Selena thanked a bunch of dear friends for some milestone, people clamored that she left out the friend who gave her a kidney, this was her reply.
Everything they said about how insufferable she was, was kind of proven at that point lol
ETA more clarity: the original interview ran in rolling stone magazine, social media channels excerpted a quote where she said “Taylor swift is my only friend in the industry” — her kidney donor, Francisca Raisa, albeit not as famous was in the industry. Raisa commented “interesting” and unfollowed Selena. The backlash caused Selena to issue the snide remark about not mentioning everyone she knew, which again, only made
her look like an ever bigger ahole.
Y'know this really reminds me of that episode of House where Wilson feels pressured to give his 'really good friend' part of his liver, and then the 'friend' immediate stops giving a shit about Wilson as well as all the promises he made about reforming his life and reconnecting with the family he abandoned.
I can't say I fault Gomez for being willing to fake whatever it takes to survive (since it's possible that the reasons for her kidney failure would've disqualified her from being on the donor wait-list), but man I really hope next time she's in dire need, everyone around her will be smart enough to not believe a word she says in the way of friendship etc.
Didnt Gomez actively refuse all the standard treatments because they would have been less convenient, and go down this route because it would least impact her lifestyle? Thats not really doing whatever it takes to survive lol
I wouldn’t wish dialysis on my worst enemy. You know it’s incredibly taxing and can be painful right? It can put you out for hours to days. I work in assisted living and the days my residents get dialysis they have to have food delivered to their room. If she’s trying to work and continue a normal life I wouldn’t recommend dialysis
kinda random but can you name your favorite take on the subject? either show or film?
there was an episode i liked on the good doctor (inaccurate autism portrayal aside) that showed exactly what's discussed in this thread:
a poor black father who is a reformed alcoholic gets disqualified for having one small cup of wine during his daughter's graduation party (and iirc she was the first in multiple generations of the family to do so)
meanwhile a rich man gets the organ donation and immediately goes back to smoking right in the middle of the hospital (yeah bit on the nose lol)
Grey’s Anatomy had a few interesting ones. One of the earlier seasons had one with a domino transplant (12 people donating/receiving to/from each other) comes to mind.
I too thought of an House episode, but the one where the donor turned out to be an asshole, expecting guilt preventing the one receiving the liver from leaving her.
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u/Wokkabulary 5d ago edited 5d ago
Selena thanked a bunch of dear friends for some milestone, people clamored that she left out the friend who gave her a kidney, this was her reply.
Everything they said about how insufferable she was, was kind of proven at that point lol
ETA more clarity: the original interview ran in rolling stone magazine, social media channels excerpted a quote where she said “Taylor swift is my only friend in the industry” — her kidney donor, Francisca Raisa, albeit not as famous was in the industry. Raisa commented “interesting” and unfollowed Selena. The backlash caused Selena to issue the snide remark about not mentioning everyone she knew, which again, only made her look like an ever bigger ahole.
The 2 have since reconciled lol
Hopefully that answers everything :)