really really really bad taste. I mean it.

[kellinator]

Is it a sign of just how cynical I've gotten that a big part of me is wondering if now Terri Schiavo's parents and their cronies in the religious right who have exploited her for political gain are pissed that she's no longer the biggest death-related news story of the day?

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[jerel.livejournal.com]

I think people do "give a shit" about the Schindlers' situation. I certainly do. They acted the way they did because they still believed their daughter was in there. Medical science tells us her brain was not working--there was nothing there but fluid--but perhaps she was aware in a way we cannot yet measure or understand. I think that's what they were holding on to. For anyone who is/was a parent or has loved a child like a parent would, how can you not feel sorry for the Schindlers?

Having said that, I don't understand their need to get the media involved in this. I can see where you're going with the Ryan White comparison--and it's true, his mother did work to raise AIDS awareness by bringing attention to her son's plight. But I think the comparison starts to fall apart; Mrs. White didn't show pictures of her dying son (meaning when he was in the final stages) to the press.

[jerel.livejournal.com]

I would also like to add that while perhaps some of those politicians who got involved did so out of sincere beliefs, I think the majority stuck their nose in because it would make them look good politically.

[adina-atl.livejournal.com]

I think you meant to respond to bigbabyleomoon, not me. I have to say I agree with you, however.