... Because Death is such a Casual Thing., ... Options

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Death jokes have really never bothered me before. I mean, people say them all the time. Someone goes "Hey, where's Bob?" and somebody else goes "Oh, he died" and you laugh it off because you know he didn't really die. Just little light stuff like that seems to come out so casually, that when something serious happens... you either belittle it or treat it like a joke.

Apparently, one of my teachers died over the summer while he was on his honeymoon. In class, I noticed I haven't seen him around, so I was like "Hey, where is he?" And my friend was like "Oh, he died." And I didn't say anything because I thought he was kidding.

It turned out that he wasn't, but the way he said it was like the death jokes people make every single day.

I guess I'm being overly emotional right now because my teacher's death was shocking and incredibly sad.

But, sometimes,... I think people should really learn to think before they speak and stop making serious issues into something to laugh about. Because it's not funny. At all.






Okay... had to get that out

[*mona lisa*]

Sorry about your teacher.

Same here. I once made that joke when I was younger and my parents scolded me for it. I felt horrible and wished I could go back in time and change my words. I will never ever tolerate a death joke now. I think I may have become more sensitive towards them since my great-grandfather's death a few weeks ago. Sure, it may be a joke, but it's cruel.