She's a cold-hearted snake
Look into her eyes
oh ohhhh ... come on you know the words.
Anyhow here's the deal, I like to think of myself as kind and compassionate and a rather decent human being. HOWEVER, I am not mourning or crying or weaping over the death of Princess Diana or Michael Jackson or any of the other unfortunate celebrity souls who have left this world recently.
Do I think they contributed great things to the world? Yes. Will I miss them? No...I mean I never met them, their impact on my life was so minimal compaired to the people in my world. They didn't sunggle with me like Frisco, they didn't teach me to ride a bike like grandpa, they didn't convince me that the world is meant to be explored like uncle Chris. So while I understand their impact on the world, I don't understand this crazy ass 1.4 million dollar memorial service or people committing suicide or any of the other madness when they don't even really KNOW the person. I mean would they have committed suicide after learning about a friend of a friend of a friend passing away.. I highly doubt it.
All right so on this OWF you have my opinion first...now what's yours? Do you mourn the deaths of celebrities? Do you think we should treat their death as grander and more important than the every day person who may not have touched as many lives? 
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Opinions Wanted Friday: Celebrity Deaths
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Granted, I was weeks away from giving birth to my first baby and insanely hormonal, but I cried and cried over the death of Steve Irwin (the Crocodile Hunter). For some reason (probably the hormones!) that one hit me hard!! Other than that, I'm with you. It's not that it isn't sad, but I don't actually KNOW these people...
i agree with you, i am usually more sad for their kids or family that are left behind than for myself....i can't believe people have been contemplating suicide because michael jackson is gone...that's just sick..
i don't get it. i bet these people that are crying over Michael Jackson don't even talk with their own families. sure it's sad, it's sad when anyone dies. he lead a life many of can't even imagine (good and bad) but so didn't a lot of other people who never make it on the news.
I agree. I definitely haven't cried...at all. Loss of life is always sad, but it doesn't personally affect me. Thanks for bringing up that point!
Nope, I honestly don't mourn celebrity deaths. If it was a particular artist, or actor, or something, that for some reason had special meaning to me then mabye...but so far that hasn't happened. I think it's a little outrageous!
I am totally with you. It is always sad when someone dies, but celebrity deaths certainly don't touch me on a personal level.
I sort of feel bad because I could really give a sh*t that he died. Yes, it's sad. But people die every day and I didn't know this person. Yes he was an icon and I loved him back in the day (before I knew he was a wacko) but him being here for gone doesn't impact my life at all. I never understood how people get so crazy when a celebrity dies. It's not like you knew the person. I can't imagine how they would react if they lost a family member. Geesh.
I'm right there with you sista...I feel bad for his family and friends, but I didn't know him. I get embarrassed for the people they interview on the street that are bawling, I highly doubt they even met the guy. I just don't get it.
Can't say I'm really mourning MJ. If it was someone who had a powerful and inspiring impact on my life I would mourn even if I hadn't met them. Someone like Katie Couric who I think has set a great example for women...
I'm totally with you on this one! It is sad when someone dies, but unless they personally touched my life (which no celebrity has) then I'm not going to get strung out about it. I'm not a fan of celebrity deaths taking over the news stations either. Their is a war, people starving, and children without healthcare and every channell is showing the memorial for MJ? Also it sent me over the edge when I heard they played "Here comes the King" at MJ's funeral that song is about God and the real "King of Kings". I do think we attach memories to celebrities like we do many things, but that doesn't mean when that person dies we have to forget that memory that is yours forever to have.
Well, I'm not usually to bothered by things, but I have recently bottled of this up. SORRY! :) Don't you worry I will still dance around and run to MJ FOR-EVA!
Oh how I have wanted to state the same opinion, in regards to Michael anyhow. (It is like people totally forgot that he has been in FREAKO "Wacko Jacko" status for the last 20 years). I feel sad for the families, especially for the kids who have lost a parent. But the obsession, CNN coverage, crazy amount of money spent on a funeral...NOT NEEDED!!
I'm SO with you on this....
Agree completely!
