthy young girl, she would not be a celebrity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudicca 702 Posted August 3, 2005 The last thread about a sick kid got deleted. I agree with FF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Reaper 186 Posted August 3, 2005 The Mods are considering this one but the tweak to her name in the topic title means Google wont pick her up - which i recall was the main complaint recieved about the last thread about her Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted August 3, 2005 You might get a complaint from someone really called Kir5ty Howard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kir5ty Howard Posted August 4, 2005 I just landed on your site after Googling my name & I am very shocked & upset. I am a terminally sick child & find this kind of website sick & depraved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted August 4, 2005 I just landed on your site after Googling my name & I am very shocked & upset.I am a terminally sick child & find this kind of website sick & depraved. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
in eternum+ 22 Posted August 4, 2005 I just landed on your site after Googling my name & I am very shocked & upset.I am a terminally sick child & find this kind of website sick & depraved. I may be biased, but I think it would be quite an honour to appear on the Death List. It's a select crowd. There aren't many other places where you get debated about by people all over the world. Of course, I'm not dying of a terminal illness. At least, not that I know of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted August 4, 2005 Hmmmm, I think Deathlist should ban any threads about children. I'm not sure tweaking this girl's name to prevent google pickups really addresses the issue. DDT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunjaman5000 30 Posted August 4, 2005 I think Deathlist should ban any threads about children. I'm not sure tweaking this girl's name to prevent google pickups really addresses the issue. Here, here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Yeti 14 Posted August 4, 2005 Sorry, don't believe in censorship based on somebody else's 'Good Taste' filter. Free speech and all that. She's dying. Tough luck & tough sh*t. Not much I can do about it, but mentioning names only in hushed tones seems overly sensitive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VileBody 11 Posted August 4, 2005 Free speech bears a responsibility not to abuse it. Sorry to sound po-faced but that's the way it is. Should be no sick/dying non-celeb kids on the lists or the threads. Ever. This thread is charmless and cruel. Take it off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slave to the Grave 26 Posted August 4, 2005 Free speech bears a responsibility not to abuse it. I agree with Vilebody. Personally, I find this thread distasteful and feel it should be deleted. But, putting personal sensibilties to one side, she is only famous for being ill, she shouldn't be on here. If free speech is so important, why delete any posts or threads or have a swear filter? Come to think of it why have moderators? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted August 4, 2005 If free speech is so important, why delete any posts or threads or have a swear filter? Come to think of it why have moderators? F**k me, good point, I'm off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honez 79 Posted August 4, 2005 If free speech is so important, why delete any posts or threads or have a swear filter? Come to think of it why have moderators? F**k me, good point, I'm off. Me too. Bunch of G*dd*mn c*cksuck*rs. Cens*rsh*p my *rse. You can all go and g*t f*ck*d ya f***ing b**** sh*** ***k * *** **a** f**k ***ss* *** *** *****d*** **t ***d p***. (Just kidding) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
in eternum+ 22 Posted August 4, 2005 I think Deathlist should ban any threads about children. Without committing myself to any stance on this issue, I DO wonder why children and death is worse than adults and death. Like when there's a news story and they say "52 people died, among them women and children." Apparently, guys, your lives (or deaths) don't matter as much as ours. Surely if it's tasteless to have threads about dying children, it's just as tasteless to have threads about dying adults, in which case this website should be shut down. After all, just because someone's in their 80s doesn't NECESSARILY mean that we as the public have the right to appropriate their deaths. They still have families who could find this website distasteful etc. At the end of the day, kids die. And it wasn't so long ago that kids dying was a normal part of life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted August 4, 2005 I may be biased, but I think it would be quite an honour to appear on the Death List. It's a select crowd. There aren't many other places where you get debated about by people all over the world. Of course, I'm not dying of a terminal illness. At least, not that I know of. I agree. I would be thrilled to be on the list. I'll let you know if I become famous and contract any life-threatening conditions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VileBody 11 Posted August 4, 2005 Surely if it's tasteless to have threads about dying children, it's just as tasteless to have threads about dying adults So on this basis, you would presumably abolish any age barriers for voting, pornography, film classifications, driving, credit approvals, drinking, smoking or sex. After all, what's the difference? Look, I don't want to bang on about this and be all humourless because this site is about having a bit of (slightly macabre) fun. But it's grown-up fun, OK? No kids. Unless it's Dakota Fanning. Oh, just kill the damn thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Diagnosis Death Posted August 4, 2005 Free speech bears a responsibility not to abuse it. Sorry to sound po-faced but that's the way it is. Should be no sick/dying non-celeb kids on the lists or the threads. Ever. This thread is charmless and cruel. Take it off. So it's OK if the kiddie is famous then? What a CUPID STUNT you are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
in eternum+ 22 Posted August 4, 2005 So on this basis, you would presumably abolish any age barriers for voting, pornography, film classifications, driving, credit approvals, drinking, smoking or sex. After all, what's the difference? I'm sorry, but I really don't get how these are comparable. I've actually tried to understand your point, and I just don't get it. The list you've provided all involve the ability on the part of the individual to make informed decisions. How does it support your position? They're not even related to what is being discussed. Are you suggesting that if someone isn't old enough to vote they aren't old enough to die? What you seem to be implying is that an individual who is not in a position to make an informed decision about whether or not to appear on the Death List (i.e. a child), shouldn't. But since when are any of the Death List candidates approached for their permission, given time to weigh the pros and cons, and then allowed to decide whether or not they want to appear before their name is added? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudicca 702 Posted August 4, 2005 I DO wonder why children and death is worse than adults and death. Presumably that is because children haven't really had a full innings.Also, non-parents, and people who have never taught, believe that children are "innocent", as opposed to "half-civilized".And let us not forget the power of beauty. Children are much easier on the eye, (and nostrils) than the elderly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slave to the Grave 26 Posted August 4, 2005 The point is, that when a child dies, it is generally not as a direct consequence of choices made or actions taken by that child. Children are not responsible for themselves in the same way that adults are. There is a huge difference between the death of a 90 year old who lived a full and long life and a 9 year old whose life has just begun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted August 4, 2005 Example: Ah, a naked molerat. Quite interesting rodents, actually. Much more social than humans. Even communists don't go that far, but then, commies aren't that ugly. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 4, 2005 Ah, a naked molerat. Quite interesting rodents, actually. Much more social than humans. Even communists don't go that far, but then, commies aren't that ugly. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites