----------------------------------- Martin Mon Oct 11, 2004 2:12 pm Superman ----------------------------------- Christopher Reeve Sept. 25, 1952 - Oct. 10, 2004 http://www.yousephtanha.com/superman.gif Image Source: http://www.yousephtanha.com/ ----------------------------------- Martin Mon Oct 11, 2004 2:16 pm ----------------------------------- http://www.apacure.com/ Christopher Reeve was a hero, both on the screen and in real life. He passed away yesterday, age 52, of heart failure. ----------------------------------- Amailer Mon Oct 11, 2004 2:18 pm ----------------------------------- Why did you post this in the GD forum? he died? wow, damm. I thought he recovered from that heart problems of his. ----------------------------------- Martin Mon Oct 11, 2004 2:19 pm ----------------------------------- I figure that it was important enough to warrent a post in General Discussion. ----------------------------------- templest Mon Oct 11, 2004 3:21 pm ----------------------------------- http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=creeve ----------------------------------- poly Mon Oct 11, 2004 7:15 pm ----------------------------------- I kinda agree with that Maddox article...Like a lot of people dont become aware and get active in something inless they have it happen to them. but at the same time we cant speak and say that because just think...what are we doing? Like tomorrow if I had a disease like cancer I would probably get involved in it because i was diagnosed with it etc...anywho enough of my crap rant Goodbye Superman, let you lay in Peace! ----------------------------------- Amailer Mon Oct 11, 2004 7:26 pm ----------------------------------- Alteast they care later on.... you guys don't care either way do you? :evil: What kinda stupid article is that... im not a fan or anything of this guy, but seriously people, they guy is dead have some respect. ----------------------------------- templest Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:31 pm ----------------------------------- Alteast they care later on.... you guys don't care either way do you? :evil: What kinda stupid article is that... im not a fan or anything of this guy, but seriously people, they guy is dead have some respect. The man died. Why should that change anything!? What holy title did this man earn in death!? A person should be regarded in death the same way they were in life! You can sit there and tell me why I should respect someone, but death is no reason to do so! Death doesn't change who you were in life! Respect for the dead is bs! Respect for those deserving is right! He didn't deserve all the praise and media matsurbation he recieved for doing something that any of us put in his situation, with a safe packed with money, would do. You're right, I wouldn't care about all the deseases in the world out there unless it happened to me. And you know what? When's the last time you donated to the "Canadian Diabetes Association"? Yeah... ----------------------------------- josh Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:07 pm ----------------------------------- I completely disagree with that statement. I don't have cancer yet I still donate every year to a cancer foundation. I may not donate as much as Mr. Reeve did but the important thing is that many people do try and help in little ways and I have immense respect for him that he contributed to a cuase like that in such a huge way. ----------------------------------- templest Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:14 pm ----------------------------------- I don't have cancer yet I still donate every year to a cancer foundation. Then you are someone that does deserve admiration. ----------------------------------- josh Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:17 pm ----------------------------------- If that was sarcastic than u missed my point entierly. I am just trying to point out that most people (even in my skool were they are mostly japs and a-holes) ppl still donate money for causes like that. I am on the student council at skool and we managed to sell over 150 of those yellow bracelets for tha lance armstrong foundation (another respectable person) EDIT: and whats with the link in your sig??? why put that kinda of racist s*** on this site??? ----------------------------------- Paul Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:37 pm ----------------------------------- Alteast they care later on.... you guys don't care either way do you? :evil: What kinda stupid article is that... im not a fan or anything of this guy, but seriously people, they guy is dead have some respect. Nope, don't care at all. Life goes on, ppl have their own problems, I conform, the money could be better spent elsewhere, perhaps something of personal benefit. ----------------------------------- Genesis Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:51 pm ----------------------------------- I am on the student council at skool and we managed to sell over 150 of those yellow bracelets for tha lance armstrong foundation (another respectable person) Now Lance Armstrong is my idea of a role model. (More so than Christopher Reeves.) It takes quite a bit of determination and a pretty positive attitude to recover from cancer and win the Tour De France 6 times in a row. ----------------------------------- josh Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:14 pm ----------------------------------- well I don't think u can call him n e less of a role model in that respect because the conditon he was fighiting aginst made very difficult or immposible to do something like win the tour de france ( or something of that claiber). The things he did don't get as much recognition so maybe he is not as well known but I don't think that makes him any less of a role model. ----------------------------------- Genesis Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:22 pm ----------------------------------- I just think that Lance makes a better role model. Only because he acheived a thousand times more than anyone ever expected him too. His attitude and lifestyle are great, and he's a professional athlete, and the best in his sport, which makes it easier for people to idolize him. Christopher Reeves did great stuff, but it's kinda difficult to say "I wanna be like him." because he's in a wheel chair, and who wants to be in a wheel chair. So it would be good to emulate his attitude, but not other aspects of his life. Lance on the other hand is probably the fittest, healthiest person I've ever seen, so to say "I wanna be like him." can provide someone with aspects to live up to in all areas. (I have nothing against Christopher Reeves, he was a great guy, I'm just a bigger fan of Lance Armstrong) ----------------------------------- josh Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:26 pm ----------------------------------- kk, genesis, now that I see what u r saying I completly agree with u :D ----------------------------------- Martin Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:38 pm ----------------------------------- A hero is just an ordinary man put into an extraordinary situation. Maddox writes about satire, it is meant to be funny. Maddox doesn't believe what he says about that, he even said it himself. That article is a joke about how society doesn't care unless something happens to them, with Christopher Reeve being a representation of society. He had enough money that he didn't have to do this, he could have lived his life stress free and happily (well, minus the being paralyzed bit). But instead he chose to devote his life to this cause, which makes him a hero. And whoever moved this to spam is a jerk. ----------------------------------- josh Tue Oct 12, 2004 6:51 am ----------------------------------- And whoever moved this to spam is a jerk. I'll second that ----------------------------------- templest Tue Oct 12, 2004 1:10 pm ----------------------------------- Maddox writes about satire, it is meant to be funny. Maddox doesn't believe what he says about that, he even said it himself. That article is a joke about how society doesn't care unless something happens to them, with Christopher Reeve being a representation of society. And whoever moved this to spam is a jerk. So do I. You see, I mentioned we are all jerks as well. I bet no one here gives a crap about some wierd obscure desease out there that no one cares about. And you never will unless you got it yourself. That's what I'm saying. My point? The man shouldn't be regarded as anything special. People do what he did all the time, the only difference is that he was famous. ----------------------------------- Martin Tue Oct 12, 2004 1:29 pm ----------------------------------- It's not that he was famous. It was the magnitude of what he did that makes him special. http://www.apacure.com/cr_gt.html Famous or not, that is an amazing accomplishment. ----------------------------------- Maverick Tue Oct 12, 2004 2:11 pm ----------------------------------- http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=creeve I completely agree with this article. Reeves is dead sure its sad but its no more sad then when some non famous person dies. Reeves never did anything extraordinary in his life. He started a foundation to cure himself, only thinking about himself. ----------------------------------- Amailer Tue Oct 12, 2004 2:37 pm ----------------------------------- http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=creeve I completely agree with this article. Reeves is dead sure its sad but its no more sad then when some non famous person dies. Reeves never did anything extraordinary in his life. He started a foundation to cure himself, only thinking about himself. Yeah, but im saying atleast have some respect that SOMEONE IS DEAD!