(okay this is gonna age me) I was pissed when Kurt Cobain killed himself. I knew he was a troubled soul but still! I really connected with his music!
Heath Ledger really bothered me too... I love his talant and his his acting... again, troubled soul!
no tears though... just sad that they are gone and thier gifts/talants go with them!
I am so tired of the news coverate of MJ. I have a sneaky feeling he orchistrated all of this. I think the last decade or more...being cast out... was the final straw..
I personally don't think he had it in him to do this tour. but that's just me... and my husband watches a lot of news coverage and the MJ thing is constantly on....BLEH
enough already, I say!
It's very tragic when ANYONE goes suddenly, esp when young and when they leave behind families... but when they had a hand in it with mixing drugs, or using DANGEROUS drugs... you gambled, you lost.. it's sad but what were you thinking!
okay, done with rant!
Happy FRIDAY.....LIVE WELL! :)
I sort of agree.
No, most of the time, celebrity deaths don't affect me in the least.
Michael Jackson was such a huge part of my childhood that this one did affect me. The Thriller album came out when I aws 9 years old and is the first cassette I ever owned. That was really the start of my obsession with music.
Yes, I cried over Michael Jackson, and yes, I have very close relationships with my family and friends.
Okay, I don't know if I mourned the death of Michael Jackson, but he did bring a lot to the music industry. I did watch the memorial the other day and it was well put together and I did shed a few tears. Not because he is gone, but the stories that were told, the ones that made him into a real person, something more than just an artist. And, I am an extremely sensitive person, so I do not need to "know" person to cry over their passing.
However, I have not lost any sleep over this, and it will not affect my ability to function day to day. :)
I think it's sad when people who are incredibly gifted but very troubled die young(ish), but I do think the fact that there has been nothing BUT MJ news for 2+ weeks, and that the memorial service was seriously expensive is ridiculous.
That being said, I cried when I heard Mr. Rogers died. Although that could've been that it was raining in LA & I had to drive on the 405 & the 101 in the same morning. :)
I do think its a little much. I dont know how many times I've heard MJ's song on the radio. Its sad, but thats about all I feel. I want to know where all the people who are hysterically crying over his death when he was on trial...probably making fun of him with the rest of the world.
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I'm with you, btw. Good to know I'm not alone with all this MJ hype/mourning.
For some reason, I was actually pretty upset when Heath Ledger and Paul Newman died. Maybe because the former seemed so out of the blue. I have to say, though - I was really angry that Michael Jackson's death totally took over the national media, to the extent that everyone forgot about Iran and Honduras!
More than anything, MJ's death was a blow because he was a constant "known" in my life, and I unknowingly sang many of his songs in childhood and beyond. To see him go is to realize that I am getting older and that I am subject to mortality just like him.
I get sad when certain icons or celebrities pass, b/c their work is often something connected to a personal meaningful moment in my life.
Like, growing up, I used to roller skate in my basement listening to MJ music over and over. It's a fun memory for me and it makes me sad that the creator of that music will make music no more.
Heath Ledger made me sad b/c I had seen him around Brooklyn and he was a real person. And he was my age.
the only significance of celeb deaths for me is the reminder that no amount of fame, money, or "success" makes one immune from mortality.
off topic: you've mentioned lately you're grateful for no-kill groups and animal shelters... so when's the new kitty coming home ;)
I don't. Sometimes I feelheartless
I couldn't agree more. I am sure it is utterly devastating for his family and friends, but I am not mourning. I do feel for his relatives though, as with anyone's death.
What is ironicis that those who keep bringing up starving children seem to be forgetting how much this man actually did for helping poverty stricken nations and their citizens. Compassion for anyone's death, regardless of whether you had a personal relationship with this person or not, does not mean you don't care about other pressing issues.
Personally I feel more sad about the turn to tragedy Jackson's life took than his death, which really did not come as a big surprise. I came of age when his carreer was at it's high point. An unbelievable talent. So yes, his death made me stop and look back to where he came from and remember how much the world loved him. Good thing his music will stay with us and is enjoying revival.
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