You're right, I don't particularly like you for this. In fact, having signed onto this forum in the wake of losing my close friend MK in the way that I did, I'm not really pleased with much of what's being posted here.
The cold notion that you, or anyone could or should examine this tragedy, analyze it as "data" in order to "learn" from it in the way your post suggests is upsetting. Mary Kay's husband and her family *know* why she did what she did, and it's not a fit topic for your speculation, IMHO. But of course My Humble Opinion won't stop you from making an intellectual exercise out of it, and stroking your chin and making pronouncements as if you had one clue in hell of what really went on. In the weeks and months to come, her family will actually be trying to bring to light those reasons specifically to help others in the same straits Mary Kay found herself in, to raise funds and awareness, and possibly save a life or two. What others who've responded to your post have said is true: They aren't trying to say let's ignore what happened, merely expressing the hope that SP's right-wing critics won't sieze upon Mary Kay's death as some kind of whacked evidence justifying their insect-brained POV. Anyway, forgive my hostility. I'm a bit close to the whole thing, and I lack the objectivity that would doubtless make it possible for me to dissect my friend's guts so that mankind can benefit.
Why didn't they show her the same respect they showed Jesus? Well, for one, they loved her. Matt and Trey worked with her, considered her a co-creator of the show and went out of their way to cherish their relationship with her professionally and personally. Real love and friendship are something they value and understand. For two, they weren't disrespecting Jesus on the show, they were satyrizing people's inane images _of_ Jesus, the utter absurdity of most of what organized religion promotes, and other concepts that are obviously a little too far above your monobrowed forehead. From all of Mary Kay's friends and family, I bid you bite me.
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You're right, I don't particularly like you for this. In fact, having signed onto this forum in the wake of losing my close friend MK in the way that I did, I'm not really pleased with much of what's being posted here.
The cold notion that you, or anyone could or should examine this tragedy, analyze it as "data" in order to "learn" from it in the way your post suggests is upsetting. Mary Kay's husband and her family *know* why she did what she did, and it's not a fit topic for your speculation, IMHO. But of course My Humble Opinion won't stop you from making an intellectual exercise out of it, and stroking your chin and making pronouncements as if you had one clue in hell of what really went on.
In the weeks and months to come, her family will actually be trying to bring to light those reasons specifically to help others in the same straits Mary Kay found herself in, to raise funds and awareness, and possibly save a life or two. What others who've responded to your post have said is true: They aren't trying to say let's ignore what happened, merely expressing the hope that SP's right-wing critics won't sieze upon Mary Kay's death as some kind of whacked evidence justifying their insect-brained POV. Anyway, forgive my hostility. I'm a bit close to the whole thing, and I lack the objectivity that would doubtless make it possible for me to dissect my friend's guts so that mankind can benefit.
Why didn't they show her the same respect they showed Jesus? Well, for one, they loved her. Matt and Trey worked with her, considered her a co-creator of the show and went out of their way to cherish their relationship with her professionally and personally. Real love and friendship are something they value and understand. For two, they weren't disrespecting Jesus on the show, they were satyrizing people's inane images _of_ Jesus, the utter absurdity of most of what organized religion promotes, and other concepts that are obviously a little too far above your monobrowed forehead. From all of Mary Kay's friends and family, I bid you bite me.