I have had enough of the Pop, the Pope who really held on, he really held on, he wasn't going anywhere, he was just fucking haging on, and the press could not wait for him to die. They were just waiting outside that whole saturday when he died, but he wouldn't die, all day they were just fucking waiting, like: 'He's not dead yet! But he might be when we come back from dis commercial!'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Cho criticizes the media's morbid fascination with the Pope's death.
- In plain terms
- Reporters were waiting for him to die.
- What can you take from it?
- Be mindful of how you treat illness and death.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should media cover illness?
Another view
Public figures may expect some loss of privacy.
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