Remember His Cameo in South Park?

[shanmonster]

I never thought I'd agree with someone from T-Shirt Hell. Although it's a sad thing that poor ol' Supe died, take a look at this:

I can't get over the fuss they're making over the death of Christopher Reeve. It's like he was some kind of Saint. They talk about how tirelessly he worked to get funding for research to cure paralysis. I'm sorry, but am I the only one who notices that he might have had a little something to gain if all of this hard work paid off? The man was a human doorstop. If Christopher Reeve had fallen off his horse and bounced back up unharmed, and then decided to devote his life to curing paralysis- then I would be impressed. If Christopher Reeve became paralyzed, and then devoted his life to finding a cure for world hunger, cancer, or blindness- then I would think that this guy was pretty heroic.

Believe me, if I had an accident and my penis was turned inside out so that every time I took a piss it came out my nose, you'd better believe I'd spend some time looking for the cure for inside out penisitis. I think I would discover I had a real passion for it that I was previously unaware of.

In other news, my throat is still sore and my head is full of snot. While I'm suffering, I think I'll devote my life to finding a cure for the common cold. My search begins in my medicine cabinet.

Comments

[bboyneko.livejournal.com]

http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=creeve

this guy agrees :D

[superbrad.livejournal.com]

Yep. Same thing as with, I think it was Magic Johnson. "He's a hero because he's crusading for AIDS!" That's because he fucked so many groupies he finally *got* AIDS. Crusading for a disease that you have is not heroic.

[liquid-quaalude.livejournal.com]

yea I was sad at his death because he was my first girlhood crush....
but now you can not turn the fucking tv channell here in the US with out hearing about it!!!
they are acting like hes a saint!!!
and in reality there is ONLY ONE reason he was cursading so much for the cause....HIMSELF......
because if he wasnt paralyzied by that accident...he wouldnt have thought twice.....about it...
and there are tons of people like him who dont have the fancy wheelchairs and excellant care he did....

I saw Aaliyah meantioned above....being a pilot I read the NTSB report of that accident....I hate to say it...but it was there sheer stupidity that got them killed...I have over 11,000 hours of flying a plane...and I know that if Iam stupid...that plane is gonna kill me....if that makes sense.

[miraba.livejournal.com]

Even if he didn't do anything courageous, he still brought attention to a branch of science which is rather underfunded (stem cell research). IMO, the more famous people who can crusade, the more people will actually recognize that something needs to be done.

[balthcat.livejournal.com]

I whispered my shameful apathy to others, shortly after his demise. Sometimes not so whispery. In fact, something like "God-DAMN, I had enough of him when he gimped himself up, now that he's dead it's gonna flare up again!"

Maybe it's because I'm not old enough to place a huge importance in the actor who played Superman... but I have just NEVER cared. I actually didn't really like him in Superman.

Reeve

[digby-tantrum.livejournal.com]

Somehow, I prefer this spin:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/_boo_radley/1976.html