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| Just a Person 1303th Post
 
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|  "Re(2):Michael Jackson" , posted Fri 26 Jun 21:39
Despite all the weirdness in the '90s and 2000's, Michael Jackson is undeniably a great singer, a great dancer and a great performer. And he brought us a lot of great songs, from "Beat It" to "Bad" to "Black Or White" to "Human Nature" and many others (BTW, it bothered me a lot when last year the Brazilian edition of his Greatest Hits album didn't include "They Don't Care About Us", which I consider one of his best songs despite its controversial lyrics).
He seemed to be getting better, and I wasn't expecting him to die so soon... he might have been mentally weird, but physically he seemed to be fine. It's a sad loss, that's for sure.
Well, I wonder if the "King of Pop" crown will now be passed to another singer (Justin Timberlake seems to be the most likely candidate for that) or if Michael will take the crown with him and no one will receive that title anymore.
(BTW, Farrah Fawcett died too?? Damn, I need to update myself more frequently...)
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| badoor
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| "Re(1):Maicol Yacson" , posted Fri 26 Jun 22:05
It is sad to hear that MJ, the king of pop, has died. I couldn't believe it at first when I got the message on my cell phone, though it was some sort of spam.I'll always remember him from the old day while trying not to remember much about his recent weirdness. Plus, he had an amazingly large an awesome collection of arcade games that he had auctioned recently which says a lot about the man's taste. It is sad that recently he is being remembered as a child molester disregarding the fact that he was proven not guilty.
http://kotaku.com/5160338/michael-jacksons-arcade-collection-is-insane
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I like some of his songs, but he was a caricature of a human being. I mean, what compells a man to try to change his whole ethnicity?
At the end his heart failed to beat it...
Regarding his skin tone, from wikipedia it say that MJ had Vitiligo, a skin disease that changes the skin tone to a paler color, like tanning but reverse.
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| ONSLAUGHT 3815th Post
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| "Maicol Yacson dejo de ser el rey hace años" , posted Sat 27 Jun 10:07
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What a depressing piece of news to begin my holidays with...
But how is this depressing? I mean, it's not like he was this nonstop success machine from beginning to end, his career died what, 10 years ago? who honestly gave a shit about him let's say, last year?
I'm always puzzled at how the death of a celebrity can make anyone depressed. I admire lots of people, some celebrities included, but I wouldn't feel depressed/sad once they're dead. Of course I would be shocked but that's natural.
Bear in mind that I'm not shitting on his tomb or anything, I'm just genuinely astonished at the amount of "sad/depressed/grieving" people that pop up everytime a celebrity dies. He was just a shadow of hs former self and it's too bad he died, but come on, people die everyday, you just don't see the coverage 24/7.
I'm not against people remembering the deceased and talking about it, but getting depressed over it? are our lives so empty that we genuinely feel bad when a celebrity dies, like if he was some kind of messiah that touched our souls and changed our lives forever?
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| ONSLAUGHT 3816th Post
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| "Re(2):Maicol Yacson dejo de ser el rey hace a" , posted Sat 27 Jun 12:08
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People are taught etiquette and manners since the beginning (apologizing for bumping someone, don't stand in the way uselessly, don't take a piss on public and so on). So people enjoy enforcing those manners more than others, and take the chance to show how it. Or those very same teachings made them feel sympathetic when it's due.
Also, never look down an afro. Specially if it's a natural born one.
Since you missed my whole point, and since my english is getting worse with time, I will post it in spanish:
Sentir pena por alguien que ha muerto (y a quien en realidad nunca conocimos) es normal, pero decir que te arruina el dia, que te deprime, que es algo tragico personalmente hablando... ¿no es un poco extremo?, ¿exagerado?, ¿falso?. No es que haya muerto un familiar o un amigo, sino alguien a quien probablemente jamas hayamos visto en persona y alguien a quien jamas conocimos en realidad...
No tiene nada que ver el demostrar sensibilidad o simpatia por alguien que murio con decir que te afecta, cuando en realidad no es asi. No dudo que debe haber uno que otro loco cuya vida giraba alrededor de Jackson, pero creo que son muy pocos (y todas las celebridades deben tener algun fan loco de este tipo en algun punto en sus carreras).
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| Iron D 3196th Post
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| "Re(1):Maicol Yacson dejo de ser el rey hace a" , posted Sat 27 Jun 18:27
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What a depressing piece of news to begin my holidays with...
But how is this depressing? I mean, it's not like he was this nonstop success machine from beginning to end, his career died what, 10 years ago? who honestly gave a shit about him let's say, last year?
I'm always puzzled at how the death of a celebrity can make anyone depressed. I admire lots of people, some celebrities included, but I wouldn't feel depressed/sad once they're dead. Of course I would be shocked but that's natural.
Bear in mind that I'm not shitting on his tomb or anything, I'm just genuinely astonished at the amount of "sad/depressed/grieving" people that pop up everytime a celebrity dies. He was just a shadow of hs former self and it's too bad he died, but come on, people die everyday, you just don't see the coverage 24/7.
