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1494170 tn?1361750860

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


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408795 tn?1324935675
This is an opportunity for big Pharma to make a commercial about regular people who don't know how they got HepC.  Maybe one of our Incivek Ambassadors can pass on the word.  That way it will show the world that regular people get it too.  Yeah, show a bunch of Army Vets who don't use dope and never have.  Just a thought!  All we can do is educate others' when possible.  A skit on SNL simply shows how widespread the ignorance of HepC is.  Educate and represent, that's all you can do.          
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148588 tn?1465778809
There used to be an AnthonyK who posted here years ago (???)
I've always wondered.
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1654058 tn?1407159066
Just looked up the song.. It's actually written a decade ago. I think Anthony cleared. He's back on tour. Karen
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1654058 tn?1407159066
I turned it on late n missed that skit. I met Micheal Buble a few years ago n wanted to see him.
But my $.02 is that it's flattering to have a parody on SNL. Keisha is a hoot. The only thing that could have been better is if it had been Lady Gaga.
I even made up SNL skits in my head when a bunch of us started Incivik last summer. We could all be in a room w our funky symptoms. Soo I hope they'll do more. Talk about awareness??? Get Steven Tyler or Red Hot Chili Peppers as the musical guest. Anthony Kiedis wrote a song "I'm a hepper not a leper" this year.
Lol Karen :)
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Keith...your last line in your comment summed it all up!
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1747881 tn?1546175878
I actually emailed them with my thoughts on it and this was their reply

Thanks for your email. NBC values your comments, but unfortunately, due to the volume of emails we receive, we cannot respond to each one. Please check our FAQ section to see if your question is answered there

Basically we are not going to read it and we don't give a shift
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