I Love You, Now Die: behind the text suicide scandal that shocked America

tenchineuro · 2019-07-09T20:34:37+00:00

Her work searches for the truth along with a hard-fought decency, a belief that figures the mass media may vilify still contain a core of humanity. She sees this notion of empathy as a foundation of the true crime genre currently dominant in American culture, maybe even the secret ingredient that’s made it so recently ubiquitous. If the people would only look past the kneejerk rage that the Carter case inspires on first glance, they’d be wounded by the same pain that drew Carr to this sordid tale – a pain emanating from both sides, outward in every direction.

“True crime has a way of creating a visceral, physical reaction,” Carr firmly states. “There’s nothing like hearing about other people’s hurt. We’re herd animals, and we don’t want to see other people hurting. It’s like sports, with built-in stakes that you get invested in. This is a story about human beings, people also struggling with mental health issues will see it, and so we have to make sure to be compassionate while reporting on scandal.”

This article is pretty scattershot, but apparently...

It was the news that distorted everything.
Michelle Carter was as much a victim as Roy.
America need to show empathy for Michelle Carter.

Mr_Shad0w · 2019-07-09T21:10:06+00:00

"kneejerk rage"? Right. Hard pass on this "documentary".

ThePigmanAgain · 2019-07-09T23:06:24+00:00

I don't even need to read this to know it's going to make excuses for her. Am i right?

gonnagetu · 2019-07-10T16:53:21+00:00

My ex did this exact same fucking thing to me, and to this day still thinks I'm the one who hated her and wanted her to die. It's fucking ridiculous.

My ex was deeply mentally unwell, borderline and probably schizophrenic, but refused to take meds or follow through with any help. She just went on about how men had it better and she was just a victim. She used it all to dismiss her abuse of me as actually her trying to handle my alleged abuse of her. The shit she made me do, made me watch... two + years of ptsd and only just now fading.

Feminist thinking makes life so much harder for the mentally unstable, and the female privilege it perpetuates encourages this shit. Guarantee this woman still sees herself as a victim.

Also this article is gross, but not so much as this director. She's a predator, just the way she describes true crime as empathizing with the murderer is just... so gross and fucked up. Whatever her reasons, she is a murderer. Justifications don't change the reality. This woman is a murderer whether she was deluded or not, and should be vilified, because unlike so many false accusations, this one actually happened and had consequences.

Title	I Love You, Now Die: behind the text suicide scandal that shocked America
Author	Tchulkaturin-1850
Upvotes	32
Comments	17
Date	July 9, 2019 8:01 PM UTC (7 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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