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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention doesn't think Michael Scott is very funny.
In a recent episode Steve Carell, playing his Office character Michael Scott, played a gag that involved him hanging himself in order to scare small children. The scene showed Carell's character struggling against a rope as children screamed, and his co-workers disappointed at the inappropriate nature of his stunt.
The AFSP spoke out against such comedy, and asked networks to stay away from laughing about suicide, as it may cause those who are mentally ill to actually consider suicide.
Others believe that Steve Carell's joke was balanced out by his fellow officemates telling him that his stunt was inappropriate. The overall impact of the joke was that such joking was inappropriate, and that should be ok.
So what do you think, Gen Y'ers? Does the AFSP have a leg to stand on? Weigh in by posting a comment below.
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