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Originally Posted by Kitsa
Don't go righteous on me, I have inoperable cancer myself.
What I meant was, she put her life out there for the public and there was no dignity. Now she is putting her death out there for the public in the hope that her sons will be well-provided-for (yes, I was following this story LONG ago, as part of the cancer writing I do) and the huge public spectacle is robbing her of a dignified death.
I hate the "celebrity deathwatch" thing very much.
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Aw jeez Kitsa, I wasn't aware of that. I apologize.
Anyway, I suppose that yes, the voyeur aspect is unsettling, but at least she's ostensibly doing it for her kids.
I'm just somewhat moved by stories of rotten people managing to redeem themselves somewhat at the end of their lives, kind of the way I was moved by the executed convict who donated his body to science and became the subject of the Visible Human Project. I was moved by his transformation into a thing of beauty because of his repentance for his actions.
Although this is tainted by the voyeurism, it still follows the same narrative.
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