Would we all just shut up about Michael Jackson? (Rant rant rant that may be minorly vulgar) - Comments

Stupidity?
So if mouring over the death of a legend is stupid, then most of the world fits under that title. And I'm sure most of us don't care, either.

Sarcasm just sounds silly other the internet, it really doesn't work well at all.

You're wrong in the belief that it's stupid to be sensitive to the absence of a familiar face.

Also, just because someone is upset about Mr Jackson doesn't mean they can't care about other things at the same time. Use your head dear = )

I think there are stupider things in life than mourning a musician who has given you some great memories.

Maybe, instead of being mad at people mourning, you could be mad at racists, homophobes, anyone who has a bigoted view on things?

And fair enough to your comment below, but we don't know exactly what everyone is mourning, so stereotyping it is a bit harsh.

vicar, i can completely understand you mourning him because of his childhood and in fact never had a time to be a child.
that part i would be mournful of, but there are a lot of people that are just mourning his fame and whatnot.

I don't have to tolerant of anything. I refuse to be tolerant of anyone who is more sad about Michael Jackson than larger issues going on in the world.
I don't think I'll ever be tolerant of stupidity hahahhaa

Dungeons and Danny, fair enough, I'm just suggesting that, as an aid to your writing, stereotyping might throw some people off, especially those not as tolerant as Mibbians, so just a tip :]

And also, I am personally mourning him as a man who had a sh*tty childhood, was marketed as a product since he was five years old, never had time to himself and was basically very sad, lonely, and looking for love. It's terribly sad that he died so young and that's what I'm focusing on.

And Painter, I have a very diverse taste in music as I'm sure you do as well.
I can appreciate anything from classical (I'm currently working on playing two chopin preludes), to jazz, to electro, to new age, to experimental, to garage rock, to punk rock, to northern soul, etc.
you sound rather intriguing to have a music conversation with, so lets have coffee over it sometime *rolls eyes.

How is someone saying 'oh no Michael Jackson is dead', regardless of their age and taste, akin to being fixated on his death?

You should be more tolerant of the varied ways in which people react to public figures dying.

Vicar, i didn't mean to say that you listened to those bands...I'm just saying a lot of people on this site listen to those bands (which they do) and don't listen as much to Michael Jackson. That's great that you have your personal music tastes and I don't listen to those bands mentioned in my journal, but a large majority of this site does listen to alternative music.

I mean even on mibba, most of you aren't Michael Jackson fans and several of you listen to alternative bands that sound like avenged sevenfold and mcr.
That doesn't mean we can't have a diverse music taste. I think that was quite a narrow minded and not thought out comment, to be fair.

He is and was one of the most famous people in the world. Of course the world is going to be at a standstill.

He died last night, it's far too early to be getting 'fed up' with all the comments about it. This whole thing isn't going to go away until after the funeral.

I just think society is rather stupid that they mourn over some celebrity that they either weren't fans of or didn't personally meet.
Yes, you go and blame society for getting uset about the death of one of the most famous people in the world. Just because we didn't personally know him doesn't mean we can't feel the effect of his death.

He is without a doubt a legend.

Get over myself? I personally have nothing to get over...I just think society is rather stupid that they mourn over some celebrity that they either weren't fans of or didn't personally meet.
I feel a little sad that he died, but people seriously have pathetic lives if they get fixated about his death.

I don't want to disrespect your opinion, we're all entitled to free speech, but this section - and several of you listen to alternative bands that sound like avenged sevenfold and mcr - didn't seem quite right to me. Sure, I listen to both of those, but I love Michael Jackson too, and several other artists that don't seem to 'fit' with my general style - Madonna, Cher, etc. Please don't stereotype people's music tastes.

And anyway, I'd rather hear people talking about something topical than their hair, or something. Although I suppose this is still entertainment news, but anyway. Out of all the crap things in the world, people talking about Michael Jackson isn't that bad.

Like saveroftheworld said, let people be upset about it. They're not hurting anyone.

Isn't it a bit soon to be getting sick of it? He's only been gone a day. I for one am pretty moved by the whole thing. I love Michael Jackson and his music.

I sort of understand what you're getting at but Michael Jackson's death is more significant than others because, aside from Obama, he was probably the most famous person in the world.

Get over yourself and let people be upset if they want.

What I'm getting at is, is it really stupid for people who did like some of his songs to mourn? No, it's not. They liked his songs, whether or not they were fans.

My dad's not a fan, yet he still mourned. Is he stupid for that?

I'll quote my friend: "I didn't know him either, but I do somewhat have the right to mourn the man who showed me how great music can be."

It's as simple as that, really.

Regardless of how you feel Iero_Hero, i still feel that it is rather stupid for people that weren't fans or personally knew him to mourn his death. Sure he may have influenced Usher and Chris Brown (not that we needed them , i personally hate their music but that's another story in itself) but most likely, they were influenced by his early music and it wouldn't matter much if he died either way.
In addition, I refuse to isolate myself from the world just so i don't have to hear idiots ramble about MJ's death.

I'll admit, I wasn't a big fan of MJ, but it's still sad. One of my very good friends grew up listening to him, and he's the reason she got into music. Do I not have a right to mourn with her?

I listened to a couple of his songs and never considered myself a true fan, obviously. He was still a great man as the King of Pop. I believe that even if 13 year old girls are going on about it, so what? Everyone, true fan or not, has the right to mourn the loss of his death.

If you take the time to think about it, we wouldn't have Chris Brown, Usher or whoever (like Fat Joe has said), if it weren't for MJ. Do the girls who love those men not have a right to mourn?

Yes, the media is blowing it up, but that's what they do and have always done. If we can't handle it when someone like MJ died, why pay attention to it at all? I mean, look what they did with Farrah Fawcett. Up until they announced MJ's death, it was all about Farrah.

It's something we have to deal with, concerning the media, and if you don't want to hear about it anymore, don't listen to the radio, news channels, ect. There are channels that they're not even touching on it. Also, just ignore journals that even mention it, despite who it is.

**Edit: I don't mean to sound rude, I'm just stating how I feel about this.

Yeah, I'm just using 13 year olds as an example because I saw a group of them at a carnival yesterday that were just going "Ahhh he died! I can't believe it oh mah god!" and sounded really superficial
but i 100% agree with you there are lots of people regardless of their age faking their sadness.
yes the media is very hypocritical as well

As you've shown, Michael Jackson has been there for some when we were growing up. And his music means a lot to different people. His music made a connection all over the world. It's quite hypocritical of what's happening on tv. Don't aim this at just 13 year old girls, just because they're young doesn't mean that MJ didn't mean anything to them. I've talked to a lot of 17 year olds here that are just faking their sadness.

Oh, I know! The media seriously tries to force all this stuff down our throats and it's just crap. We know he died, now let him actually rest in peace and shut up about it.

And ahhh. I love RHPS. I've never actually been to a live performance of it though which saddens me. I need to find some friends that would actually be interested in going because I know of one that's a few towns away from me so it's just so close yet so far. lol.

Anyway, I hope you and your boyfriend have a great time!