NOBODY HAS THE RIGHT NOT TO BE OFFENDED. PERIOD.
In my Jewish religion, we are buried immediately, in plain pine boxes. No open caskets, just buried immediately. Would I ever opine as to the rituals of others? NEVER. IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
Right on.
In a free and open market, if there is a demand for a product, someone will figure out how to supply it. Clearly, there are enough gay men who would like this sort of thing, that it is a worthwhile market to address.
Humorous (and other) comments aside, you're on the mark. The gay-decorated coffins are certainly not my cup of tea; I'm all for the pine box or maybe cremation, depending on what takes me out one of these days. I'd like to keep it simple and cheap.
But they have every right to do this, and as freedom-loving, free-market folks, we should support their right to do so. Even if it strikes us as... very different.
I am going to be honest about what this article is really about. It is not about being “offended” while shopping for coffins for loved ones. If I saw it while shopping, I would either laugh my a$$ off or barf on the coffin. Truth be told.
As for my cup of tea, no it is not. Not for me for my family.
What this article is about is that there is a very large industry of these coffins. Why is that? Oh gee, I think we learned that one back in the 1970’s with “Gay Cancer”. It is now called AIDS. Even with the drugs out there for AIDS, most gay men only live to about age 40 or so. This article is telling us the gay men are not living long and that “gay coffins” are in big demand. This is not good news for the gay community. This means their deathstyle is bringing their numbers lower. They are planning their funeral, when just a year ago they were planning their “gay wedding”.
Same with me and personally, I think a plain, pine box is just fine. Simplicity and not the cost of all those we see today. I would like a plain pine box. As you said...Freedom at its best.
Actually I’m not offended by anything anyone else does like this. It is THEIR CHOICE. If I don’t happen to like it it’s tough cause I’m not paying for it nor do I want it and as you said “It is NONE of my business.”
I expect others to do the same thing...if more people minded their own business there would be less “White Noise” in this world.
Same with me and personally, I think a plain, pine box is just fine. Simplicity and not the cost of all those we see today. I would like a plain pine box. As you said...Freedom at its best.
Actually I’m not offended by anything anyone else does like this. It is THEIR CHOICE. If I don’t happen to like it it’s tough cause I’m not paying for it nor do I want it and as you said “It is NONE of my business.”
I expect others to do the same thing...if more people minded their own business there would be less “White Noise” in this world.