AGEsAces wrote:
I said in another thread, and so I guess I'll repeat it here...churches do NOT teach tolerance, compassion, or sensitivity!!! They teach you that if you don't believe what THEY believe, then you're going to hell and be damned for eternity.
Maybe you should stop going to whatever church you had been attending and try another one if that's what their message is. Don't paint all Churches in the same brush.
I would never say I'm perfect. I've done my fair share of stupid things in life. Heck...I did 3 today that I can think of. My point is not being judgmental.
You certainly could have fooled me...
..it's looking at a situation and assessing whether it could have been prevented...and if so...how. Could those people who committed suicide NOT pulled the trigger? NOT taken the pills? Absolutely...so they KNEW what they were doing, and chose to do it. If I had someone close to me who did the same thing...I'd feel sad for the loss, I'd feel compassion for others who were close, and I'd lament as to whether I could have prevented it...but I would not feel sorry for the person who pulled that trigger. They gave up, they didn't ask for help, because if they had exhausted EVERY avenue before pulling that trigger...then they would have had to have asked ME for help...and I would've done something to stop them.
Well after reading what you have said in this topic, I can hardly blame an individual for not coming to you for help. BTW, are you aware that most people who end up committing suicide drop tons of hints, and even disclose their intentions to their close friends/family members.
After watching it, I didn't pass judgment...I made a joke. I commented that most people would not recognize them because there were no shots below the neckline. I belittled the industry, by trying to be funny. Apparently, some people did not get/like the joke...others, may have laughed their ass off. Quite honestly, I've since explained how the video made me feel...and I do understand that whoever made it did so as a gesture of remembrance and education for those who have suffered and to those who are unaware of the situation.
I got all that...but I would get more out of a video of fallen soldiers, who...despite the risks of being killed...volunteered anyway and went to work. Or of fallen police, fire, emergency service who put their lives on the line and take risks most people would be unwilling or unable to take, for the benefit of much more than just paying the bills. Or if the video was strictly about those who were (as mentioned by someone else) kidnapped girls "sold" into the business, or forced in by some scum...because they didn't make the choice to do it. And if they had left out all of those who committed suicide...I might have been more moved.
There you go again, comparing apples to oranges (fallen soldiers to suicides in the adult entertainment insustry). You just don't get it do you?
