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Using Hep C for a joke!
I was watching Saturday Night Live last night and there was a skit where they had one of the actress's dressed up like a drug addict and say I have Hep C like that was supposed to be funny.
I realize this is a comedy show but that just kind of freaked me out a bit using Hep C as a joke. I know I have other things to be more concerned with like my upcoming treatment for Hep C but that just kind of blew me away to use this horrible HCV in a comedy skit.
It's no joke to me and I don't think it's to funny to anyone doing the treatments and so on.
What do you think about that????????????
Gene
I realize this is a comedy show but that just kind of freaked me out a bit using Hep C as a joke. I know I have other things to be more concerned with like my upcoming treatment for Hep C but that just kind of blew me away to use this horrible HCV in a comedy skit.
It's no joke to me and I don't think it's to funny to anyone doing the treatments and so on.
What do you think about that????????????
Gene
SNL is a comedy show not a news / education program. you can't tune into it expecting politically and medically correct jokes. if they apologize to everybody they offend on a weekly basis they would need to air another 1hr program to do so. its just comedy - in that forum nothing should be off limits. whats funny to one might be offensive to another. doesn't mean you have to like it or agree with it and they shouldn't need to apologize for it.
i think the bigger point raised here is the lack of awareness and understanding for this dreaded disease. starting to see some awareness with the new treatments coming to market - TV commercials and doctors doing the news circut.
but maybe a more effective campaign would be to write Dr. OZ or The Doctors to shed some light on this in an informative educational setting instead of trying to get a fake apology from an SNL skit writer.
i think the bigger point raised here is the lack of awareness and understanding for this dreaded disease. starting to see some awareness with the new treatments coming to market - TV commercials and doctors doing the news circut.
but maybe a more effective campaign would be to write Dr. OZ or The Doctors to shed some light on this in an informative educational setting instead of trying to get a fake apology from an SNL skit writer.
Yes, of course.
I guess we could all just watch South Park and see everyone else get ridiculed.
I guess we could all just watch South Park and see everyone else get ridiculed.
I wrote Steven Tyler's publicist after Russell Brands dumb azz SNL monologue and asked for a public statement, support etc. Never heard back.
Wrote a long one in a petition about the Hep C reference in Bewitched. There were some wonderful but heart wrenching replies in that petition, but when you consider the context it was used in the movie, it was really offensive.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-american-liver-foundation-condemns-motion-picture-bewitched-for-tasteless-hepatitis-c-joke-54467032.html
Nora Ephron; I have not forgotten. : (
Wrote a long one in a petition about the Hep C reference in Bewitched. There were some wonderful but heart wrenching replies in that petition, but when you consider the context it was used in the movie, it was really offensive.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-american-liver-foundation-condemns-motion-picture-bewitched-for-tasteless-hepatitis-c-joke-54467032.html
Nora Ephron; I have not forgotten. : (
I'm not sure if I was clear. What I mean is, for instance, you say, " did you see that horrible reference to hep C on SNL the other night?"
Then you get to inform someone about what was wrong with it.
But maybe, we should organize a campaign to write in to SNL informing them, why it is offensive.
Then you get to inform someone about what was wrong with it.
But maybe, we should organize a campaign to write in to SNL informing them, why it is offensive.
Hi OH
If want to see this clip, go to Flcyclist third response, he gave the link then go down to the ' Buble Duet ' skit
Kind of funny skit until the Hep C comment which I just thought was lame, as mentioned in most everyone's response's
Just kind of the wrong kind of ' awareness ' to me anyway, not that my personal opinion matters...
If want to see this clip, go to Flcyclist third response, he gave the link then go down to the ' Buble Duet ' skit
Kind of funny skit until the Hep C comment which I just thought was lame, as mentioned in most everyone's response's
Just kind of the wrong kind of ' awareness ' to me anyway, not that my personal opinion matters...
I didn't see it.
One positive thing I can think of, is if it brings up the subject of Hep C, it gives us the opportunity to educate others.
Its been mentioned on the forum before how it'd be great to have a public service message showing people from all walks of life,
saying, " I have hep C."
As far as 'House' goes, anyone who's been sick and/or in the hospital knows it is pure fiction.
One positive thing I can think of, is if it brings up the subject of Hep C, it gives us the opportunity to educate others.
Its been mentioned on the forum before how it'd be great to have a public service message showing people from all walks of life,
saying, " I have hep C."
As far as 'House' goes, anyone who's been sick and/or in the hospital knows it is pure fiction.
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