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I def think so.....it so hypocritical for people to be declaring how great he was, when just a few weeks ago they were mocking him. I also think itsridiculous for him to be treated like such a saint now, when he was faced with child molestation chargers multiple times. I don't care that he was acquitted. hell OJ was also.

I'm not saying that he doesn't deserve to be treated with respect, all dead do, but this is too much.

He was intercourse ing popular, why wouldn't his death be heavily publicized?

Quote from: Super on July 08, 2009, 07:07:04 PM
He was intercourse ing popular, why wouldn't his death be heavily publicized?

oh idk maybe the fact that he was constantly ridiculed when he was alive

I pity his children. Especially the one who had to speak in front of the whole world and cry about her dad. :(

Too be honest. I don't think it was. I mean he was basically an icon and really well known everywhere. LIKE EVERYWHERE. And just because he was mocked as a person doesn't mean he shouldn't be praised for his music. (The memorial was really sad. Especially when his older brother sang for him infront of the dead body. D8 I wouldn't have been able to do anything like that. Because wasn't MJ like the youngest out of all of them?)

Plus...
I mean. I bet when someone like... Madonna dies. (Omg shes been here for like forever too) It's going to be heavily publicized as well. :S

I was at work, so I missed the entire thing.
To be perfectly honest, I didn't really care enough nor would I care enough to watch the entire event.
It may sound cold hearted, but thats how I feel.
I am sad to see him go, but for anybody who's Done MORE good in this world then bad (if he really did do it) then I think they deserved to be recognized the way he did.


Michal Jackson was not only Popular, but for most of his life, he was on TOP...and what to people do when somebody is on TOP by popularity and success etc etc...
THEY will take shots at him. It's always been like this.

It's just the way it is.

Any and all celebrities get more attention than any of them ever deserve.

However, if anyone deserved a big fancy ass funeral, it'd be MJ. He changed the way music was made, as well as the music video. Very few people leave that big an impact on their profession.
But still blatantly overblown

Go listen to the Thriller album and try to say Michael Jackson isn't legendary.

no, but I voted yes in the way that his death draws too much publicity.  His death continues to make headlines and it's darn obnoxious.  There are more important things going on in the world, but all that news anchors report about is speculation on how he died.q

It just goes to show how superficial the criticisms were.  Yeah, he looked weird, he was eccentric, and there was question about his sexuality.  What stood out above the rest, though, was his lifelong sheer talent.

I kinda wonder that too.

Yeah, he made good music years back, but recently he faced a lot of ridicule over the multiple child molestation charges, and now he's getting so much publicity that it's seriously irritating everyone I know.

Whatever happened to info on Billy Mays's death?  Huh?  HUH?

Quote from: red7js on July 09, 2009, 05:55:08 PM
Whatever happened to info on Billy Mays's death?  Huh?  HUH?

It never happened.  Billy Mays cannot die.  He is immortal.

well, ya. the president wouldnt get that much attention if he died.

Quote from: Viveeanne on July 08, 2009, 08:07:52 PM
Too be honest. I don't think it was. I mean he was basically an icon and really well known everywhere. LIKE EVERYWHERE. And just because he was mocked as a person doesn't mean he shouldn't be praised for his music. (The memorial was really sad. Especially when his older brother sang for him infront of the dead body. D8 I wouldn't have been able to do anything like that. Because wasn't MJ like the youngest out of all of them?)

Plus...
I mean. I bet when someone like... Madonna dies. (Omg shes been here for like forever too) It's going to be heavily publicized as well. :S

Michael is the 3rd youngest. Randy and Janet are younger.

Michael Jackson is the most famous person to ever live, and the greatest entertainer to ever live. Gee...I wonder why he got so much attention.

You have to realize, MJ's death has affected darn near every country. Spain won't give a poop if Obama dies. They care that MJ did.

What the hell, why is MJ still on the news!?

I'm sorry you people can't realize how much of an icon he was in entertainment.

