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[vicarz]

Ok this is a new sickening twist on current events:
Is Columbine over? The initial problem in Columbine was the perpetuation of special status for their athletes, who were given a free ride, free reign, ellevated status (by adults, not just their peers). Ew.

The news is plastered with headlines about a man who turned town pro-football (Cardinals, safety) to serve after being deeply touched by 9-11, who has died in Afghanistan. GRANTED - that's really cool of him. He went special forces, and generally I am impressed by his choice. Specially sad is that he went over right after his honeymoon. Ow.

BUT - this is headline stuff? All these others die each and every day, Iraq and Afghanistan...but a football player dies and it's like the war just started again? I'm am really weirded out by American culture...

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[shadow27.livejournal.com]

Well at least it reminded people we've got troops in Afghanistan.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_blackjack_/]

But he was god looking! You know, like how it was a tragedy that Jessica Lynch was captured, but nobody cared that her dumpy, black platoon-mate was too...

[oontzgrrl.livejournal.com]

That's funny because I had just ranted about the same thing to Dave.

[djvampira.livejournal.com]

It seems like the media only cares about you if you have money or are white. Or better yet both. Pathetic but true.....