I disagree. Being a celebrity, especially one like MJ, gives you an instant audience willing to listen to whatever it is you want to say. Will there be nay-sayers? Of course, but overall, people will listen. I think the emotional reaction of his death by a lot of people demonstrates that he would reach a much larger audience with his message than all of us combined could reach with ours.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 5:37 PM, denstar<[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't like the idea of judging people because they don't live up > their potential. > > Each of us is *incredibly* powerful, and could affect (effect?) > whopping and wide-spread change. > > You don't need to be a see-oooper-deee-oop-er-multi-mega-star, more > popular than Mickey Mouse, to do it. > > I don't know that being so even gives one that much of a leg up. > > That people could put such stock in "star power" is part of the > problem, I fear. Perhaps things like twitter will help. *shrug* I > hope so, it looks like it kinda sucks to be a star these days... I > much prefer X-treem bloopers over TMZ (tho it seems like they're the > same folks). > > Eh. I had some damn fine joke in my head somehow linking in the > recent popularity of starlet crotch-shots, but it's drifted off. > Alas. I'm pretty sure it was pretty funny (if timed right, of > course). A real tragedy, that. There was so much potential... > > > Seems like the saddest part of the whole deal, is that his kids will > never get to see him perform live. > > -- > I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. > Thomas Carlyle > > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Scott Stroz<[email protected]> wrote: > ... >> I would not call Chris' wife vain or a coward. Celebrities are >> different. Celebrities are sued to being in the spotlight and most, if >> not all, enjoy it or need it. MJ had the opportunity to reach an >> audience almost no other person on earth could have reached, and he >> decided not to. That is what disappoints and to a degree, angers me. >> To be given that kind of stage, to be able to reach that many people, >> and chose not to use it for the benefit of others befuddles me. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:299819 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
