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A Comment On YouTube Made Me Feel Ashamed For Having Diabetes
Notes from the Type 2 Diabetics Diaries
First off, it was not a comment directed towards me, but I felt the sting anyway.
What started as me having fun rewatching scenes from the classic movie “Species” ended up making me feel terribly small. How did things get here?
In the film, the woman alien played by Canadian actress, Natasha Henstridge, is getting hot and heavy with a seemingly handsome guy when she suddenly steps back and says, “No. I don’t wanna do it.”
The camera lens zoom in on his half nude body, wet black hair and mischievous grin. We definitely see what she is seeing, but what is she truly seeing?
I scroll down the comment section and of course many people mentioned how attractive Natasha is(she truly is), but one comment stood out:
“Why did she back away? Does he have diabetes or something?”
I blinked.
Did…the person really…say…that?
Why would diabetes be the default illness he has to make her shove him away? Certainly, she (the alien) has to be selective with who she mates with, so a man with any disability or illnesses will be ruled out.
