Friday, September 6, 2013

When did crazy become the new cancer?

I occasionally drive by a billboard like this.  "Imagine if you got blamed for having cancer."


Umm, yeah.  I can disagree with this on two levels.  While it's not your fault that you are mentally ill, you can certainly be blamed for your actions.  Cancer doesn't make you show up at my house at 2am, eating a hot dog slathered in peanut butter while dressed like Gumby, ranting about how shoelaces should be sold as singles and claiming that the government is monitoring your thoughts. 

Also, sometimes it's okay to blame someone for having cancer.  I've known people who did three tanning bed sessions per day and smoked while in the tanning bed.  If these end up with cancer, I'm pretty sure it's their own fault.

What are your thoughts on this subject?

No comments:

Post a Comment