The hit movie "Ted" has stirred up some controversy in the ALS Community. I usually ignore such jokes (and sometimes even laugh along, including bits involving Stephen Hawking and a recurring "Hawking-esque" teacher character in Family Guy a few seasons ago). But this was over the line. I have lived with ALS for 7 years. In 5 years, ALS took away from me everything I had built in the previous 20. It is currently robbing me of the most productive years of my life. Man to man, I hope you DON'T get Lou Gehrig's Disease.
MacFarlane and Wahlberg owe the ALS Community some awareness.
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I, for one, am glad you brought this to my awareness. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Aums Mama. Please help spread the word about my petition asking MacFarlane and Wahlberg to rectify the error by helping us spread some positive awareness.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.change.org/petitions/seth-macfarlane-and-mark-wahlberg-promote-positive-awareness-of-als-in-the-media
Sorry to be such a hard ass - but I blame ALS.
ReplyDeleteThe petition that should have been created was one against George W. Bush for freezing federal funding of stem cell research. The ALS community should be thankful for the tiny nation of Israel for not being afraid of science.