I'm not against people remembering the deceased and talking about it, but getting depressed over it? are our lives so empty that we genuinely feel bad when a celebrity dies, like if he was some kind of messiah that touched our souls and changed our lives forever?
I can definitely understand being sad about the death of someone you haven't met. Sure people die every day and don't get as much attention, but then again not everyone is as well known as MJ. And let's face it, the more popular a person is, the more of an impact their death will have overall.
Its a sad truth, but the reality is that not everyone will care if Joe Average dies. That isn't to say that Joe Average doesn't deserve credit and remembrance, but he's just not nearly as popular.
On top of that, its also understandable that the death of someone who has made so many songs that are loved by so many can be a depressing event, even if he hadn't had that big of a hit in so long. If someone creates something that becomes near and dear to you (like a song) then that person's passing then becomes that much more important to you.
I'll tell you this: when Miyamato dies, I'll be crushed. Have I ever met him? Nope. Not even close. But he is a person who brought a lot of fun into my life with the games he helped create, and if he never makes another hit game again for the rest of his life I'll still be sad when he dies.
Its the way that someone can connect with so many without meeting them. Human interaction and emotion goes deeper than just meeting someone face to face.
That said, I'm not saying that you or Maese Spt are bad people for not caring whether or not MJ died. MJ's passing, like everyone's passing, had more of an effect on some people than others.
Damn, that was a long post.
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| Hagen de Merak 1013th Post
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| "Re(3):Maicol Yacson dejo de ser el rey hace a" , posted Sat 27 Jun 18:28
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People are taught etiquette and manners since the beginning (apologizing for bumping someone, don't stand in the way uselessly, don't take a piss on public and so on). So people enjoy enforcing those manners more than others, and take the chance to show how it. Or those very same teachings made them feel sympathetic when it's due.
Also, never look down an afro. Specially if it's a natural born one.
Since you missed my whole point, and since my english is getting worse with time, I will post it in spanish:
Sentir pena por alguien que ha muerto (y a quien en realidad nunca conocimos) es normal, pero decir que te arruina el dia, que te deprime, que es algo tragico personalmente hablando... ¿no es un poco extremo?, ¿exagerado?, ¿falso?. No es que haya muerto un familiar o un amigo, sino alguien a quien probablemente jamas hayamos visto en persona y alguien a quien jamas conocimos en realidad...
No tiene nada que ver el demostrar sensibilidad o simpatia por alguien que murio con decir que te afecta, cuando en realidad no es asi. No dudo que debe haber uno que otro loco cuya vida giraba alrededor de Jackson, pero creo que son muy pocos (y todas las celebridades deben tener algun fan loco de este tipo en algun punto en sus carreras).
hey cabron. segun mi primo ya ten mando el paquete, asi que ponte trucha.
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| HAYATO 911th Post
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| "Re(3):Maicol Yacson FTW!!!" , posted Sun 28 Jun 00:45
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People are taught etiquette and manners since the beginning (apologizing for bumping someone, don't stand in the way uselessly, don't take a piss on public and so on). So people enjoy enforcing those manners more than others, and take the chance to show how it. Or those very same teachings made them feel sympathetic when it's due.
Also, never look down an afro. Specially if it's a natural born one.
Since you missed my whole point, and since my english is getting worse with time, I will post it in spanish:
Sentir pena por alguien que ha muerto (y a quien en realidad nunca conocimos) es normal, pero decir que te arruina el dia, que te deprime, que es algo tragico personalmente hablando... ¿no es un poco extremo?, ¿exagerado?, ¿falso?. No es que haya muerto un familiar o un amigo, sino alguien a quien probablemente jamas hayamos visto en persona y alguien a quien jamas conocimos en realidad...
No tiene nada que ver el demostrar sensibilidad o simpatia por alguien que murio con decir que te afecta, cuando en realidad no es asi. No dudo que debe haber uno que otro loco cuya vida giraba alrededor de Jackson, pero creo que son muy pocos (y todas las celebridades deben tener algun fan loco de este tipo en algun punto en sus carreras).
Hey Onsy, I was talking in a figurative way. I mean, his death came so suddenly that it shocked me far more than it would have in case it happened, let's say in 15 years' time. Everybody knows he was a human science project (undergoing so many surgery operations must have put a heavy toll on his body) and he wasn't going to last long (at least not as long as the average Joe does) as a result for this, but I never expected he'd die so soon...
What I found depressing is the fact that I'm getting older and gradually more dettached from modern entertainment tendences (be it films, music, videogames, etc). And that's what Jacko's death made me reminisce of, as simple as that...
Well, at least a whole week lying on the beach under Ibiza's sun will surely help me to forget about my unrelenting biological decadence... or so I hope!!! 
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"maiqel yakson" , posted Fri 26 Jun 22:20:
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