I don’t get open casket funerals. Am I the only one?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For me one of the worst parts about watching someone die is watching them go from a person to an object. So I absolutely hate open casket funerals because it's just this horrible elongation of that feeling.

But that is part of the whole human experience. It is no different than birth.

Agreed. I feel that thinking the body is “disgusting” or “morbid” is an attempt to ignore the reality of the death.

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We as a society have removed the idea of death from normal life- no one wants to hear about it or think about it. It’s not like death is going to go away if we refuse to acknowledge it and accept it as a part of life.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I also don't get it. In fact, I find it very disrespectful to the deceased and everyone.

Embalming, makeup, etc., makes absolutely no sense at all.

100%.

I’m executor of my parents wills, and that will NOT be happening. Thankfully, neither of them want that, anyway.

It’s morbid and grotesque. (I say that as someone who usually enjoys the morbid and grotesque—just not for my loved ones.)

[NP]

You do realize that executors don’t typically have the right to make decisions related to disposition. Most likely, the majority of your siblings control. They may agree with you, but executors often think they have more power than they actually do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also don't get it. In fact, I find it very disrespectful to the deceased and everyone.

Embalming, makeup, etc., makes absolutely no sense at all.

100%.

I’m executor of my parents wills, and that will NOT be happening. Thankfully, neither of them want that, anyway.

It’s morbid and grotesque. (I say that as someone who usually enjoys the morbid and grotesque—just not for my loved ones.)

[NP]

You do realize that executors don’t typically have the right to make decisions related to disposition. Most likely, the majority of your siblings control. They may agree with you, but executors often think they have more power than they actually do.

I guess I’ll see.

My parents explicitly said they don’t want ghoulish body-on-display funerals (my words), so I will do everything in my power to ensure those wishes are respected.

I don’t anticipate anyone fighting that.

[PP]

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For me one of the worst parts about watching someone die is watching them go from a person to an object. So I absolutely hate open casket funerals because it's just this horrible elongation of that feeling.

But that is part of the whole human experience. It is no different than birth.

Agreed. I feel that thinking the body is “disgusting” or “morbid” is an attempt to ignore the reality of the death.

I speak for only myself, obviously….. but, it’s not that dead bodies are disgusting. It’s that embalming, decorating, posing, and displaying a rotting (albeit slowly) corpse is grotesque.

Look, I am a true crime junkie, and I have looked up more than my share of dead bodies….strictly for gratuitous curiosity. Still, there’s no way I want my loved one’s bodies to be put through that grotesque process.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For me one of the worst parts about watching someone die is watching them go from a person to an object. So I absolutely hate open casket funerals because it's just this horrible elongation of that feeling.

But that is part of the whole human experience. It is no different than birth.

Agreed. I feel that thinking the body is “disgusting” or “morbid” is an attempt to ignore the reality of the death.

I speak for only myself, obviously….. but, it’s not that dead bodies are disgusting. It’s that embalming, decorating, posing, and displaying a rotting (albeit slowly) corpse is grotesque.

Look, I am a true crime junkie, and I have looked up more than my share of dead bodies….strictly for gratuitous curiosity. Still, there’s no way I want my loved one’s bodies to be put through that grotesque process.

I hope you leave that up to your loved ones. You have a say over your own body.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For me one of the worst parts about watching someone die is watching them go from a person to an object. So I absolutely hate open casket funerals because it's just this horrible elongation of that feeling.

But that is part of the whole human experience. It is no different than birth.

Agreed. I feel that thinking the body is “disgusting” or “morbid” is an attempt to ignore the reality of the death.

I speak for only myself, obviously….. but, it’s not that dead bodies are disgusting. It’s that embalming, decorating, posing, and displaying a rotting (albeit slowly) corpse is grotesque.

Look, I am a true crime junkie, and I have looked up more than my share of dead bodies….strictly for gratuitous curiosity. Still, there’s no way I want my loved one’s bodies to be put through that grotesque process.

I hope you leave that up to your loved ones. You have a say over your own body.

Yes, I’m the executor PP. My parents and I have the same beliefs.

Everyone else can play dress up with corpse all they want.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For me one of the worst parts about watching someone die is watching them go from a person to an object. So I absolutely hate open casket funerals because it's just this horrible elongation of that feeling.

But that is part of the whole human experience. It is no different than birth.

Agreed. I feel that thinking the body is “disgusting” or “morbid” is an attempt to ignore the reality of the death.

I speak for only myself, obviously….. but, it’s not that dead bodies are disgusting. It’s that embalming, decorating, posing, and displaying a rotting (albeit slowly) corpse is grotesque.

Look, I am a true crime junkie, and I have looked up more than my share of dead bodies….strictly for gratuitous curiosity. Still, there’s no way I want my loved one’s bodies to be put through that grotesque process.

I hope you leave that up to your loved ones. You have a say over your own body.

Yes, I’m the executor PP. My parents and I have the same beliefs.

Everyone else can play dress up with corpse all they want.

A true crime junkie who is grossed out by real dead bodies. Lol, DCUM you do not disappoint!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For me one of the worst parts about watching someone die is watching them go from a person to an object. So I absolutely hate open casket funerals because it's just this horrible elongation of that feeling.

But that is part of the whole human experience. It is no different than birth.

Agreed. I feel that thinking the body is “disgusting” or “morbid” is an attempt to ignore the reality of the death.

I speak for only myself, obviously….. but, it’s not that dead bodies are disgusting. It’s that embalming, decorating, posing, and displaying a rotting (albeit slowly) corpse is grotesque.

Look, I am a true crime junkie, and I have looked up more than my share of dead bodies….strictly for gratuitous curiosity. Still, there’s no way I want my loved one’s bodies to be put through that grotesque process.

I hope you leave that up to your loved ones. You have a say over your own body.

Yes, I’m the executor PP. My parents and I have the same beliefs.

Everyone else can play dress up with corpse all they want.

A true crime junkie who is grossed out by real dead bodies. Lol, DCUM you do not disappoint!

I never said I was grossed out by dead bodies. What I said is that I don’t want my loved ones going through a process which I consider to be grotesque.

I guess typing “Lol” is easier than reading comprehension.