I can understand how you might view it as hatred. To me its more...disappointment? ( I guess that is the best word).
He had the entire world that would listen to him discus vitiligo, lupus, child abuse, etc, and he chose to seclude himself. Again, it well within his right to do so. I'd like to think if I had that kind of a chance to make a difference, I would seize it and not look back. On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Michael Grant<[email protected]> wrote: > > You have a lot of hatred in you. > > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 1:15 PM, G Money<[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> Boo-hoo... >> >> >> >> Here is what I was going for: 'Man up. You got dealt a shitty hand, >> >> now try to make something of it. Take a page out of Michael J Fox's >> >> book. Don't hide with/from your disease, but take the opportunity to >> >> bring more awareness of it. >> >> >> >> Instead, MJ chose to act like a fucking child and hide everything and >> >> be all mysterious. How vain is he? So fucking vain that he would >> >> rather people think he was having procedures done to lighten his skin >> >> than admit publicly that he had a disease. He thought it was better to >> >> be thought a freak because of what he chose to do, rather than think >> >> he had a disease he had no control over. >> > >> > >> > Uh........every time he was asked "Are you lightening your skin?" He >> > answered: "No, i have a disease that causes my skin to lighten." >> >> Then he had the most amazing case of vitiligo I have ever seen to have >> his skin color be so perfect and uniform. >> >> > >> > The "procedure to lighten his skin" was a nasty rumor started by....who >> > knows....tabloids maybe. MJ fought this rumor from the get go...so I have >> NO >> > idea where your getting this particular rant from...??? >> >> See above. >> >> > >> > >> >> I have seen kids with _real_ disfiguring abilities who would walk down >> >> the street with their heads held higher than MJ ever did. >> > >> > >> > That's good, because I wouldn't want you to have to walk up to those >> kids, >> > should they struggle to deal with their appearance, and have to tell them >> > how "fucking vain" you think they are. >> >> I think you understand the point I was trying to make. He had an >> opportunity, as someone adored by so many, to shed some light on these >> diseases and become a role model for others afflicted with the >> diseases, and he chose not to. He chose to hide. That's a good lesson >> to teach kids, be embarrassed by that which you cannot control. It is >> well within his right to do so, but a bit cowardly in my opinion. >> >> > >> > -- >> > Somewhere between the time you arrive and the time you go >> > May lie a reason you were alive that you'll never know >> > >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:299788 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
