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So, the Emmys were tonight, and as usual, they had a lovely song for the In Memoriam segment. And as usual, I bawled like a baby who has been deprived of their blankie. But it was slightly worse than usual this year, because I literally could not stop crying for about an hour. Even now, I'm still letting loose the odd sniffle or two.
Jewel played a song she wrote called "Shape of You," which she wrote for a friend who had died of cancer. Many of you who follow me know that in 2006, my father died after a 5 month battle with lung cancer. That song pretty much described exactly how I've been feeling for nearly 4 years now, and of course, it brought all of that to the surface at once.
What pissed me off was that later on, someone made the following comment on Twitter: "Jewel, if you have a hole in your heart, then you should get that Dick Cheney surgery. He will outlive us all."
What.the.actual.FUCK? How fucking DARE you make light of that song? She wrote that song out of a place of pain and grief, and you're making a JOKE about it?!? I found it incredibly offensive and insensitive, and I don't usually play the PC Police. In fact, my usual stance is FUCK DA PC POLICE, and you all know this.
However, I do feel the need to apologize to someone. I saw the tweet because it was retweeted by my friend Emma, and I reacted by shooting the messenger.
Emma, I'm REALLY sorry for how bitchy I was to you for retweeting that. Upset or not, it was wrong of me to take my pissed-offness out on you, and I'm sorry I did.
Jewel played a song she wrote called "Shape of You," which she wrote for a friend who had died of cancer. Many of you who follow me know that in 2006, my father died after a 5 month battle with lung cancer. That song pretty much described exactly how I've been feeling for nearly 4 years now, and of course, it brought all of that to the surface at once.
What pissed me off was that later on, someone made the following comment on Twitter: "Jewel, if you have a hole in your heart, then you should get that Dick Cheney surgery. He will outlive us all."
What.the.actual.FUCK? How fucking DARE you make light of that song? She wrote that song out of a place of pain and grief, and you're making a JOKE about it?!? I found it incredibly offensive and insensitive, and I don't usually play the PC Police. In fact, my usual stance is FUCK DA PC POLICE, and you all know this.
However, I do feel the need to apologize to someone. I saw the tweet because it was retweeted by my friend Emma, and I reacted by shooting the messenger.
Emma, I'm REALLY sorry for how bitchy I was to you for retweeting that. Upset or not, it was wrong of me to take my pissed-offness out on you, and I'm sorry I did.