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re: The Oregonian girl who was going to commit suicide because of her illness...
Posted on 11/3/14 at 8:45 am to HoustonChick86
Posted on 11/3/14 at 8:45 am to HoustonChick86
I don't want to talk about my son in relation to this again. Sorry.
But, yes, the wording bothers me. Not the choice. Euphemisms by nature are intended to smooth over things which tend to raise a lot of emotion in people. When you're talking about choosing to fight or choosing to die, I think the smoothing over her choice with carefully chosen language makes light of the choice and is unfair to those who choose differently. Yeah, the language is my only problem here.
But, yes, the wording bothers me. Not the choice. Euphemisms by nature are intended to smooth over things which tend to raise a lot of emotion in people. When you're talking about choosing to fight or choosing to die, I think the smoothing over her choice with carefully chosen language makes light of the choice and is unfair to those who choose differently. Yeah, the language is my only problem here.
Posted on 11/3/14 at 8:46 am to drunkenpunkin
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I think the smoothing over her choice with carefully chosen language makes light of the choice and is unfair to those who choose differently.
But why do you keep acting like it's either/or? Because it isn't.
She just wanted people to have a choice legally. She wasn't trying to make everyone follow her choice.
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