Quote from: Tsumaru on July 15, 2009, 05:33:14 PM
I'm sorry you people can't realize how much of an icon he was in entertainment.

And as a humanitarian.

Quote from: Mystic on July 15, 2009, 06:11:13 PM
And as a humanitarian.

and as a pedophile

I'm not saying I hated MJ.......but they made way too big a deal out of his funeral.

Here we go with the pedophile crap.

Let me ask you a question, Echo.  If you knew that you would get 2 million dollars just for accusing someone of child molestation, would you?  Of course you would.  The cases were all settled out of court, and if you think the parents of a child who really was molested would settle out of court, you're crazy.

Actually no I wouldn't do that.....thats as low as dirt.

Quote from: Echo on July 15, 2009, 08:10:31 PM
Actually no I wouldn't do that.....thats as low as dirt.

SOME people would do it though.
Money can corrupt people... So who knows.

You can't say he did or didn't, Especially if MONEY is involved.

I never liked MJ or his music. It's all boring to me. Honestly, I don't care whether Thriller was the best-selling album of all time. I think it's poop.
And it's obvious I've heard it all because it's in every form of media ever devised.

His funeral was made way too important.

PEOPLE DIE EVERYDAY!!! WOOPDEE FRIKIN DOO! the last time, no, the ONLY time anyones death was this noticed was when hitler died.

Quote from: chaosgear on July 17, 2009, 06:32:37 PM
PEOPLE DIE EVERYDAY!!! WOOPDEE FRIKIN DOO! the last time, no, the ONLY time anyones death was this noticed was when hitler died.

Over exaggerate much? σ_?

Yes, people die everyday. Every persons death is significant.

But, you Know it's a big deal to the entire world Because MJ was known IN the entire world, and everybody has atleast heard of him (or most of them).
Nobody knows me (like the World), and I have never done great things like MJ did.
So based upon That logic alone, it's to be expected for MJ's funeral to be a big world event like it has been.  :-\

Quote from: StarWindWizard7 on July 17, 2009, 07:21:37 PM
Over exaggerate much? σ_?

Yes, people die everyday. Every persons death is significant.

But, you Know it's a big deal to the entire world Because MJ was known IN the entire world, and everybody has atleast heard of him (or most of them).
Nobody knows me (like the World), and I have never done great things like MJ did.
So based upon That logic alone, it's to be expected for MJ's funeral to be a big world event like it has been.  :-\

over exaggerate? not really. like you said, everybody has heard of him. i cant think of anyone else like that other than hitler.

yeah, he had a big funeral. thats one thing. im not against that. what ticks me off is that he is STILL in the news after a MONTH!

I think it had every right to have that much publicity. After all, it's the choice of the media to show it to viewers. What is sickening me though, is how much chatter about him there is. Especially people who called him a freak and such but suddenly decided he was normal simply because he died. I don't believe the pedophelia. I just believe he was eccentric.
Also, I bet we get another funeral this big when Hugh Hefner bites the dust.

Quote from: Orgizirtee on July 17, 2009, 07:33:58 PM
I think it had every right to have that much publicity. After all, it's the choice of the media to show it to viewers. What is sickening me though, is how much chatter about him there is. Especially people who called him a freak and such but suddenly decided he was normal simply because he died. I don't believe the pedophelia. I just believe he was eccentric.
Also, I bet we get another funeral this big when Hugh Hefner bites the dust.

not likely. i dont know who hugh hefner is.

Quote from: chaosgear on July 17, 2009, 07:37:09 PM
not likely. i dont know who hugh hefner is.

Many people didn't know who Micheal was, he still got a fairly big funeral. Hugh Hefner is the owner of the Playboy Mansion.

There's people who don't know the name Michael Jackson? No...what?

Quote from: Mystic on July 17, 2009, 08:49:29 PM
There's people who don't know the name Michael Jackson? No...what?

Well, the more so younger people. And those with half assed taste in music. Still, there's always someone.