Yesterday was Social Media Day. Actually, it’s still going in the northern hemisphere.
And here is an example of how to be a dick on social media:
Now, after being a dick on social media, here is what you should do. (It’s actually quite easy.)
Instead here is how you keep being a dick:
(The Nick Jonas reference was in response to this tweet.)
Seriously CrossFit, shut up!
Also, if you want to insult all people with diabetes, how about trying something original? This has been done to death. Jamie Oliver did it earlier this year; Aussie comedian Dave Hughes did it a few years ago. And a pathetic little café in Sydney did something similar exactly 12 months ago today. It’s old…really old.
Making fun of health conditions is not clever. It shows ignorance and it is just plain nasty. How about you show some kindness and talk about how your program can actually help people living with (all types) of diabetes? Wouldn’t that be inclusive rather than divisive? Novel, I know.
Last word goes to the Diabetes Hero Squad (who makes me laugh daily!) with this.
Diabetogenic 
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July 1, 2015 at 12:31 pm
Glen
“Making fun of health conditions is not clever. It shows ignorance and it is just plain nasty. “, I agree totally.
Sadly though this attitude comes from within the diabetes community as well. A recent post on facebook about fingerpricking showed a finger with a face drawn on and a gun pointed to its head.
I guess we are allowed to make fun of suicide but Heaven help anyone that dares to make fun of diabetes. A double standard I am not comfortable with. I have left the FB group(not just over this) so have no idea if that post is still there but if it is I see it as nothing but hypocracy(even by saying nothing people are passively accepting and approving).
Maybe I am wrong and it is true(as pointed out on facebook, I am just ‘sucking the fun out of it’. Shame on me for being offended and expressing how that image made me feel.
If it is ok to make fun of suicide or other serious conditions(out of ignorance) then it is ok to call a donut ‘Diabetes’, ask ‘are you allowed to eat that?’, etc when it is done in the same way, just a bit of fun from ignorant people.
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