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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ekaterinv
2011-06-24 12:27 am UTC (link)

Telling the truth about why a drunk, speeding driver killed himself and someone else is not something that I consider "insensitive". I would be PISSED OFF if anyone tried to pat me on the head and "poor dear, let's not talk about the alcohol problem" after the alcoholic in my family died. Ebert didn't e-mail the family saying their son drank too much and got what he deserved. In fact, he never said anything like that anywhere, and never invaded their space. He said, basically, driving drunk and speeding are things that will get you killed, and here is proof. Which I would be shouting from the rooftops if the drunk driving alcoholic in my family had just died.

And when Ebert made his remarks, he knew that the dude drank 3 beers and 3 shots and then sped. He drank alcohol, lots of it, before driving, and then sped. Ebert wasn't reasoning in advance of facts at all.

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