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He's a human being, a very messed up human being in a very strange and almost unique situation. I don't think there are many child stars who grow up well rounded.
He may or may not have vitiligo, if he doesn't have it, he has serious body image problems.
Either way, he's now diagnosed with cancer...
A human being with cancer, I think it's hard to be without sympathy for him at any level.
I am aware that we're both grandstanding here.
As for taking a risk and losing, is there no sympathy for the people who take paracetamol/aspirin/etc and suffer a massive allergic reaction? No sympathy for people who die in car/plane crashes? No sympathy for people who lead sedentary lives and then suffer heart attacks? No sympathy for men or women who use chemicals to bleach or dye their hair and suffer complications? etc.
Life is risk, some odds longer or shorter.
Pain is always worth sympathy. (Except for Thatcher)
Not much sympathy.
I think there's something else, that we all know about, that's driving the lack of sympathy. Even if that were true, that's also a sickness...
I hope you're never diagnosed... It's a terrible, terrible thing.
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