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Cynthia Boaz: Why Michael Jackson's Death is Heartbreaking for me... Finally


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- lilguy I'm a Fan of lilguy permalink

Thank you so much for this article. Michael was such a large part of our lives. I am 8 yrs older than he was and I remember how proud I was, to see him on the Ed Sullivan show He entertained my children, and then my grandchildren. His words and music just made you feel good about the world and its people. All of these people who can only make negative comments about him, I feel sorry for them, how unhappy your life must be to find time to tear another person down.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:59 AM on 07/10/2009
- yellowdogdemocratic I'm a Fan of yellowdogdemocratic permalink

I think we put celebrities on such a high pedestal and don't expect them to be human. When they do show evidence of being human, it makes us uncomfortable so we bash them for it. After they die, we can go back to feeling like they are more than human and put them back on the pedestal, which makes us feel comfortable again because we can reconcile our image of them with what we feel they are now. One would hope that after what happened to Princess Di this practice would have ended, but it didn't. We justify doing this by telling ourselves that its OK to treat people with money and fame this way.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:52 PM on 07/09/2009
- stormynite03 I'm a Fan of stormynite03 permalink
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that's a huge reason that I was so affected by his death, because of what should have been and how it could have been (his life). He was so confident and charismatic onstage that people couldn't believe that he could be so shy and socially awkward off stage, so they ridiculed him and treated him like he had no feelings when he was indeed more sensitive than most. And everything seemed to conspire against the guys self esteem, with bad acne during life on the stage as a teen, his father calling him "big nose", getting vitiligo which is devasting anyway, but then ON stage in front of everyone? I honestly feel so sad because it makes me wish that someone could have been a perfect friend and lover through it all to help him love himself and shield him from the cruel bullies of the world who must kick everyone down to their miserable levels.

watching his home videos and stuff, it's apparent that he just wanted to have fun and be appreciated. seemed like a nice guy to know

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:24 PM on 07/09/2009
- Sandy Auriene Sullivan I'm a Fan of Sandy Auriene Sullivan permalink
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Yeah, this is a lovely post -and spoke well for how I felt about it. More than that, not matter who or what he was - he found those people in his life that loved him for being just himself - his children.

Out of respect for the most innocent amongst the populace, regardless of anything their father did or didn't do right in life or for the 'what if''s - these kids deserve to have their dignity respected, they've suffered enough.

RIP
Sandy

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:34 AM on 07/10/2009
- Jcolby30 I'm a Fan of Jcolby30 permalink

Beautiful article and so well said! Bill O Reilly needs to read your words. Then maybe he will shut up. Thank you.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:31 AM on 07/09/2009
- sshaler I'm a Fan of sshaler permalink

I like your attitude of taking responsibility for the harm done to people in our culture. Instead of seeing Michael Jackson as too sensitive for our world, I'd rather see our world as too brutal for many sensitive people. I love to imagine a world in which sensitivity and it's partners creativity and love are the norm and people who are too brutal are seen as outsiders needing extra care.

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