The fact that you actually posted that and expected to be taken seriously is hilarious.
Should I take this to mean that you don't think both are open forums?
I think it's hilarious that you equate Rob's Board with his show. That's like equating Lance Armstrong and a ten-year old who occasionally rides his bike to a next door neighbor's house. You can talk potential all you want, but you can't deny that a difference exists between the two.
And just so you know, I'm not defending anyone who poked fun of Ledger or his family after he died. I'm not defending anyone, including myself, who has poked fun of anyone who has died.
What if the boards got a bigger reader base...Say a million posters/viewers. Do you think we should censor ourselves in the event of such a huge migration?
No.
Now let me ask you a question. Over the years several of us have posted threads and such relating traumatic experiences we were going through, including the deaths of loved ones. Have you ever responded with a joke?
Edit: that wasn't a rhetorical question, by the way. I really don't know the answer.Just wondering if you'd acted any differently than Gibson under similar circumstances. If not--if you have poked fun of someone's loss knowing your joke could have a personal effect--then I can see why you'd feel Gibson was in the right.
Morals? What qualifies as "moral" exactly? Censoring one's feelings?
Considering the feelings of others, I'd say.
