Yun Kim, 22, went to Australia for a year to improve her English and earn some money to further her piano studies.
Tragically, the job she took was in an abattoir. She now has prosthetic fingers.
Full distressing story here.
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She should switch to conducting.
Maybe you should switch to living on some other planet where your comment might seem acceptable.
Jerk…
Really poor taste Anon. Personal tragedy is not a joking matter.
+1
A tragedy indeed.
Come on, man, this is a horrible tragedy.
I am frequently guilty of irreverent humor myself, but this is too much …
DAMN RIGHT! We need more women conductors in this world to replace all the worthless pervie wanker male conductors.
With a nanosecond’s thought you could find better ways of furthering your cause than posting that here.
Trolls don’t have causes. They only want a reaction, and will say anything about anyone, regardless of the situation, in order to get one. In real life they are usually incapable of caring about others except in terms of their own benefit (e.g. they “love” their parents because they provide food and a place to live). Conducting Feminista has found a pretty reliable way to get a rise out of people on this site.
Poor girl. I feel so terrible for her.
The space here has been invaded by the so-called real world. I was especially struck by these sentences:
“The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union says an unprecedented number of people on 417 visas [ie, short-term] are employed to fill jobs in the industry.
“Their particular vulnerabilities, such as language barriers, add a layer of complexity when something goes wrong.”
Translation: cheaper to throw away.
I hope she is able to find her (new) way.
It was not an insult, conducting would be a viable way for her to continue as a musician, perhaps the best, if she has the um, chops, for it.