Not Exactly Romeo and Juliet

	posted by Matt on 05:55 PM January 22nd, 2005
	This story is billed as a modern-day Romeo and Juliet tale. But as I recall and as the article points out, Juliet committed suicide upon learning that Romeo had done so out of despair, thinking she was dead. This story's Juliet did not. Also, Romeo and Juliet were both a lot younger and had feuding families to deal with. No mention of that here.

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Why is this story even on this site??? (Score:0) by Anonymous User on 08:42 PM January 22nd, 2005 EST (#1) No one will take men's activism seriously if we turn into feminazis ourselves--picking apart every little thing, even if they barely relate to gender issues. For crying out loud, does the fact that this woman didn't end her life for her husband mean she's a misandrist?

Re:Why is this story even on this site??? (Score:0) by Anonymous User on 09:24 PM January 22nd, 2005 EST (#2) I think the point is that the BBC is trying to make it sound romantic when there is nothing romantic about a man committing suicide over a woman or vice versa and perhaps it's unlikely that they would have put such a spin on the story had the sexes been reversed. The point is that this is actually a very sad event but instead it's being touted as a romntic thing and it wouldn't be so as such had the sexes been reversed is the idea. Or so I think.

Re:Why is this story even on this site??? (Score:0) by Anonymous User on 10:02 PM January 22nd, 2005 EST (#3) not to mention men's suicidal tendencies compared to women "attempting" a suicide for attention. In this story the man kills himself and the woman still gets the attention. p. george

Re:Why is this story even on this site??? (Score:1) by Kyo on 09:34 AM January 23rd, 2005 EST (#4) I would agree that this is more of a human tragedy than anything anti-male. Rest in peace, Ettore.

Re:Why is this story even on this site??? (Score:0) by Anonymous User on 12:51 PM January 23rd, 2005 EST (#5) I see truth in all these postings. The original posting is right in that this is not anything blatantly anti-male. The following postings are right in that if the genders were reversed, it would show more concern for the woman and not romanticize death. But then again, it works both ways: the stereotype is that when a man does something drastic and sweeping he is romantic, whereas a woman is seen as desperate. For example, proposing marriage. So the stereotype makes both parties suffer in different situations.

Re:Why is this story even on this site??? (Score:1) by mcc99 on 11:30 PM January 23rd, 2005 EST (#6) Thanks for all the posts re this article. Yes, this is all quite thought-provoking all right in terms of analysis of 2x-standards and in particular the way the press reports things.

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