Grave Dancing on the internet

[JanMichael]

everytime someone "famous" or related to a famous conservative dies....there are always a large number of posts that say "oh dear, I hated..... ____.... but prayers to the family" and imply or state that anything negative is somehow "wrong."

So, here's a question: Do most people here believe that the famous person's family is reading DU?

Does anyone here think the family cares what is said on an anonymous internet forum?

Yes, I know some famous people read DU.

[YarnAddict]

1. Probably not, but

good taste, class, and common sense should still prevent grave-dancing. Just not a good thing.

[Scootaloo]

2. Remind me of this when Pat Robertson finally drops dead

...So I can ignore it in a timely manner.

[JI7]

5. Rush Limbaugh, ARpaio, but i don't think it's ever ok just because someone was related

to the person we don't like though like with the son of Rick WArren.

i wouldn't even grave dance just because someone was of the other party or had some differences.

but there are cases like Rush Limbaugh who were just so hateful and so personal in it like with attacks on Sandra Fluke, the racism etc.

[YarnAddict]

6. Your choice

I choose not to do it. That's my choice.

[trumad]

3. wow Jan

Haven't seen you for a while. ..how you been?

[JanMichael]

7. Oh, I've been here

how are you? Good to see you....btw, not sure if this is "OK" on DU3, but I was on a jury for one of your posts earlier....ha! Totally agreed with what you wrote-- it was actually funny-

Good to see you-

[winter is coming]

4. I don't know if the famous person's family is reading DU or not.

I'm capable of feeling sympathy for people who I'd normally consider my enemy.

[JanMichael]

9. And? That's wonderful

what does that have to do with an anonymous internet board?

[winter is coming]

11. That perhaps some of the people expressing sympathy for

a "bad person" or their relative actually feels that way, and isn't merely being polite?

[Jerry442]

8. Resisting the temptation to grave-dance...

...is something we should all do to make the world a better place and to make ourselves better people.

[snooper2]

10. It only matters to the people who participate here

so if you say, "Glad the fucking prick is dead",

The only ones who throw an opinion are the ones who have "better" morals than you...


It's just a game-

FYI, the worst person in the world is babs, I'd pray but there is no god so nature just has to take it's course.