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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Freddie Prinze
tazy_8 — 20 years ago(June 28, 2005 11:13 PM)
Its sad really but I doubt that he would really like people around him or anyone for that fact to truly pity him, let is remember him for who he really was inside..
Please forgive me for sounding so melodramatic but I am a theatre lover through and through and it seems appropriate for such a great person
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imaeluson — 20 years ago(November 25, 2005 12:42 AM)
Dear Tazy_8,
You are right.Freddie would not want pity from anyone.I am sure that if he would want anything,he would want anyone who has anyone in their life that has duress to seek help.Not to go the root of using a drug such as quaaludes to get into a altered state of mind.Back when Freddie sought help for his problems,apparently that was the answer and the road to coping or curing personal and mental health issues.
If Freddie was guided to cope with the life change of suddenly becoming famous,the events would not have happened.Freddie would not have been faced with a restraining order by his wife due to the quaalude use.Freddie was charged with being under the influance because of the quaalude use(prescribed by a doctor).Which is what led to the restraining order by Kathy.Right now with the same exact circumstances,Freddie and Kathy probably would have sought councel to keep their family together instead of a restraining order.Quaaludes would not have been the prescribed mask for Freddie.
Freddie was very young when he found fame.He all of a sudden became a married man with a child.It was overwhelming for Freddie,he was unprepared.He sought help to cope with his life,it turned out that it led to his life ending.
Respectfully,
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PeruvianJew02 — 20 years ago(March 19, 2006 09:11 PM)
I don't think its pity as much as it is sadness and just missing someone. I admit that yes people do say things like "what a pity" but it just shows how much he truly meant to everyone and how much they love him.
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packrat1 — 18 years ago(November 28, 2007 12:15 PM)
A googled defintion of Pity:
Sympathy and sorrow aroused by the misfortune or suffering of another.
Which is how I have always thought of it. Along with a desire to help or to relieve another's suffering.
Unfortunately, modern philosophy has taken a bad view of the word unnecessarily, by people scorning pity as something undesirable to the pitied one. As if a person who is pitied is looked down upon or that help offered is somehow demeaning. But any offer of help is usually offered out of genuine kindness, not a conscious desire to elevate one's self. Therefore, since that is not the original (or intended) meaning of the word, I feel distorting it as so only promotes the opposite feelings of harsh unconcern and apathy to others' misfortunes and plight.
I think it is a pity that Mr Prinze died. It makes me feel sad for him and offer sympathy to his family and friends.
-packrat1
Edited for spelling. Aagh!