Please tell me, did anyone else notice this after Terri's death?
Topic: Musings

The days that Terri Schiavo was denied water and nourishment up to the moment of her death were a nightmare for those of us in the country who could see that it was inhumane and barbaric. Especially knowing that she had been denied the opportunity to receive proper rehabilitation. I felt a constant anguish that didn't let up - and it deepened as the days drug on. Witnessing the misery that the brutal injustice was inflicting on her parents and siblings was heartbreaking. Watching the unflinching arrogance of Michael Schiavo and his attorney was frustrating and aggravating. And what the heck are Executive Orders for if not to step in at a time like this and demand mercy? Oh, I forgot, only criminals warrant such consideration and intervention.

But this is what I wanted to ask those of you who participate in ProLifeBlogs. Did anyone have a gut wrenching reaction to a commercial that aired repeatedly shortly after Terri's death? I have heard of movie release dates being changed because it would be insensitive to the victims of some unexpected calamity or crime to release the movie at the planned time. I know of TV episodes that were canceled or delayed because to air them at the scheduled time would be insensitive to those suffering great and unexpected true life misfortune that mirrored the fictional TV drama. The scene where Spiderman had spun a web between the twin towers of the World Trade Center was taken completely out of the movie because of the tragedy on 911. So how is it that this particular commercial aired over and over shortly after Terri's death, rubbing salt into our collective wound?

The TV commercial was for some sports drink, I can't remember specifically which one. It would show individual athletes, mid-stride, breaking into shattered pieces, collapsing into a human pile of crunchy, broken rubble. Then the commercial pointed out that if that person had only used their product they would have stayed properly hydrated. Every single time I saw that scene it would hurt. Every single time I would think of Terri. Did anyone else notice this? I think airing that commercial repeatedly at that moment in time was the epitome of insensitivity.