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Post by rawli on Oct 5, 2018 17:42:31 GMT
I think it's a load of bollocks. I'm a fan of porn but don't expect a minutes applause off all of my fellow wankers when I'm brown bread. Would be hard to do one handed to be fair.
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Post by chigstoke on Oct 5, 2018 17:52:51 GMT
What if someone goes missing for seven years and is assumed dead, which minute would we applaud, because we do not know exactly when and at what age they died. Then what would we do if after being assumed dead they turned up at a game. Do we boo them. Seems harsh . Well we just clap them for 7 years. We put the stadium on lockdown, no one allowed out until 7 years of clapping is complete.
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Post by Dave the Rave on Oct 5, 2018 18:00:00 GMT
I just think it's weird as fuck how some people's first reaction when someone close to them dies is to get on here, SLP or TBPTV asking for applause. It makes me think it's not actually the loved ones doing it, but vague acquaintances who are not close to the deceased, taking ownership of grief that's not their own, for the attention-seeking gratification of being hailed as the instigator. It's insincere, cynical and cheap. I think to assume this is the case for every single person is cynical in itself. Whilst I personally wouldn't want people who don't know me, who probably wouldn't have liked me if they had, clapping my death as though they care one jot about my passing, to some people Stoke and the "Stoke Family" is a huge part of their lives and they may genuinely believe this public show of 'affection' might help in the grief process. Sometimes people are doing things selflessly regardless of whether it's the right thing or not to do. We all view the world very differently. I agree in some cases with what you say but you can't tarnish everyone with the same brush.
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Post by innocentbystander on Oct 5, 2018 20:02:00 GMT
I just think it's weird as fuck how some people's first reaction when someone close to them dies is to get on here, SLP or TBPTV asking for applause. It makes me think it's not actually the loved ones doing it, but vague acquaintances who are not close to the deceased, taking ownership of grief that's not their own, for the attention-seeking gratification of being hailed as the instigator. It's insincere, cynical and cheap. Second reaction is to arrange an appeal, as if bombarding a victim's family with unrequested cash is going to make anything better.
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Post by WhyDelilah on Oct 5, 2018 22:37:12 GMT
Its easy to criticise and ridicule.
If it brings just a little bit of solace to friends and family of loved ones then I can only see an upside.
All those slagging it off would probably like the idea of them receiving a minutes applause at their beloved club when the time comes too.
Some shit on this thread.
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