# When is it okay to speak badly about the Dead?

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**Category:** Great Debates
**Created:** [September 23, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-okay-to-speak-badly-about-the-dead/1023327 "2025-09-23T10:54:28Z")
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### Author: ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-okay-to-speak-badly-about-the-dead/1023327/42 "2025-09-23T21:44:03Z")

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> [@Jasmine](#):
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> Well, I know it’s not at a wake/funeral in front of the grieving family of the deceased. LOL

A friend of mine used to be a funeral director. She would occasionally regale us with tales of horrendous speeches given at funerals, generally by children of the deceased.

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