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Part-Time Viking Vice Captain
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 Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:19 pm
Something I have been noticing as of late since I started writing again is that certain jokes or topics I hit at receive a rather cold response, allow me to explain more.
I started writing a short story that eventually evolved into a script, the topic though is about a young college drop out who overall has a pretty decent life, one day he just decided to attempt suicide, of course he fails and the rest of the script so far has been about him coping with a post-botched-suicide life. While a few people close to me and on a similar level as me have found the story more touching than touchy, however, some other people who have read what I have so far have indirectly called me heartless and have told me "why are you trying to soften this serious subject?"
So I've come to a conclusion that making light of suicide is not something people generally smile at, I can understand that, but apart from the first part of the script, there is nothing more to do with it.
I've seen similar responses to the movie Juno, especially here in Utah where there is a depressingly high teen pregnancy rate, however the movie is really warm feeling but people do not approve of the subject.
So has anyone else noticed that certain subjects have been really taboo, how do you get around it? So far I'm really pleased with my post-attempted-suicide story, but it is rather discouraging to see so many people just hit at the fact that the character starts off trying suicide, completely ignoring the fact that the character comes out of his shell, gets back into life full hearted despite his loved ones and friends acting like he's a loose canon. Am I just being insensitive to the subject, and yes, I have known people who committed suicide, one of them was a close friend so I'm aware of the pain that is involved with suicide, it's not fun, but it can't be as bad as people make me want to believe.
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:05 pm
I think we all go through a depressive stage, I went through mine really early and had my "life-consideration" period and I kinda played with suicide when I was in 4th grade. Of course, I was too young to understand how to do it, so I tried to get into my wrist with a dull bic pen. After a while, I had to stop because my arm was getting tired of stabbing. I never broke the skin, but I can't help but look back on it now and laugh and laugh. It's actually a pretty funny picture.
I think the people who are offended by it are close-minded assholes that don't understand basic human coping techniques. A LOT of people use humor as a defensive technique and if one fails to see the lighter side of things, that's all right, but to be so blind and against it that that person is offended by the assertion that there is a lighter side? That's just really being a b***h.
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:12 pm
I'm the exact opposite. I'm an outspoken little b*****d. I can't stand it when people are uptight about the such, the teachers in charge of the yearbook club refused to put a kid who commited suicide in the yearbook at all, no memoriam or anything. I found that to just be so wrong.
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:31 pm
Suicide is one of those issues that I'm not really all too bothered by, I tend to go in and out of contemplating suicide every few months, I've been doing it for years, and it's seldom been because of me being depressed or any thing not going right, I lead a pretty nice life, I just get to a point where I wonder if it's something I should do, kinda going through one of those sessions right now, I won't try anything, I just sit there and wonder what could come of it.
Anyways, I'm not going to stop my story, I'm liking it too much to want throw a stick in the spokes, if people want to get a**l about it, so-be-it. They don't have to like it, what matters to me is if those who are close to me like it.
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Part-Time Viking Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:49 pm
Part-Time Viking Suicide is one of those issues that I'm not really all too bothered by, I tend to go in and out of contemplating suicide every few months, I've been doing it for years, and it's seldom been because of me being depressed or any thing not going right, I lead a pretty nice life, I just get to a point where I wonder if it's something I should do, kinda going through one of those sessions right now, I won't try anything, I just sit there and wonder what could come of it. Anyways, I'm not going to stop my story, I'm liking it too much to want throw a stick in the spokes, if people want to get a**l about it, so-be-it. They don't have to like it, what matters to me is if those who are close to me like it. I'm like that too, I wouldn't really try it, I would just think of the consequences and results.
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Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:44 pm
Even More Corrupt 4 Part-Time Viking Suicide is one of those issues that I'm not really all too bothered by, I tend to go in and out of contemplating suicide every few months, I've been doing it for years, and it's seldom been because of me being depressed or any thing not going right, I lead a pretty nice life, I just get to a point where I wonder if it's something I should do, kinda going through one of those sessions right now, I won't try anything, I just sit there and wonder what could come of it. Anyways, I'm not going to stop my story, I'm liking it too much to want throw a stick in the spokes, if people want to get a**l about it, so-be-it. They don't have to like it, what matters to me is if those who are close to me like it. I'm like that too, I wouldn't really try it, I would just think of the consequences and results. Exactly the same with me. I would never think of actually committing suicide, but I often find myself thinking about what people would do if I ever DID. Thinking who would be better off without me, and who would be heartbroken. As for the "People taking suicide too seriously," I say that you should try watching some comedians...a lot of comedians have their best jokes in touchy, serious topics, and I think it's all in how you present it when you start talking about...whatever you're talking about. I find myself making up jokes a lot recently. Mostly about current times compared to medieval times, and religion. Both are kinda touchy subjects, but both Sarah and I find them hilarious. But they're in a version of comedy that you have to think about and take a step back to get fully. I won't do any of the religion ones, but...I've never heard of anybody in Medieval times complaining about diabetes or cancer or any sort of dangerous diseases. Maybe if we ditch guns and fight over land again, everything will be better. No more greenhouse gas polluting the atmosphere, no more people complaining about being fat...Because then, you'll be a tank on the war-front...Population will be a bit more under control..Things like that. >.>; I think that everybody takes things too seriously sometimes. But even more people take things too seriously all the time. -_-
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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:22 pm
Even More Corrupt 4 Part-Time Viking Suicide is one of those issues that I'm not really all too bothered by, I tend to go in and out of contemplating suicide every few months, I've been doing it for years, and it's seldom been because of me being depressed or any thing not going right, I lead a pretty nice life, I just get to a point where I wonder if it's something I should do, kinda going through one of those sessions right now, I won't try anything, I just sit there and wonder what could come of it. Anyways, I'm not going to stop my story, I'm liking it too much to want throw a stick in the spokes, if people want to get a**l about it, so-be-it. They don't have to like it, what matters to me is if those who are close to me like it. I'm like that too, I wouldn't really try it, I would just think of the consequences and results. I do the same thing. I'm always curious as to what people's reactions at my school would be, not only my friends, but people I would rarely interact with. I've also contemplated how people might react if I had cancer, or an organ failed, and I died from it.
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