Why Does My Boyfriend Want to See Osama's Dead Body So Badly?
The real question is: What does Kim Jong Il think about all of this?
Dear Jessie and Kyle, My boyfriend and I don't usually see eye-to-eye on politics, so it was nice to feel united for once when they announced we'd gotten Osama. But it didn't last long, because they're not releasing the photos of his dead body, so my boyfriend is back to calling liberals wussies. I don't get it - the same kind of conservatives have a hissy fit if they see a split-second of Janet Jackson's nipple at the Super Bowl half-time show, but they want to see a guy's head blown apart? Don't tell me it's because they want proof, because my boyfriend believes Osama's dead. He just really wants to see the photo.
Jessie says: Truthfully, I have no interest in seeing the photo. Remember when someone took video of Saddam Hussein getting hanged, and it spread across the internet like wildfire? I waited three years to watch it because it seemed too grotesque and too gruesome. But before you write a million emails telling me how nasty Osama bin Laden was and why I need to see the picture, let me explain.
Bin Laden was a horrible human being. He deserved what he got. But can't it just be enough to know that it happened? Why do we have to see a body, or photo evidence, to be sure that our government is telling the truth? And even if they DID release the photo, conspiracy theorists out there would say, "It's fake." So really, what the hell is the point? It's like the people who believe the moon landing never actually happened. Even though there is video EVIDENCE that it did, they think the shadows on the moon were pointing the wrong direction, or wind was blowing the flag which is impossible in space. (These points were proven wrong, by the way. As far as the wind thing, the American flag was blowing because the astronauts were walking past and moving the flag. But I digress.)
A horrible person in the world is gone, and we feel catharsis. Isn't that enough? Why does it always have to be something? Can't we all just be glad that this awful human being will no longer be a part of any of our lives, and leave the photo evidence alone?
(And although I don't necessarily want to see the picture, Jon Stewart makes a pretty good case as to why it should be released.)
Guys, if your blood-lust is getting in the way of real lust, you need to tame your inner caveman. You don't want the Middle East action to keep you from getting action in the bedroom. Smarten up, and save heated political arguments for good friends who won't be emotionally invested when you denigrate their views over a beer. Personally, I've never understood how couples on opposite sides of the political fence get along. I could never do it, because I WANT to talk politics with the person I'm swapping DNA with. And I also want to destroy people when I debate them. So, the two shall never mix.
Back to the photos. People, if you REALLY have an issue with not seeing the photos, take a gander at the ones Reuters released of the bin Laden compound, complete with the dead bloody corpses of the enemy KIAs. You really want more of this? Come on. We got him. It's over.
Let us know what you think. Should Osama's dead body come between two lovers? Is that the weirdest question ever written?
Posted by What Would Jessie Do at May 5, 2011 2:04 AM 
Categories: Relationships, Current Events
Tags: osama bin laden photo the daily show jon stewart
Categories: Relationships, Current Events
Tags: osama bin laden photo the daily show jon stewart
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