Woman suggests that indebted students sell organs to wipe out student debt, isn't a parody

[witherwings]

Debt-hit students urged to sell their kidneys

STUDENTS should be able to sell their kidneys for tens of thousands of pounds to pay off university debts, according to a Scots academic.

Sue Rabbitt Roff believes making it legal to sell the body part would boost the number of organs available to save lives and help students struggling with money.

Comments

[fauxparadiso]

*looks around and makes sure she didn't somehow get teleported into Repo The Genetic Opera*

[shadowpiranha]

The future. That is it.

[salienne]

At least we'd break into catchy song now and again. (Either that, or incredibly boring song, but that's too sad.)

Also, dammit, I need a Paid account. I had to get rid of all my Repo icons.

[lillyangel]

Maybe you have....

DUH DUH DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH!!

I....I can't

[dearmisterecho]

Re: I....I can't

[karrixftw]

Off topic, but I'm enjoying the volume of Kingsley gifs in this post. :)

Re: I....I can't

[deleriumd]

Who IS this man? I keep seeing him everywhere on the internet!!

Re: I....I can't

[dearmisterecho]

His name is Kingsley and he has a Youtube channel where he hilariously rips apart pop culture and just generally rants about things. His best one as of late is his BUGS SUCK video.

[mollywobbles867]

THINGS ARE SERIOUSLY FUCKED WITH TUITION RATES WHEN SOMEONE SUGGESTS SELLING A FUCKING ORGAN TO SOLVE IT.

[rufinia]

Why can't I "thumbs up" this comment? Honestly LJ, you want to be a FB clone, do the only thing that FB actually does WELL.

[mahasin]

And that people are seriously considering it. (Hell with my student loan debt if someone said, hey for a kidney it would all be done I'd do it).

[roseofjuly]

Yeah, I don't understand legislators who look at high tuition rates and don't say "We need to lower tuition rates and/or provide resources to help the poor pay for college", but instead say "Hm, they should be allowed to sell their organs!"

[eien_herrison]

And here I thought "costing an arm and a leg" was supposed to be a metaphor.

[karrixftw]

It is a metaphor. For your kidney.

/sarcasm

[shadowpiranha]

Well you know I always thought anyone needs a degree more than both functioning kidneys, in the long run. Of course. Obviously. Duh! I mean why do we have two if not to sell one of them to improve our lives and education? It's not like it's a right that assists us or anything.

[shadowpiranha]

I misused the word, then. But still. That's not a very good solution to the students' financial problems, is it? I mean seriously if we're born with two kidneys something tells me we probably shouldn't go around selling them. Bottom line, it was a stupid and insensitive comment to make!