Well having a friend that has committed suicide and other friends including an ex partner attempt suicide, and had friends needing to be institutionalised because of depression, I feel qualified enough to say that if you're laughing at mental illness like you claim, you're as low, if not lower, than Slater, because you're internet post certainly isn't a subconscious, heat of the moment response, it is a calcuated point saying you laugh at depression. What a horrible person you are.
People saying they should harden up? How exactly do they fight something they can't control? I'm sure Cory's on some "harden the f**k up softcock" pills known as anti-depressants so he can handle what he's going through, unlike others who can't handle it and kill themselves. If anyone here at all is defending Billy Slater's comments, they (admittedly in some of these posts) have no idea what dealing with an individual with mental illess is like. Having recently had a partner of nearly 4 years with depression, I can assure you she wasn't being a softcock who couldn't handle things.
I wonder how people would be reacting if this was Johnny Mannah. Is it okay for him to be blasted for having lymphoma now? What about Anasta's mum having breast cancer? That been given the all clear yet? Worse yet, when a footballers wife miscarries. They're all just as bad as this.
Yeah sure, blast someone for being a fat merkin, say you rooted his girlfriend, give them hell about not being able to catch a cold and being a general f**kwit. Don't give people sh*t about their illnesses and things that they can't control. It isn't right.