why are you sad?

makmom · June 2009

anardi:
NewlywednOhio:
Heather R:

hm. Well, I don't feel connected to Farrah-- not sure why.

MJ, on the other hand.... I am older than many of you, 32. I grew up in the prime of MJ's years, when he was the, I don't know, Jonas Brothers or NSync of the time. I watched him do the Moonwalk for the first time on that live Motown Special. MJ albums were under my Christmas tree for us. The way some little girls, maybe even some of the youngsters here, grew up doing the Britney Spears "played with your heart dance"-- I grew up imitating Michael Jackson dances. I had an family friend / aunt who actually lived nearby him, and I was the envy of all the other kids in school because I had these stories and sightings to tell. I grew up when MJ was still the King of Pop instead of a circus act. He feels like part of my childhood. I'm not in tears or anything, but I do feel like a part of my childhood is gone now.

Ditto exactly. I miss the "old" Michael Jackson. I will be 30 next week, and I was also raised around MJ's music. I remember being really young and BEGGING my parents for his new "Bad" record album. It's very strange that he's no longer around.

I'm 32 too and MJ was my childhood. Dancing in the basement, buying the albums - to this day I can still remember buying Thriller. It makes me feel old that someone who made my childhood memorable, died.

I will be 35 this year and remember being so into MJ back then... but he just really seemed to be soooo creepy in the last 9 or 10 years. I am sorry for all the people who loved him and I have my great memories of watching Thriller on MTV for the first time but...he was really messed up. 50 is really young.

punkfiction · June 2009

*Bre*:
I think at this point, those who get what Michael was to this country, the music industry and the civil rights movement are mourning. Those who don't get it, won't.

no i think you have this slightly wrong. there are great GREAT people - people who aren't singers and dancers, people who do make an impact on the world, who die (ie: mother theresa, princess diana), but i still think its weird to sit at home and cry for someone that you do not personally know.

LoriFalce · June 2009

I remember what an impact he had on junior high and high school for me, and I am sad that someone who at times meant a lot to me, even though he never knew me, is gone.

But as a rule, I'm very affected by death, whether I knew the person or not.

JenMich · June 2009

I totally agree,, I dont get it. Ok, he made some music so what? Lets say he didnt and he was some old creepers dude in your neighborhood that stood trial a few times for molesting children. Would everyone be so sad over him passing.. me thinks not. Yeah, sure I feel for his family but chances are those kids are a lot safer now. If in 10 years they say,, oh my dad was great and everyone was wrong, then I'll think otherwise.

I mean really, I used to love Kirk Cameron when I was a kid but if he turns out to be a serial killer Im not losing sleep over him dying.

carolinag · June 2009

i think it is tragic when anyone dies an untimely death. the only actor i've ever been truly emotional about was jerry orbach. i seriously cried when i heard that he had passed away. for me it was my dream to work with him and i also thought he was an incredible human being. not sure why but i was terribly sad. if i'd been alive when judy garland died i would have been devestated. i think when someone who has made an impact on your life dies at a young age i think it is always sad.

afwells · June 2009

Another ditto for HeatherR. I'll be 35 in another couple weeks (::gasp::) and Michael Jackson was IT. I mean. IT. When we were children. My best friend had a MJ-wannabe jacket, red pleather & zippers all over. We all wanted to buy one white sparkly glove to wear. He was sooooo cool to us.

My first 45 single I bought was "Beat It"...for all you youngins, a 45 was song on a little record, like, made of vinyl, that spun on a turntable and it had grooves in it and played music, and bigger ones were 33s and had the whole album on it, and you flipped them over to play the other side, I have "Thriller" as an actual record...I'm not going to get into the description of 8-tracks, because that will REALLY blow your brains. He was one helluva musician.

So, it's quite surreal to have a person that was soooo huge in your childhood die, even if one doesn't cry over it or particularly LIKE the person (I'm not a personal fan, but I am a fan of the music).

punkfiction · June 2009

wow, afwells, you are a genius. anyone under the age of 30 on this board is so dumb and ignorant that they don't even know what a 45 or an 8-track is. phew. good thing youre around to explain it to us.

Amrice78 · June 2009

kelbrian:
AshKStffr:
kelbrian:

I don't like Michael Jackson, so I don't care that he died.
I was sad for Farrah Fawcett's family and for the way that she died, but I'm not torn up about it.

aww Kel, i like you a whole lot, but this is way harsh. he has a family & young children
That he shouldn't have been in care of. He molested children. I don't have any sympathy for people like that.

I agree with Kel; and Heather - I'm about the same age as you (31) and I understand the icon that he was, but I can't get past the molestation. It floors me that people sweep it under the rug.

afwells · June 2009

punkfiction:
wow, afwells, you are a genius. anyone under the age of 30 on this board is so dumb and ignorant that they don't even know what a 45 or an 8-track is. phew. good thing youre around to explain it to us.

