Jackass is a fandom, right?
So obviously we all know that Ryan Dunn from "Jackass" was killed in a horrible car crash early yesterday morning. And many family members, friends, and fans are in mourning right now. But then Roger Ebert had to speak up. Needless to say, many are pissed at his insensitivity.

Sadly, I kind of figured something like this was going to happen considering the stunts "Jackass" is known for (and we all remember the "Steve Irwin had it coming" wank), but still... that doesn't excuse Ebert's words at all.

Beware the comments in the MSN article, they are just as bad as Ebert's original tweet.

ETA: I would normally agree with the comments here as well, except that the police haven't actually confirmed that he was drunk. If it turns out that that's what happened, that's one thing. But... I'd rather wait to find out the results before I agree with one side or the other.

ETA 2: Apparently Ebert has apologized to Dunn's family and friends saying he tweeted too soon. From People.com

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napalmnacey
2011-06-23 04:06 am UTC (link)

Well, I say irrationally cause in my head I'm all, "FUCK YOU, SERIOUSLY, FUCK YOU WITH A RUSTY SPOON YOU THICK-SKULLED TWITTER-BRAINED, SELFISH LITTLE ARSE-NUGGET! HOW FUCKING DARE YOU! HOW FUCKNG DARE YOU RISK PEOPLE'S LIVES, I WANT TO VOMIT ALL OVER YOUR FACE! I WANT TO SHIT IN YOUR MOUTH! I WANT TO THROW YOU IN A PUDDLE OF SLOPPY MUD BUT IT'S NOT MUD, IT'S ACTUALLY SHIT. DOG SHIT AND CAT SHIT. I WANT YOU TO LOOK EVERY VICTIM OF THIS SORT OF THING IN THE EYE AND I WANT YOU TO TELL THEM THAT YOU DID THIS BECAUSE YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR LIVES, THAT YOU THINK YOUR WHIMS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THEIR LIVES AND OH JUST GO SIT ON A HATPIN!"

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	kosaginolegion 2011-06-23 07:34 am UTC (link)
	considers this Nope. Still not irrational. (Also, glad that your sister made it.) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

napalmnacey
2011-06-23 06:45 pm UTC (link)

As am I. She recovered quite well, considering. Her knee-cap was split in half so she needed a lot of recovery time for that, and she has pins in her leg as a result. And she's self-conscious over the fact that a crack in her cheek-bone up to the eye-socket left half of her lower face slightly paralysed. Her smile is a little crooked now, and she hates it. When she brought it up when she tried to get her compo, the lawyer for the woman that ran her car into my sister's said, "Well, it's not like you're a model, are you?" That's how they managed to decrease her payout. Serious. Cause it's only important that you're partially facially paralysed if you're Naomi Campbell. It has no impact on a person in every day life. :I

Other than that, she's done well. Husband, gorgeous girls. Did some science courses that she had always thought herself too stupid to do. I'm really proud of her.

Whenever I think about how swollen her head was, the huge dent in the Holden Kingswood steering wheel made by the impact, her knee sewn together and swollen like a fucking cooked chicken, I get cold chills. And I thank God. A lot.

It's funny. The situation moved me to tell kids at school not to drink and drive. It was kind of pertinent since we were learning about drinking and drugs at school. So at show and tell, I told about what happened to my sister. I burst into tears up there in front of class, and I got laughed at. I hated everyone for it at the time but looking back, it's a pretty heavy subject matter for 11 year olds. Aaaand now I've rambled. LOL!

/coolstorysis

Anyway, that's why I go berko over this sort of thing.

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	cyndra_falin 2011-06-23 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	the lawyer for the woman that ran her car into my sister's said, "Well, it's not like you're a model, are you?" Oh fuck you, lawyer. Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, FUCK YOU, FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...sorry wipes up (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	napalmnacey 2011-06-24 03:57 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, that was pretty much our response too. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	phosfate 2011-06-23 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, it's not like you're a model, are you?" OH NO YOU DID NOT SAY THAT YOU FUCKING COCKBITE TURD-SOULED HOGFUCKER. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	napalmnacey 2011-06-24 03:59 am UTC (link)
	He did, he totally did. Lisa still swears blue over it this day, and I usually join in. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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