First off, I feel the man is forgetting to mention that yes... Michael Jackson was a musician... but he was also a huge humanitarian. He was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the top celebrity to donate the most money to the largest number of causes. So it's not like he was just a singer, he did do his part, and I feel many celebrities don't do enough. They get all of this money and it doesn't go anywhere worthwhile. So for that, I appreciate Jackson's efforts and I feel not enough people are pointing out that he did that.
Secondly, I feel that whenever there is an opposing side on news shows they ramble on and on, repeating themselves, and don't give the other person a chance to make their own point. That's a pet peeve on mine.
Now onto Jackson. It's a shame that so many people die but that's life. People die. Especially when you're involved in a war there are unfortunately more people who die. I can understand that those family members of those people are heartbroken and saddened and for that I feel for them. But I do not know those people, I never met those people, I know nothing about them. No one is going to cry over deaths in my own families because they don't know those people, they never met them. And that's okay with me.
But with Michael Jackson, he was not just a singer, he was a dancer too. He brought dance to music videos. He sold more albums then the Beatles, could create hits and dances better then most big 'dancers' in the entertainment industry, he was a hell of a lot more popular and had much more star quality then any other performer in America to date. He did have an impact on people. And not just people in America, let's not forget that most of the news groups that were at the funeral were from other countries. That other countries- WAR TORN ONES- were making memorials to this man. In a way, I think it's somewhat nice that so many countries including ones we may not have the best relations with are all morning one person. Not too many people will look at it that way, but maybe someone will open their eyes and realize we're all human and we all have emotions, we're all people, and we can all mourn. Despite the wars and prejudices that separate us from one country to the next we're all human beings.
I did mourn his death. And I stand by the fact that I did. His life was in the spot light so you can't help but feel you know him. I know a hell of a lot more about Michael Jackson then I do about my neighbor two houses away from me. When I was a child I would watch his music videos and I'd try to dance, like so many others, I loved how it all looked and I realized I loved the feeling of dancing. Michael Jackson and Gene Kelly, my eldest cousin too, are the people responsible for making me want to dance. And dance I did, and many great memories and experiences came from dancing all thanks to those three people.
I cried when Gene Kelly died. But no one knew or cared about his funeral or death. No one really mentioned it. No one would judge me for being sad about that. He was a childhood memory, someone I wanted to be, someone I watched repeatedly while I grew up. So was Michael Jackson.
I'm mourning the loss of a figure who helped shape the person I am. I'm mourning a sliver of my childhood, which I miss very much because it was so carefree and happy, that died along with him.
Do I feel that LA should've paid out of their pocket for a huge funeral? No. Especially since they're in such a financial deficit right now. Do I think the family and donations should have paid for it? Yes. And to my understanding there is a donation area for all of this, what happens to that money I don't know, I think it should go back to LA for having done this for the family. Do I think it was a beautiful memorial? Yes. Do I think it was almost like stepping into something more private and person? Yes. Do I think that Michael Jackson would've been happy that his body was there for this 'celebration' but still found it odd that I was watching this mans casket during this 'show'? Yes and yes. Am I glad I got to say my goodbyes in my own way? Yes. Do I think that the news sources should've only stuck to new news about Michael Jackson instead of repeating all the details we already know? Yes.
and because i have too much written for one comment...soulforopheliaJuly 8 2009, 13:02:12 UTC
I wish we had a way to mourn all those who give their lives at war. But then I realized, we do. We have Memorial Day. Many people take it as a day to party and eat. That's where the problem is. We can mourn the loss of a pop star, that's fine. But where America has lost it's way is where there are already established chances to mourn the loss of people. We have Memorial Day, we have Veteran's Day, and what do we do but drink and party and bitch and complain if we can't have off or we have nothing 'exciting' to do. Those are the days where we should mourn, where there should be televised events detailing the exciting and wonderful lives of those soldiers who are no longer with us. But that's where America has truly lost it's way, because instead they have tv show marathons and maybe parades. We need to go back to what we have already established and change that before we work onward.
First off, I feel the man is forgetting to mention that yes... Michael Jackson was a musician... but he was also a huge humanitarian. He was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the top celebrity to donate the most money to the largest number of causes. So it's not like he was just a singer, he did do his part, and I feel many celebrities don't do enough. They get all of this money and it doesn't go anywhere worthwhile. So for that, I appreciate Jackson's efforts and I feel not enough people are pointing out that he did that.
Secondly, I feel that whenever there is an opposing side on news shows they ramble on and on, repeating themselves, and don't give the other person a chance to make their own point. That's a pet peeve on mine.
Now onto Jackson. It's a shame that so many people die but that's life. People die. Especially when you're involved in a war there are unfortunately more people who die. I can understand that those family members of those people are heartbroken and saddened and for that I feel for them. But I do not know those people, I never met those people, I know nothing about them. No one is going to cry over deaths in my own families because they don't know those people, they never met them. And that's okay with me.
But with Michael Jackson, he was not just a singer, he was a dancer too. He brought dance to music videos. He sold more albums then the Beatles, could create hits and dances better then most big 'dancers' in the entertainment industry, he was a hell of a lot more popular and had much more star quality then any other performer in America to date. He did have an impact on people. And not just people in America, let's not forget that most of the news groups that were at the funeral were from other countries. That other countries- WAR TORN ONES- were making memorials to this man. In a way, I think it's somewhat nice that so many countries including ones we may not have the best relations with are all morning one person. Not too many people will look at it that way, but maybe someone will open their eyes and realize we're all human and we all have emotions, we're all people, and we can all mourn. Despite the wars and prejudices that separate us from one country to the next we're all human beings.
I did mourn his death. And I stand by the fact that I did. His life was in the spot light so you can't help but feel you know him. I know a hell of a lot more about Michael Jackson then I do about my neighbor two houses away from me. When I was a child I would watch his music videos and I'd try to dance, like so many others, I loved how it all looked and I realized I loved the feeling of dancing. Michael Jackson and Gene Kelly, my eldest cousin too, are the people responsible for making me want to dance. And dance I did, and many great memories and experiences came from dancing all thanks to those three people.
I cried when Gene Kelly died. But no one knew or cared about his funeral or death. No one really mentioned it. No one would judge me for being sad about that. He was a childhood memory, someone I wanted to be, someone I watched repeatedly while I grew up. So was Michael Jackson.
I'm mourning the loss of a figure who helped shape the person I am. I'm mourning a sliver of my childhood, which I miss very much because it was so carefree and happy, that died along with him.
Do I feel that LA should've paid out of their pocket for a huge funeral? No. Especially since they're in such a financial deficit right now. Do I think the family and donations should have paid for it? Yes. And to my understanding there is a donation area for all of this, what happens to that money I don't know, I think it should go back to LA for having done this for the family. Do I think it was a beautiful memorial? Yes. Do I think it was almost like stepping into something more private and person? Yes. Do I think that Michael Jackson would've been happy that his body was there for this 'celebration' but still found it odd that I was watching this mans casket during this 'show'? Yes and yes. Am I glad I got to say my goodbyes in my own way? Yes. Do I think that the news sources should've only stuck to new news about Michael Jackson instead of repeating all the details we already know? Yes.
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