That was kind of a joke. Like, I'm an old-fogey joke? Sorry you didn't get it.

punkfiction · June 2009

afwells:
punkfiction:
wow, afwells, you are a genius. anyone under the age of 30 on this board is so dumb and ignorant that they don't even know what a 45 or an 8-track is. phew. good thing youre around to explain it to us.

That was kind of a joke. Like, I'm an old-fogey joke? Sorry you didn't get it.

sometimes we young'ens like to use sarcasm. sorry you didn't get it.

miniko · June 2009

I'm sad for his kids.

afwells · June 2009

punkfiction:
afwells:
punkfiction:
wow, afwells, you are a genius. anyone under the age of 30 on this board is so dumb and ignorant that they don't even know what a 45 or an 8-track is. phew. good thing youre around to explain it to us.
That was kind of a joke. Like, I'm an old-fogey joke? Sorry you didn't get it.
sometimes we young'ens like to use sarcasm. sorry you didn't get it.

You younguns know what sarcasm is? Hell, I thought we invented it! Something about walking uphill, barefoot, in the snow to school, grumble grumble.

punkfiction · June 2009

afwells:
punkfiction:
afwells:
punkfiction:
wow, afwells, you are a genius. anyone under the age of 30 on this board is so dumb and ignorant that they don't even know what a 45 or an 8-track is. phew. good thing youre around to explain it to us.
That was kind of a joke. Like, I'm an old-fogey joke? Sorry you didn't get it.
sometimes we young'ens like to use sarcasm. sorry you didn't get it.
You younguns know what sarcasm is? Hell, I thought we invented it! Something about walking uphill, barefoot, in the snow to school, grumble grumble.

youre mid 30's not 55.

Judah'sMommy · June 2009

MJ WAS my childhood, and DH and our friends feel the same way. I remember being terrified of the Thriller video, wanting to wear white socks with black shoes because MJ did it. I got Bad for my birthday when I was 7 or 8. Me and my 5th grade boyfriend's "song" was Remember the Time. lol It just feels like a huge part of my childhood has died. It's a sad feeling. I would feel the same if Bill Cosby or Whitney Houston died, as far as what they represented in terms of pop culture to my formative years.

LoriFalce · June 2009

Amrice78:
I can't get past the molestation. It floors me that people sweep it under the rug.

It's not being swept under the rug. It's fairly pathetic that something he was never proven to have done will be one of the most defining things of his life.

brandonsfuturewife07 · June 2009

punkfiction:
brandonsfuturewife07:
punkfiction:
Heather R:

yes! Punk, Elvis is a good comparison from another generation.

lol i think that was weird too. i dunno.

King of Rock & Roll... King of Pop.

if you don't get it, you don't get it. whatever.

maybe you'll cry when justin timberlake dies.

maybe you are slow. i get it, i just think its weird. i would never cry over a celeb. they do not have an impact on my life. even if their music seriously influenced me in some way - then they live on through their music and thats it.

and are you pretending as if you are older than me LOL

it has nothing to do with age. it has to do with music appreciation and the loss of an icon.

Judah'sMommy · June 2009

Amrice78:
I can't get past the molestation. It floors me that people sweep it under the rug.

You do realize he was acquitted?

brandonsfuturewife07 · June 2009

Judah'sMommy:
Amrice78:
I can't get past the molestation. It floors me that people sweep it under the rug.
You do realize he was acquitted?

but judah's!! he is so funny looking! and weird!

ameliasmom · June 2009

jess1984:
To me I don't really care about MJ, but the heath ledger thing, was mainly really sad, becuase it hit close to home, dh is around his age, and he had a young child and stuff, so that just hit close to home. And it's sad to see anyone die at a young age... (not crying about it though)

This for me exactly. I enjoyed him as an actor, sure, but when his family accepted his oscar I totally lost it. I NEVER react like that when a celebrity dies but when they accepted and mentioned his daughter, all I could think about was my DD growing up without DH and I sobbed. DH would have normally made fun of something like this but I think he understood that it wasn't Heath I was crying for.

Amrice78 · June 2009

Judah'sMommy:
Amrice78:
I can't get past the molestation. It floors me that people sweep it under the rug.
You do realize he was acquitted?

yeah, but I followed the whole thing and he did inappropriate things with children.period. I like his music, but I can't look past the other stuff and I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.

KittenGator · June 2009

Like others, I get sad anytime someone dies. They have family that loved them, friends, children etc. I don't cry and it doesn't ruin my day, but if it does to someone else there's nothing wrong with it, IMO. Some people are more sensitive and take it harder than others.?

happilyhis · June 2009

Punk, stop it now! I feel our bond disintegrating...LOL

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