I have always viewed vanity as a kind of cowardice, so there was no real difference there. Sorry for the confusion.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:12 PM, G Money<[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > Uh........every time he was asked "Are you lightening your skin?" He >> > answered: "No, i have a disease that causes my skin to lighten." >> >> Then he had the most amazing case of vitiligo I have ever seen to have >> his skin color be so perfect and uniform. >> > > Ah, so it wasn't enough that he actually DID own up to his disease publicly, > but now you seem pissed that he didn't just let it run it's natural course? > > Now he's vain because he tried to ease the affects of the disease by making > them more "uniform". > > >> I think you understand the point I was trying to make. He had an >> opportunity, as someone adored by so many, to shed some light on these >> diseases and become a role model for others afflicted with the >> diseases, and he chose not to. He chose to hide. That's a good lesson >> to teach kids, be embarrassed by that which you cannot control. It is >> well within his right to do so, but a bit cowardly in my opinion. > > > Now we've gone from "fucking vain" to "a bit cowardly". > > Had you said "a bit cowardly" from the get go, I probably wouldn't have > challenged your opinion :) > > We can easily agree he could have done more to help raise awareness, and > maybe even research funds, for this disease. > > But that's a far cry from accusing excessive vanity just because he > struggled with the affects of the disease on his appearance. > > -- > Somewhere between the time you arrive and the time you go > May lie a reason you were alive that you'll never know > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:299789 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
