news Outbreak of unidentified flu-like disease in Congo, 143 dead so far

[Chemist]

wasn't exactly 5 years ago that COVID was discovered?

[Ryan]

Not y’all complaining about the punishment being too harsh when y’all literally asked for people to be banned for criticizing people with flop albums. GTFO with that please. 

[fememeist]

"6 months is too harsh!"

 

that's more than enough time to reflect and to fill out those job applications mamas

 

[BrokenMachine]

7 hours ago, Capris Groove said:

As someone who didn't post or react to any of those pics, I also feel 6 months is a little harsh. It struck me as dry humour (albeit immature and unfunny), rather than actively intending to mock death.

 

I don't see it as much different than the below GIF, which I've seen posted here hundreds of times. People died during this stage collapse, and I doubt anyone who posted it received a 6 month ban.

 

I think this is a bit of an extreme reaction when you consider that similar content has been posted and no doubt punished much more lightly.

 

That gif was blacklisted in theory, but yet some people still use it 

 

I agree six months over the chain of just one pic is a little bit too much. Some of them were just oblivious and keeping the dry joke going by copy-pasting the pic. It was insensitive, but so are the genocide deniers on this site who keep flaunting their superiority complex in every Palestine thread, and I don't see them getting six months for that 

 

To be more on topic, such an unfortunate situation, and rest in peace for all of them. Let's hope it doesn't get worse

[brraap]

Another pandemic to stop WW3 and a nuclear fall out 

[Cesar]

1 hour ago, Ryan said:

Not y'all complaining about the punishment being too harsh when y'all literally asked for people to be banned for criticizing people with flop albums. GTFO with that please. 

now what snowflakes wants to ban people over criticizing people with flop albums. thats the whole purpose of this site  

 

 

[Romova99]

11 hours ago, tost1 said:

If it was an European country, y'all wouldn't dare to joke about it

[JO1s]

The fact that a country that already goes through enough suffering is being mocked for the number of people who died from a disease that has potential to shut down the world again is just…

[Princess Aurora]

1 hour ago, Chemist said:

wasn't exactly 5 years ago that COVID was discovered?

This omg

[NewStanner]

5 hours ago, SupremeGoddess said:

sadly no. people read "congo" and automatically thought that it didn't really matter. it's a poor country in africa so the sentiment ended up being banal. 

 

had the situation happened in sweden im sure the joke would still be there but with a disclaimer, something like posting the katy pic but then saying it's a sad situation 

 

people just have different reactions when it comes to African (and middle eastern) countries because of the constant stigmatization that they're inferior and less people. now, i don't necessarily believe people did it to be mean but this form of racism is so systematic and rooted in our daily culture and society that sometimes we don't even notice it. i'm all up for dark humor but there's always. time and a place snd this was not it. when i opened the thread i thought it was completely distasteful specially considering people just kept on posting it  no one was able to read the room 

 

with that said i wish the mods also took this direct action to the disgusting pro-israel members we have in our midst 

 

OT: absolutely sad situation all around. i pray for congo and all those who are victims or have loved ones victimized 

Thank you Hopefully the genocide supporters are next to get rightfully banned.

 

Sorry not sorry, but if you see a thread about children dying and the first thought is "hahaha 143 katy flop!" or "gaga disease, katy 143, birds of a feather, haha im so funny", then you're clearly ****** up in the head. I get that ATRL is mostly a forum about pop culture, which includes joking about pop girls, but there is a time and place for everything.

[halcyonday]

this thread can't be real disgusting comments

[spiritboy]

Didn't Congo suffer through another outbreak? I can't remember the illness but poor guys can't catch a break.

[Antisocialites]

12 hours ago, Cesar said:

6 months ban over a small joke on a pop music forum is insane. a warning point is understandable, but a 6 month ban?

 

mind you, theres zionist / genocide deniers all over the site, then ppl wonder why the userbase is fleeing.

complaining about a 6 months ban on a thread that announces the death of 143 people in a country is insane. quite the optics, if you ask me.

 

OT: this is so tragic.

Edited December 5 by Antisocialites

[Communion]

I'm not an anxious person but health anxiety has become kind of the one thing that gets me post-COVID.

Like I was out last weekend in a part of PA with a ton of people, families and children everywhere, and then felt sick to my stomach when on my phone and saw the area we were in was seeing huge spikes in walking pneumonia for children.  Such is why vaccine skepticism is so foreign to me.

 

Hopefully something can be found for what's causing this before more young children die.

[Aethereal]

Not you all being more worried about the 6 month ban being too much than the distasteful jokes. 

 

 

 

[Assassin]

On 12/5/2024 at 7:58 PM, Ryan said:

Not y'all complaining about the punishment being too harsh when y'all literally asked for people to be banned for criticizing people with flop albums. GTFO with that please. 

have the bans been handed out yet? Because I see some people from the first page still making comments. 

[Phaunzie]

I hope they get the aid they need. Poor insensitive ATRLers who thought a death toll of 143 people was the appropriate opportunity to joke about Katy, enjoy your six month ban. Hopefully, they are able to make a vaccine or an booster shot before it spreads across the continent. 

[Phaunzie]

On 12/5/2024 at 10:50 AM, Chemist said:

wasn't exactly 5 years ago that COVID was discovered?

It probaly more so vector-based, most likely transmitted by mosquitos. It seems like it is part of malaria, zika and dengue families but more lethal.

[Illyboy]

I thought the number couldn't be a coincidence 

 

Seems it is, not funny 

 

I hope it doesn't spiral out of control like Ebola and other epidemics they've had down there. The Congo really needs some break from the exploiting that causes these terrible living conditions...

[JustHoran]

On 12/4/2024 at 8:23 PM, Loca said:

You guys look stupid as **** posting that Perry picture given the topic at hand

People like that should literally be banned. It's so stupid.

[JustHoran]

This is horrible and so scary and sad. Praying for everyone.

 

Thank you @Ryan!! Those photos were so annoying while trying to read this thread.

[Vixen Eyes]

On 12/5/2024 at 11:01 AM, brraap said:

Another pandemic to stop WW3 and a nuclear fall out 

a world war will not go on hold just for a pandemic