tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post8177659102283496955..comments2024-03-11T10:53:23.511-04:00Comments on Meg Go Run: My thoughts on 13 Reasons Why (Spoilers, obviously.)Meg Go Runhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-10427883186328262952018-04-03T20:03:20.974-04:002018-04-03T20:03:20.974-04:00Hey high horsey attitude is one of the reasons I c...Hey high horsey attitude is one of the reasons I can't freaking stand her.Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-55741106452400662512018-04-03T20:02:28.740-04:002018-04-03T20:02:28.740-04:00I definitely agree with your point that possibly d...I definitely agree with your point that possibly discussing it would be helpful. I'm coming at it from an adult who's not depressed standpoint and it doesn't make me want to commit suicide AT ALL but I realize suicides are contagious. I wonder if they are contagious in teens or adults as well? Or more contagious for teens or vice versa? It's just something I can't connect with. I feel empathy for those who are feeling suicidal but I can't relate those feelings to my own.<br /><br />I don't think the show displays Hannah getting closure or basking in everyone's pain posthumously, BUT she does sound REALLY FREAKING high horsey on the tapes. Just the tone of her voice is like, "yeah, you suck, this is your fault, and I'm so clever to make this tape to show you why". I can see teens getting of on that. Thanks for your thoughts, Ali! There is a season 2, and I will watch. But if it annoys me too much I will stop.Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-29973651486323111482018-04-03T19:27:44.563-04:002018-04-03T19:27:44.563-04:00I want to add, this idea of suicide for revenge me...I want to add, this idea of suicide for revenge messes with kids because they don't stop to realize that they don't get to BASK in everyone's misery. They'll be dead. The show (from what I've heard) makes it seem like Hannah gets some closure or gets something out of her plan, posthumously. That's a dangerous message to send to depressed kids who want people to suffer with them.Ali K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15736472530374069410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-11510584226146866922018-04-03T19:26:15.987-04:002018-04-03T19:26:15.987-04:00I am not planning to ever watch this series...I...I am not planning to ever watch this series...I'm of the mind that it glamorizes suicide, and suicide is contagious. I've had students kill themselves. So, it's a no for me.<br /><br />But I wanted to comment on your last reflection. I think if parents sit down with their kids and watch this together, or even watch separately but then discuss it, it could do some good. I think discussing this kind of stuff is really important. The issue I have is that because it's streaming, kids will watch it alone on their own devices and most parents will never know they even saw it. So yes, being open and honest about abuse, rape, depression, suicide, revenge, peer pressure, etc, is so important, but the way our society is right now means that most young teens will watch this series alone and never discuss it with anyone except other young teens...and I don't think that's necessarily a good thing. Ali K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15736472530374069410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-11804287672000099532018-04-02T16:43:26.217-04:002018-04-02T16:43:26.217-04:00It sounds like the What Made Maddy Run book was a ...It sounds like the What Made Maddy Run book was a much less glamorized account of suicide.<br /><br />Did Hannah really say her death was their punishment in the book? That is awful.<br /><br />I wish I had more empathy for Hannah. I feel like I should. I mean, she felt so terrible that she thought her only option was suicide.Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-87227394194958458052018-04-02T12:00:42.768-04:002018-04-02T12:00:42.768-04:00I started to watch the show, and only got through ...I started to watch the show, and only got through about 5 minutes, but that was only because I had to go do something else. <br /><br />But you know I read the book. I don't think Hannah was awful, I think some of her choices were bad and it bothered me a lot that she kept blaming others for her suicide and saying that her death was their punishment.... which is, for me, the way that the book glamorized suicide. I don't have the words to express how much this bothered me. <br /><br />I think that all the male characters were awful, each on their own way. The rapist, the peeping guy, the one spreading rumors about her... Clay comes off too clean, but in my mind that is because the author of the book was a male. <br /><br />I don't have opinions on the other girls on the book/show. I don't actually remember them, because I was set on disliking the boys. <br /><br />This book was really hard for me, because I had just read a non-fiction book about a girl who committed suicide, What Made Maddy Run. And that book covered suicide and the pain that Maddy was in and the pain her family suffered after losing her. So, my emotions were still heavy and I couldn't form a more well rounded opinion on this book. Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110855725544210793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-14381472143630831222018-04-02T09:21:56.326-04:002018-04-02T09:21:56.326-04:00Only Hannah commits suicide, and she made 13 tapes...Only Hannah commits suicide, and she made 13 tapes. Each tape is for a certain person to tell them how they contributed to her taking her life. The "reasons" ranged anywhere from having an argument to straight up rape.Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-31542154445168254122018-04-02T08:38:13.121-04:002018-04-02T08:38:13.121-04:00I have never seen this but I have heard people men...I have never seen this but I have heard people mention it so I know it must be popular. So are all these characters you mention kids who committed suicide? What are the tapes you mention?<br /><br />I do like Kate Walsh. She is a good actress.Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.com