Whatever happened to, "Never speak ill of the Dead"?

Sim Kid · 10-06-2011, 12:07 PM

Okay so as you know, Steve Jobs died yesterday of Pancreatic Cancer. On boards everywhere and Twitter I saw all sorts of ****ty comments and other such bad stuff. Among these comments I saw were stuff like "Ding dong the witch is dead", making hate sites celebrating his death, etc. I even saw idiotic tweets saying "The world is a better place now. It would have been if he never existed" (Apparently they don't like pixar) or "lol Apple doesn't have virus protection."

For the record, I was just as disgusted that people were saying this about Michael Jackson awhile ago, or seeing people saying "Ding Dong the witch is dead" about Jade Goody in the UK.

Jere · 10-06-2011, 12:31 PM

i'm with you on this, I think it's really bad taste to do this just now when he have died.

He's a human being for heavens sake show some respect at least.

Then im more in favor of the people that goes and have fun with it, like this picture i found just now

and like this.

***Ace Mercury*** · 10-06-2011, 01:01 PM

Yeah, people on the internet are jerks. They're tribal and they're quick to create symbols revolving around charismatic characters. They rejoice then their symbols win and when other's symbols lose.

Robotazy · 10-06-2011, 01:09 PM

People are asses.

***Booyakasha*** · 10-06-2011, 02:32 PM

I think it's okay to speak ill of the dead in certain instances. Like, if the dead in question was an irredeemable dirty bastard---sometimes there's an awful fuzzy line between 'speaking ill' and 'speaking honestly'.

Granted, that isn't usually the case, and it isn't the case in this instance.

Kargath · 10-06-2011, 02:51 PM

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**Loot** · 10-06-2011, 03:07 PM

inb4 Godwin's law

Dizzy · 10-06-2011, 03:37 PM

Just for the record, these kinds of people have been around since the beginning of time. It's just that now the internet makes them easier to find.

Maximum Spider · 10-06-2011, 08:07 PM

This is why I don't have a Facebook, Myspace, or Twitter.

1-up Salesman · 03-29-2012, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Booyakasha

I think it's okay to speak ill of the dead in certain instances. Like, if the dead in question was an irredeemable dirty bastard---sometimes there's an awful fuzzy line between 'speaking ill' and 'speaking honestly'.

Granted, that isn't usually the case, and it isn't the case in this instance.

Exactly. Don't ever tell me to respect Hitler.

***Booyakasha*** · 03-29-2012, 06:56 PM

I wasn't going to before, but now I kind of want to do exactly that.

Hitler---a bad man, but a snappy dresser. Probably had an okay singing voice, too (not that you'd know it, unless you caught him at Beer Hall Putsch/Karaoke Night).

SephirothKirby · 03-29-2012, 07:24 PM

Hitler wasn't that bad. He killed Hitler.

1-up Salesman · 03-29-2012, 09:23 PM

SHADDUP

Random User · 03-29-2012, 09:37 PM

Well, not that I like or condone any of what Hitler did - he was horrible. But I respect how he was able to rise to power and turn one of the poorest countries into an empire.

**X-3** · 03-29-2012, 09:52 PM

I respect how he was able to forever ruin the toothbrush mustache style.

**Loot** · 03-29-2012, 09:53 PM

I heard that Pol Pot dude was a jerk.

1-up Salesman · 03-29-2012, 10:15 PM

What about Ganondorf?

Dizzy · 03-30-2012, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SephirothKirby

Hitler wasn't that bad. He killed Hitler.

I need to have this quote framed somehow.

10-06-2011, 12:07 PM	#1
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 8,884 Thanks: 80 Thanked 198 Times in 122 Posts	Whatever happened to, "Never speak ill of the Dead"? Okay so as you know, Steve Jobs died yesterday of Pancreatic Cancer. On boards everywhere and Twitter I saw all sorts of ****ty comments and other such bad stuff. Among these comments I saw were stuff like "Ding dong the witch is dead", making hate sites celebrating his death, etc. I even saw idiotic tweets saying "The world is a better place now. It would have been if he never existed" (Apparently they don't like pixar) or "lol Apple doesn't have virus protection." For the record, I was just as disgusted that people were saying this about Michael Jackson awhile ago, or seeing people saying "Ding Dong the witch is dead" about Jade Goody in the UK.

03-29-2012, 06:56 PM	#11
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	I wasn't going to before, but now I kind of want to do exactly that. Hitler---a bad man, but a snappy dresser. Probably had an okay singing voice, too (not that you'd know it, unless you caught him at Beer Hall Putsch/Karaoke Night). Last edited by Booyakasha; 03-29-2012 at 06:57 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

10-06-2011, 12:31 PM	#2
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,650 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	i'm with you on this, I think it's really bad taste to do this just now when he have died. He's a human being for heavens sake show some respect at least. Then im more in favor of the people that goes and have fun with it, like this picture i found just now and like this.

10-06-2011, 01:01 PM	#3
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Yeah, people on the internet are jerks. They're tribal and they're quick to create symbols revolving around charismatic characters. They rejoice then their symbols win and when other's symbols lose.

10-06-2011, 01:09 PM	#4
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	People are asses.

10-06-2011, 02:32 PM	#5
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	I think it's okay to speak ill of the dead in certain instances. Like, if the dead in question was an irredeemable dirty bastard---sometimes there's an awful fuzzy line between 'speaking ill' and 'speaking honestly'. Granted, that isn't usually the case, and it isn't the case in this instance.

10-06-2011, 03:07 PM	#7
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	inb4 Godwin's law

10-06-2011, 03:37 PM	#8
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,162 Times in 805 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Just for the record, these kinds of people have been around since the beginning of time. It's just that now the internet makes them easier to find.

10-06-2011, 08:07 PM	#9
Maximum Spider Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: I'll take Street Fighter over Dragonball any day. Gender: Posts: 2,549 Thanks: 0 Thanked 191 Times in 126 Posts	This is why I don't have a Facebook, Myspace, or Twitter.

03-29-2012, 07:24 PM	#12
SephirothKirby Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Those who criticize our generation forget who raised it. Gender: Posts: 7,213 Thanks: 373 Thanked 760 Times in 447 Posts	Hitler wasn't that bad. He killed Hitler.

03-29-2012, 09:23 PM	#13
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03-29-2012, 09:37 PM	#14
Random User Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Equestrian Republic of Spanglidesh Gender: Posts: 3,562 Thanks: 321 Thanked 195 Times in 143 Posts Blog Entries: 4	Well, not that I like or condone any of what Hitler did - he was horrible. But I respect how he was able to rise to power and turn one of the poorest countries into an empire.

03-29-2012, 09:52 PM	#15
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,947 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	I respect how he was able to forever ruin the toothbrush mustache style.

03-29-2012, 09:53 PM	#16
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	I heard that Pol Pot dude was a jerk.

03-29-2012, 10:15 PM	#17
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