You're absolutely correct. I think that's what makes it so scary. It seems like it would be such a traumatic experience for all involved.

Thank you so much for saying that. I really appreciated your comments on the situation. Things dont have to directly affect us for them to be important.

No, everyone can see the comments in a thread. Kinja can be confusing. And yeah, my ex-fiance is from Sierra Leone and most of his family still lives there. He's my ex and all, but I still feel terrible for him and the fear he's feeling right now.

Thank you.

So far the children I work with are on lock-down at their compound and have stock piled supplies. My family in the village seem to be ok so far...communication is hard with them. They have a phone (that I purchased for them) but dont always have money to buy units to call and they arent literate so getting…

Yeah...I didnt really understand how Kinja commenting works. I thought more or less you only see the comments that respond to yours? But now I am seeing thats not the case.

Also feeling pretty emotional about this since I have loved ones living there.

Yup. During Sierra Leones recent civil war, there is documentation of civilians who were forced by soldiers to murder their loved ones and cannibalize their remains. At gun point. So yeah. Its not funny.

PREACH. This is so not ok.

As someone with loved ones in Sierra Leone and as someone who knows the recent history of Sierra Leone...i DO find this insensitive.

Cannibalism as a joke? Really? During Sierra Leone's recent civil war, people (civilians...often even children) were forced at gunpoint by rebel soldiers to murder their families. They…

Which is just another reason that we should be paying attention to the conditions in Sierra Leone and other West African countries YEAR ROUND and not just when there is an outbreak.

Its really difficult to wash your hands if you are living in rural Sierra Leone.

What about "Are you a decent human being that is concerned even if this doesnt affect you?"

Or "Do you have family members and loved ones living in the region?"

Or do I still need to STFU?

Yup. I get gallows humor. But we should make fun of people UP HIGHER on the social ladder of privilege....not laugh DOWN. Make fun of Donald Trump. Dont make fun of people dying of an awful disease.

Ok I get gallows humor and everything but this was a little much. For example, in Sierra Leone during their recent and awful civil war, FORCED CANNIBALISM WAS A THING! DONE TO INNOCENT CIVILIANS! So to joke about that...cannibalism AND a deadly infection killing hundreds....is really not funny. Its not only…

I read the full responses and sure there was plenty of helpful information, but there was really no need for that silly self-absorbed tone. "Is it safe to eat the corpses of people who died from Ebola?" Like, what the actual fuck. I'm guessing she was trying to channel some of the dumbass questions people are asking…

Ugh, corpse eating? Seriously? What a disrespectful tone for an article that could've been so helpful and informative. Guys, this ISN'T ABOUT YOU and your silly "paranoid hypochondriac" book and movie fantasies. It's about the people in West Africa who are actually suffering RIGHT NOW and facing a horrific lack of…

It's been a point of hometown pride that Atlanta has been largely indifferent to this. Either you trust that Emory/CDC knows what the fuck they're doing or you move out of this town because they deal with scary shit everyday regardless if it makes the news or not.

Totes. My bridesmaids dresses were sexy little black dresses from White House Black Market. They were around $90 bucks and my sister found matching shoes (black heels with an ankle strap and a flower) for everyone that were adorable at $6 a piece.

Silly me. I thought I was dancing for myself, as a survivor. Coming out in public and saying that my body is beautiful and allowed to take up space.

Did you just refer to adopted children as "other people's children"?!?! Because they are not blood related? I am an adoptive mother. My daughter is not someone else's child. My daughter is MY child.

I actually love when my boyfriend tweets about me, it's hilarious, as are the pictures he takes and posts on facebook. There's a one button remedy if someone is bothered by it.

I think it depends on the relationship and the personality types of the people. I like when my husband will put something public on facebook because it makes me feel like he's proud to be with me.