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started by Amy Burvall on 19 Sep 12
  • Amy Burvall
    #1 Amy Burvall on 19 Sep 12
     
    See blog post: http://tokkailua2013.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/i-dont-believe-that-o/

    After watching Caitlin's videos and reading some interviews, please ask her questions relating to ethics and knowledge concerning what she does...also, you can pose any queries about death or funeral practices if you like. She'll use these to create our video.
  • Sari Foundas
    #2 Sari Foundas on 22 Sep 12
     
    How do you justify making money off of other people's deaths? What is the purpling on the underside of a body, that you see on crime shows all the time? How do you create a steady income, when you have to wait for people to die, to use your service?
  • Margaret Goff
    #3 Margaret Goff on 26 Sep 12
     
    Do you believe in ghosts? and if so have you seen any, or had any hauntings where you work?
  • Dana Kim
    #4 Dana Kim on 27 Sep 12
     
    Why do you think that people who deal with the dead are "untouchables" (in some countries) when death is such a natural occurrence? Do you think the dead should be treated with as much respect as those who are still alive, or even more? And why do you think the western world has such an aversion to death when it's something completely natural?
  • zoe coffman
    #5 zoe coffman on 27 Sep 12
     
    What is like to have to work with dead people is it something that you enjoy and something that you always saw yourself doing? How did you become interested in becoming a mortician? What will you want a mortician to do with your body when you pass away?
  • Nikki Caspers
    #7 Nikki Caspers on 27 Sep 12
     
    Do you think there is any fact or truth behind any of the death myths? (for example Egyptian Anubis and the book of the dead, or Greek etc). since like every culture has a myth regarding death, and they're all pretty similar.
  • Juliun Perkins
    #8 Juliun Perkins on 27 Sep 12
     
    What are your views on cremation? Yes, no? If not then why, and do you think that is a sign of disrespect on the human body?
  • Michele .
    #9 Michele . on 28 Sep 12
     
    What sparked your interest in becoming a mortician? Have you ever performed your job upon someone you personally have known? What are your views on cremation.... and how do you view the dead? Should people respect the dead more than they were respected when alive? Should there be a real difference in how we view those who've passed?
  • xgeorgia13
    #10 xgeorgia13 on 30 Sep 12
     
    Do you ever have days where you really hate what you do? What's the strangest thing that has happened to you while working on a corpse?
  • Devon Franke
    #11 Devon Franke on 01 Oct 12
     
    What are your "plans for death" (do you want to be buried, cremated, etc?)
    If you could chose a new profession, what would it be?
    What was your favorite subject to study in school? is there a connection between this subject and being a mortician?
    Why do you think people are so unforgiving about your profession? How do you justify your profession?
  • Makena McPherson
    #12 Makena McPherson on 01 Oct 12
     
    I've watched several of your videos in the 'Ask a Mortician' YouTube series, and it seems I have the same question as many of my peers above -- What made you interested in the dead and being a mortician? What is the highlight or best perk of your job? How do you find the Tibetan death custom ethical, compared to Western death rituals?
    This may sound kind of morbid, but are you excited to die? (most people are scared or aren't as interested as you are...)
    I thought it was really interesting how you mentioned everyone experiences grief in different ways. What is the strangest way you've seen someone grieve or mourn a loss?
  • Corin Thornburg
    #13 Corin Thornburg on 01 Oct 12
     
    When you first started working as a mortician, were you a little freaked out in the beginning, or were you just interested and fascinated? Also, what are the best experiences you had from being a mortician? What are some of the criticisms you've received for studying this field?
  • David Uherek
    #14 David Uherek on 01 Oct 12
     
    Would you like to know who your mortician is going to be when you die? Do people treat you differently when they find out that you are a mortician?
  • Makani Nelson
    #15 Makani Nelson on 01 Oct 12
     
    So how is it being a mortician? and what do you believe? Reincarnation, heaven, or what?
  • Brianne Tabios
    #16 Brianne Tabios on 01 Oct 12
     
    How did you become interested in the work of a mortician? Also, how did your perspective of the job chang when you actually began in your profession?
  • Leimomi Carlbom
    #17 Leimomi Carlbom on 01 Oct 12
     
    What made you interested in becoming a Mortician? And what did you do before you became a Mortician?
  • kanani souza
    #18 kanani souza on 01 Oct 12
     
    what are your thoughts when working? do you ever think about who that person was?
  • Coburn Hopkins
    #20 Coburn Hopkins on 02 Oct 12
     
    What do you think the most respectful and ethical way to deal with bodies is? Have you ever gotten a body and realized it was someone you knew?
  • Haley Palma-Hepton
    #21 Haley Palma-Hepton on 02 Oct 12
     
    When you tell others what your profession is how are their reactions? What are your personal beliefs on what happens after death? And because of your personal beliefs are you ever criticized?
  • mjenkins013
    #22 mjenkins013 on 04 Oct 12
     
    What is it like to handle the bodies of the deceased? I'm curious how you feel about it. Oh, and you married my brother and sister-in-law, Royce and Usha.
  • anonymous
    #23 anonymous on 04 Oct 12
     
    I saw an episode of NCIS where the casket exploded!! (they exaggerated a lot though...) Does your job ever make you depressed? Do you ever make up stories about what you think that persons life story was? What did you go to college for?/Is there a major for this?? Is it as easy as movies and TV shows make it look to shut someones eyes/eyelids once they are deceased?
  • Cheryl Kapahu
    #24 Cheryl Kapahu on 11 Oct 12
     
    What did you think of morticians before you became one? Also, what do you believe happens to 'your soul' after you die?
  • Stephanie Ramos
    #25 Stephanie Ramos on 30 Oct 12
     
    What made you start broadcasting over youtube? Was it just for fun, or did people ask you to post?
  • Christina Cortese
    #26 Christina Cortese on 30 Oct 12
     
    Are you treated differently when you tell people you're a mortician? How do they react to your line of work? Do they think it's weird, do they treat you somewhat negatively afterwards? Do you view death differently than you did before you first started work? What made you interested in becoming a mortician?

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