The Funniest Thing I Have Ever Read In My Entire Life

[Strike For The South]

http://articles.timesofindia.indiati...girl-ends-life

For days, Mumpy would listen quietly as the elders discussed how only an eye surgery could save her father's vision and a kidney transplant her brother's life. But both surgeries were beyond the family's meagre means. So, Mumpy hit upon a plan, which to her 12-year-old mind seemed the answer to all troubles. She would kill herself, which would save the dowry, too, and her organs would give her loved ones back their lives.Mumpy did stick to her plan. But the suicide note in which she had scribbled down her wishes was found the day after she was cremated.

Granted it's sad to but only because her dowry went into her decison making

Everything else is grade a comedy

[Major Robert Dump]

Yes this would only be funnier if they all died of AIDS, too

[Tuuvi]

Wow, I admire her selflessness.

[Louis VI the Fat]

Oh my....goodness...that was so sad and beautiful and tragic...




This is not a laughing matter, Strike. What this is, is the internet doing its evil work of destroying empathy: http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-18/o...?_s=PM:OPINION


Back to the Middle Ages, we are. The entire village laughing at the silly faces some pauper pulls as he is disemboweled on market square. That is the internet, YouTube, 'fun sites'. That's what Break.com is about, videos of people breaking their collar bone, presented for amusement, the viewer having a quick laugh before he gets his half a sentence comment in, and on to the next internet sensation.

[Strike For The South]

Oh my....goodness...that was so sad and beautiful and tragic...




This is not a laughing matter, Strike. What this is, is the internet doing its evil work of destroying empathy: http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-18/o...?_s=PM:OPINION


Back to the Middle Ages, we are. The entire village laughing at the silly faces some pauper pulls as he is disemboweled on market square. That is the internet, YouTube, 'fun sites'. That's what Break.com is about, videos of people breaking their collar bone, presented for amusement, the viewer having a quick laugh before he gets his half a sentence comment in, and on to the next internet sensation.

I have plenty of empathy

Just none for a society which imposes second class citizenship on their women

A boy would never have the same thought process in India, The two handicapped women would simply die

And of course the poison she took probably rendered heard kidneys useless. Kids these days always about the instant gratafacation

[rajpoot]

Just none for a society which imposes second class citizenship on their women
A boy would never have the same thought process in India, The two handicapped women would simply die

So you think that the 12 year old girl killed herself because she was oppressed and not because she loved her father and brother?
This is not funny.
It is sad and touching.

[Tuuvi]

I have plenty of empathy

Just none for a society which imposes second class citizenship on their women

A boy would never have the same thought process in India, The two handicapped women would simply die

And of course the poison she took probably rendered heard kidneys useless. Kids these days always about the instant gratafacation

If that's the case, then it makes the story even more tragic, because it means the girl was a victim of her culture. Not really something to laugh about.

And seeing how she was 12 years old, you can't blame her for not thinking clearly. Whether her actions were influenced by the chauvinism of her culture or not, her motives were selfless all the same.

[Strike For The South]

So you think that the 12 year old girl killed herself because she was oppressed and not because she loved her father and brother?
This is not funny.
It is sad and touching.

Well no, it is not that simple. But the fact a dowry was even mentioned is mind bowling

Becuase remember kids, women are a burden

I would say the culture she was conditioned in had allot to do with it.

But other than that it has the trappings of a sketch

[Samurai Waki]

Nope, I'm pretty sure this have everything to do with India still treating it's women as second class citizens-- otherwise one of the healthier elders would do the honor instead of bucking the responsibility on a 12 year old girl. Cowardly for the father and brother, selfless for the girl.

[rajpoot]

The practice of taking dowry is shameful, but you don't see girls committing suicide just to save their parents that money.
The article also mentions that her sister went to school, despite them being relatively poorer, which means they weren't all that backward.

I agree that dowry must have been a factor, but I cannot believe that it weighed more over her than the well being of her family.
And I'd rather not see her death be reduced to a reason to bash social evils.

Nope, I'm pretty sure this have everything to do with India still treating it's women as second class citizens-- otherwise one of the healthier elders would do the honor instead of bucking the responsibility on a 12 year old girl. Cowardly for the father and brother, selfless for the girl.

I don't think she discussed killing herself with her elders, for them to stop her and kill themselves instead.

[Fragony]

I'm not laughing this is a really sad

[a completely inoffensive name]

No one else might get your humor Strike, but I do.

[Populus Romanus]

I find this hilarious. Who says we have to show empathy over the internet?

[Strike For The South]

The kid and the troll

I like these odds

[Adrian II]

[...] you don't see girls committing suicide just to save their parents that money.

That's right, usually the adults kill the girls, don't they? Either the parents do it because they consider the girl a burden, or the husband does it after pocketing the dowry.

Words fail me to express my exact sentiments on Indian 'custom' in a way that would avoid my being banned.*

AII

* Oh wow, I think I just have.

[Major Robert Dump]

Since we are discussing how funny these terrible female injustices are, I will relay an even funnier fact to you guys:

A woman's "right" to choose, particularly in developing and overcrowded countries, has resulted in a several-point shift from the normal 50-50 male to female ratio, anywhere from 53-47 to 60-40, and even higher within certain demographics inside of countries. When women are greatly outnumbered by men, they are inherently at a disadvantage (even more so in poor and/or muslim countries) and tend to be treated more like cattle sex objects and prizes than equals. This leads to a worse quality of life and shorter lifespans, which in turns will lead to more abortions.

So, abortion is killing women.

NOW THATS FUNNY

[rajpoot]

That's right, usually the adults kill the girls, don't they? Either the parents do it because they consider the girl a burden, or the husband does it after pocketing the dowry.

Words fail me to express my exact sentiments on Indian 'custom' in a way that would avoid my being banned.*

AII

* Oh wow, I think I just have.

I cannot recall any incident of a parent killing their adult daughter so that they don't have to pay her dowry. If an adult girl is killed due to lack of dowry, that is something that happens in her in-laws house and not because her parents did not want her, but because her in-laws are criminals. Such cases are rare these days, and when they come to light, the perpetrators are punished harshly.

The killing of girl child while still in the womb, or female feticide, is still slightly more prevalent, but even that is now something that occurs only in the most backward of classes. Specially since few hospitals/doctors now agree to do such a thing.

[Strike For The South]

Since we are discussing how funny these terrible female injustices are, I will relay an even funnier fact to you guys:

A woman's "right" to choose, particularly in developing and overcrowded countries, has resulted in a several-point shift from the normal 50-50 male to female ratio, anywhere from 53-47 to 60-40, and even higher within certain demographics inside of countries. When women are greatly outnumbered by men, they are inherently at a disadvantage (even more so in poor and/or muslim countries) and tend to be treated more like cattle sex objects and prizes than equals. This leads to a worse quality of life and shorter lifespans, which in turns will lead to more abortions.

So, abortion is killing women.

NOW THATS FUNNY

When an okie gets the joke....

Oh and these are about to be our new overlords

I mean there are lulz to be had all around really

[gaelic cowboy]

You think that's funny eh then you will luuuuv this so

[Fragony]

You think that's funny eh then you will luuuuv this so

India is a pretty wutehque? country for sure. Creepiest is that it must happen in the more modern part of it, doubt the village doctor can do that.

[gaelic cowboy]

India is a pretty wutehque? country for sure. Creepiest is that it must happen in the more modern part of it, doubt the village doctor can do that.

Seen a docu on the telly here a while back where some NGO types were talking about how there were fellas going round villages offering scans to women so they could I suppose get rid of it if it's a girl.