AIBU to think an Edinburgh festival show about Meredith Kercher's murder should be stopped?

[VivienneDelacroix]

Aibu to think that this show at the Edinburgh Festival should be cancelled? It mocks the circumstances around the murder of Meredith Kercher and serves it up as entertainment.

Not only is it horribly disrespectful of Meredith's family, but it also belittles the issue of violence against girls and women.

Meredith's siblings are calling for it to be pulled from the festival. There is also a petition calling for it to be stopped.

c.org/WXGTGJfpRh

Have you ever been to the fringe?!

She probably is motivated, to a greater or lesser extent, by money, and why not? A lot of money has been made off of her, so why shouldn’t she make some herself?

Her family was financially devastated by what happened to her. They spent millions, and were left deep in debt. This wasn’t money they could easily make back. If she can use what she went through to reimburse them and set herself up financially then why not? Good for her tbh.

As I said, she's entitled to monetise her experience. Other people are entitled to feel and express some discomfort around her doing so, especially MK's family.

Exploiting the fact she was arrested for a murder she didnt commit?
This is about HER experience... she's perfectly entitled to tell it.

Sure, I read somewhere it was sold out

You don’t have to compare two very different traumas. What Meredith and her family went through does not negate what Amanda Knox and her family experienced. Amanda Knox does not need their approval to deal with what she went through in the way she sees fit to. She doesn’t not owe them silence.

The same media that decries her is the same media that gives her a platform and readily uses her name to generate revenue. Yet it’s only a problem when she profits?

Sure they can. Disagreeing with what someone is saying is not the same thing as denying their right to say it.

Oh totally - I'd have done the exact same thing as her, at her age. You'd just assume that if you've done nothing wrong it'll all get straightened out, woulnd't you? It must have been like a slow moving nightmare.

I’m curious as to why you feel she owes anything to Meredith’s family? They suffered horribly for sure. But so did she through no fault of her own. If she was someone with a duty of care like an investigating officer, I could understand this, but she isn’t and never was.

I was just listening to a podcast where they interviewed someone who was wrongly imprisoned for rape and released after 14 years due to a dna analysis showing it could not be him and identifying the real attacker. It did make me wonder about how the victim would feel is she was listening, but ultimately it was his story to tell. He was respectful and acknowledged her suffering. But he suffered too, through no fault of his own.

Choosing comedy as an outlet?

You couldn’t make it up.

Nothing in that post makes a of comparison. It's all coming from you.

Those of us who are asserting Amanda's right to speak about her suffering in her own way are generally rejecting the who had it worst model. But if you do want to see the situation that way, I bet you've not been wrongly imprisoned for years and subjected to an international misogynistic circus. Amanda's suffering in that respect is greater than yours and those of the people criticising her for the show in this thread. Therefore as we're comparing, you should be mindful of what's happened to her and defer to her judgement of what's appropriate.

What Meredith went through was worse, for definite.

But why is what Meredith’s siblings went through worse than what Amanda went through? What happened to Amanda happened to her, what happened to Meredith’s siblings happened to Meredith, not them.

Ok dear. Now you have had your say. Hope you feel better now.

Are you going to tell that poster to back off now @ThatJadeLion and then start a thread if the poster has the audacity to respond?

I won't sign the petition as I believe in freedom of speech.

However, she has turned herself into a professional victim.

People are perfectly entitled to start a general discussion prompted by a previous thread or by something they have observed. I didn’t name the thread, identify any poster or invite the original argument on the thread I started.

I have seen many posters being bombarded by people who cannot accept a difference of opinion. it has occasionally happened to me, but it happens to others on AIBU every day,.so that's why I decided to ask the question.

I do hope the inspiration for my separate thread has now passed your approval process.

MrRandomChap seemed unable to back off, accept people have different opinions sent multiple messages, so I just wanted to set the record straight myself. Anyway, I don't wish to derail the thread.. but you asked.

You were well and truly trounced on it.

So you flounced!

Don't you think it's important to correct lies and untruths? Or would you prefer them to go unchallenged.

You are wrong, unquestionably and unequivocally wrong. Amanda Knox is innocent.

Your opinion that she's guilty is entirely incorrect, completely worthless, and potentially libellous.

Ok!

Please go away!!! I had many people agree with me. You said your bit and it's boring now. No doubt you'll be back to reiterate the same things you've said over and over... It's absolutely baffling how some people can't accept a difference of opinion. Surprise me please and just move on.

Your opinion is based on untruths.

Are you so fact resistant that you're unable to change your mind when faced with actual evidence?

You learned nothing from your thread yesterday clearly

@ThatJadeLion

You've used the sympathy reaction to my previous message. Why?

Amanda Knox is a complete narcissist, who will spend the rest of her life dinning out on this story. She has zero empathy for Meredith, or her family. They have conducted themselves with grace and such restraint.

Absolutely.