tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post9159616454564064519..comments2024-02-23T01:30:06.101-08:00Comments on Early Warning: The Wake-Up Call from David BuckelStuart Stanifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07182839827506265860noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-80073076440810030412019-10-15T12:08:26.749-07:002019-10-15T12:08:26.749-07:00I feel like that was his point... the author, I me...I feel like that was his point... the author, I mean. Mr. Buckel's death was tragically under-reported and was also entirely in line with the severity of the issue. Unfortunately, Buckel incorrectly assumed that the weight of his professional career would overcome the much heavier barrier of gay men being seen as intrinsically mentally ill. <br /><br />It's infuriating and scary that we looked at his suicide as an act of mental illness (in terms of media coverage) rather than being an act of true heroism that I'm not sure we deserved. Would we even think of framing the suicide of monks in Vietnam as a mental health issue? <br /><br />We continue to consume unchecked and ignore science because the ultimate blame lies on us, and shame and self-reflection aren't qualities we seem to possess anymore. <br /><br />The author of this piece is no more suicidal than I am. He is only articulating how this event made an ethereal issue entirely real. I agree with the author and am angered that the focus on this man's death is on mental health, as opposed to his life as a public servant and his sacrifice to draw attention to our glutinous consumption. "Suicide" is the wrong word for this act and has spun his sacrifice into some mentally unstable "fag".<br /><br />David Buckel will hopefully be remembered for his courageous sacrifice and not as someone who committed suicide because of mental health issues. The rate of climate change is entirely worthy of such sacrifices and this man needs to be celebrated for leading the way... and i don't mean to encourage a rash of suicides, I mean real, personal sacrifice or at least a conscious reduction in emissions to honor this good man's life.BurningOurOnlyHomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414584663467636445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235419263414453422.post-83296031356777188652018-04-16T19:11:16.699-07:002018-04-16T19:11:16.699-07:00Something that makes his choice different from any...Something that makes his choice different from anyone else who would choose to do this IS his enormous contribution to society before. The Brandon Teena case, which he brought, was revolutionary. He brought one of the first cases involving anti-gay bullying, and he did an enormous amount to pave the way for same-sex marriage.<br /><br />The very fact of his accomplishments made his death so much more shocking, and thousands of media outlets have noted it.<br /><br />Despite your valuable work, you would not garner the same attention. I would garner even less. As Dorothy Parker said, "You might as well live."pitbull friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426744107243600553noreply@blogger.com