So, the world who mourns him as 'The King of Pop' would not listen to him if he wanted to discuss a disease he is afflicted with, or child abuse? I think the world would have lined up to listen, just like they lined up to mourn.
I am grateful for people like Dick Clark, Lance Armstrong and Michael J Fox who use their celebrity to 'spread the word' and raise money for research for the diseases and conditions they have been afflicted with and not hide from them. On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Michael Grant<[email protected]> wrote: > > 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:299800 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
