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Tuesday, July 31, 2007 12:00 AM

The new American way of death

Morbid curiosity and ridicule have replaced respect for the deceased at MyDeathSpace, where your life is an open book -- even when you're 6 feet under.
By Jamie Pietras

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  • Tuesday, July 31, 2007 08:20 AM

    Bwahaha

    Hey Calliope10, doesn't posting your inane comments on an online news magazine subject the rest of us to your own "mundane" life?

    I am always so shocked day in and day out about people whining about myspace as other social networking sites. Good for you that you feel morally superior than those who choose to participate. No one really cares though.

    Being attracted to death is one thing, hell it's natural, we're all gonna die, but don't you think that being an asshole to those that grieve, people you don't even know and don't affect your life in anyway, is crossing the line?

    —Kilcolman Read Kilcolman's other letters

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