२० सप्टेंबर, २०१७

"They told me he was out! This can’t be true! We just celebrated his birthday this past Sunday... He is such a smart little boy!”

From the NYT article "At Mexican School Hit by Quake, Heartbreak and Moments of Joy."

११ टिप्पण्या:

rhhardin म्हणाले...

It's disaster entertainment. Dead children are a great find for ratings.

rcocean म्हणाले...

No one points out that a lot of S.O.B's die in disasters too.

There is a silver lining sometimes.

Mary Beth म्हणाले...

The silver lining this time was (spoiler) that the smart little boy was later pulled out alive.

Tommy Duncan म्हणाले...

This puts transgender bathrooms in perspective.

And cotton plant flower arrangements...

rcocean म्हणाले...

Here's a headline you'll never see: "Stupid ugly kid saved from Earthquake."

Or what about: "Heroic man saves Richard Spenser and Neo-nazis from blazing fire."

Its funny how people pride themselves on being compassionate - but as they said in Animal farm: "Some animals are more equal then others".

अनामित म्हणाले...

This stuff is porn. I couldn't read it. How jaded are the NYT readers, anyway?

rhhardin म्हणाले...

Jessica in the well started all the trouble, long ago now. Ratings were discovered.

Widmerpool म्हणाले...

No Mary Beth - sorry.

Oso Negro म्हणाले...

My heart bleeds for anyone who suffers the loss of a child - smart, ugly, whatever. I can imagine no worse fate than to lose one of my children.

Bill म्हणाले...

Can't imagine the horror of being buried alive under tons of shifting masonry . . . or knowing that a loved one is.

Jim S. म्हणाले...

I couldn't read it either. It's just too heartbreaking.