Ah, the media roasted him non-stop. The public fed off of it. Why would he want to add any fuel to the fire? You make it sound like he could just walk into a tv station and say "I'm here to discuss this horrible condition" and the world would welcome him with open arms and open ears. Not likely. Anytime he did _anything_ the media was all over him.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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:299797 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
