Am I callous?

Bug-Eyed Earl · Post by **Bug-Eyed Earl** » 2003-04-29 11:48am

Yeah, I cry a little when I see abused puppies on Animal Planet. I feel bad for children in miserable conditions all over the world. But one thing about myself boithers me.

If a person dies stupidly, I could care less. Take for example a picture on an infamous website of a soldier who was decapitated by a helicopter blade- TEN FEET OFF THE GROUND. Details were not given, but I don't see any way he could have gotten that high without doing something really fucktarded. So I don't give a shit about it. I guess this is the same as the DArwin Awards in a way. I actually used a close-up of a piece of brain for an avatar, and after Spanky berated me after I admitted what it was, I took a moment to reflect on myself, and has led me to writing this today.

On the other hand, I am definitely a hypoctire because I've almost gotten killed two or three times in my life do to my own fuck-ups. I could have easily been one of those pictures or articles I look at and feel nothing for.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-04-29 12:25pm

No, you're not.

Incidentally, I showed a normally very liberal and "anti-meanness" friend the Darwin Award website last night and was surprised when she actually saw it as funny and didn't criticize my sense of humour.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-04-29 12:27pm

I too am a very iberal and anti-meanness type person...And I have a twisted and morbid sense of humor.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-04-29 12:40pm

So am I, Aly..

Iceberg · Post by **Iceberg** » 2003-04-29 12:50pm

Pretty much...

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-04-29 01:08pm

I don't think you're a socipath or a callous bastard for not caring when people get themselves killed. I think a lot of people don't care when stupid people do themselves in. Some people just ask for a ridiculous death with their behaviour. Why cry over the people that do themselves in by being morons?

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-04-29 01:24pm

This reminds me of a quote, but I forget who said it:

"Tragedy is when I get a papercut. Comedy is when you fall into a manhole."

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-04-29 02:21pm

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:This reminds me of a quote, but I forget who said it:

"Tragedy is when I get a papercut. Comedy is when you fall into a manhole."

They also say that comedy is bad things happening to other people.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2003-04-29 02:50pm

It's not callous to be apathetic to people when they kill themselves in stupid ways, imo, it's even alright to laugh at them to some degree. BUT don't laugh at the family suffering, or meanness to little fuzzy animals in any way.

Hobot · Post by **Hobot** » 2003-04-29 03:08pm

If you read about the stupid death of someone you don't know, it's not really surprising that you don't have any feeling for them. It's not really callousness, it's just detachment through no fault of your own. I just suggest you keep your amusement to yourself and others who have no connection to the deceased.

SeebianWurm · Post by **SeebianWurm** » 2003-04-29 06:59pm

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:This reminds me of a quote, but I forget who said it:

"Tragedy is when I get a papercut. Comedy is when you fall into a manhole."

I believe that would be Mel Brooks.

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2003-04-29 07:51pm

SeebianWurm wrote:
Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:This reminds me of a quote, but I forget who said it:

"Tragedy is when I get a papercut. Comedy is when you fall into a manhole."
I believe that would be Mel Brooks.

That's the sort of quote that gets attributed to a lot of differnet people, I think.

UltraViolence83 · Post by **UltraViolence83** » 2003-04-29 08:06pm

I don't care if I'm callous or not. Anyone ever watch the Faces of Death series of snuff films from the seventies? I think some of them were real...Anyway, I laughed through the whole thing. Death and violence just don't effect me.

Queeb Salaron · Post by **Queeb Salaron** » 2003-04-29 08:10pm

UltraViolence83 wrote:I don't care if I'm callous or not. Anyone ever watch the Faces of Death series of snuff films from the seventies? I think some of them were real...Anyway, I laughed through the whole thing. Death and violence just don't effect me.

Hence the pseudonym.

BTW, I'm VERY upset that you took off the Clockwork pic on your avatar.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2003-04-29 08:12pm

I'm somewhat callous and my amounts of sarcasm I give off each day are limitless. My only social lacking is one of in cases of speaking on a subject I do not care for anxiety and general paranoria.

UltraViolence83 · Post by **UltraViolence83** » 2003-04-29 08:14pm

Bastard. I love my Down band pic! It's Jesus with a cigarette! That means I'm cool!

I'll bring a CO pic back. All in good time. I'll wait until I find one I'm not sick of.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-04-29 08:45pm

UltraViolence83 wrote:I don't care if I'm callous or not. Anyone ever watch the Faces of Death series of snuff films from the seventies? I think some of them were real...Anyway, I laughed through the whole thing. Death and violence just don't effect me.

Saw that video while working at Customs, and my reaction was much the same. I've seen snuff, mutilation videos, middle-east executions, animal abuse, child porn and none of it really affects me, and I find myself laughing more often than not. Of course all my friends think I'm psycho, so take that for what it's worth.