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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 629426" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Yes, I agree - to me all of that seems very tacky and tasteless. I live right in the middle of the deep South and I can't even imagine that being done here. Several generations ago it might have been common practice to take pictures of the deceased but if anyone does it now, it would be done strictly in private. And to post a "selfie" with a dead relative or friend on Facebook is too tasteless for words!</p><p></p><p>If I'm understanding it right, this man wasn't found until 11 days after his death? I can't even imagine having an open casket under those circumstances! Funeral directors can work wonders to make people look presentable but some things are just too much, even for them. I would think that would be very upsetting for family and friends to see them like that. The closed casket services I've been to have had nice photos of the person in happier days displayed near the casket and it's nice. One of m best friends from work recently passed away from cancer and before she died, she gave instructions to her family that she wanted her casket to be closed. She fought a long, hard battle and her appearance had changed drastically during her illness. She wanted her friends to remember her as she was in better days, not the way she looked when she died.</p><p></p><p>And as for the clothing, I would think that wearing basketball shorts or something similar shows disrespect for the deceased and the family. Here they have a couple of "viewings" before the actual funeral where people come by to visit with the family and pay their respects. This is usually the afternoon or evening before the actual funeral or a few hours before the funeral services begin. People dress a bit more casually for the viewing and it's not uncommon to see people stop by in their work clothes on their way home from work but to deliberately "dress down" in clothing more suitable to a picnic is just tacky! Most people dress nicely for the actual funeral. The women usually wear dresses or dressy pants and tops, conservative colors and styles. Not necessary black but if you showed up in flaming red or hot pink you'd get some odd looks. Men usually wear dressy clothes, suits or dress pants and shirts. I have occasionally seen a few people wearing jeans but they were decent jeans and paired with a nice shirt. In my opinion, going to a funeral dressed like you're playing catch in your back yard is tacky and disrespectful to the deceased and their family. A funeral is a time to say goodbye to a friend or relative and pay your respects to the family, not an opportunity to make a fashion statement or express your individuality.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 629426, member: 1883"] Yes, I agree - to me all of that seems very tacky and tasteless. I live right in the middle of the deep South and I can't even imagine that being done here. Several generations ago it might have been common practice to take pictures of the deceased but if anyone does it now, it would be done strictly in private. And to post a "selfie" with a dead relative or friend on Facebook is too tasteless for words! If I'm understanding it right, this man wasn't found until 11 days after his death? I can't even imagine having an open casket under those circumstances! Funeral directors can work wonders to make people look presentable but some things are just too much, even for them. I would think that would be very upsetting for family and friends to see them like that. The closed casket services I've been to have had nice photos of the person in happier days displayed near the casket and it's nice. One of m best friends from work recently passed away from cancer and before she died, she gave instructions to her family that she wanted her casket to be closed. She fought a long, hard battle and her appearance had changed drastically during her illness. She wanted her friends to remember her as she was in better days, not the way she looked when she died. And as for the clothing, I would think that wearing basketball shorts or something similar shows disrespect for the deceased and the family. Here they have a couple of "viewings" before the actual funeral where people come by to visit with the family and pay their respects. This is usually the afternoon or evening before the actual funeral or a few hours before the funeral services begin. People dress a bit more casually for the viewing and it's not uncommon to see people stop by in their work clothes on their way home from work but to deliberately "dress down" in clothing more suitable to a picnic is just tacky! Most people dress nicely for the actual funeral. The women usually wear dresses or dressy pants and tops, conservative colors and styles. Not necessary black but if you showed up in flaming red or hot pink you'd get some odd looks. Men usually wear dressy clothes, suits or dress pants and shirts. I have occasionally seen a few people wearing jeans but they were decent jeans and paired with a nice shirt. In my opinion, going to a funeral dressed like you're playing catch in your back yard is tacky and disrespectful to the deceased and their family. A funeral is a time to say goodbye to a friend or relative and pay your respects to the family, not an opportunity to make a fashion statement or express your individuality. [/QUOTE]
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