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I took the loss of Marilyn Monroe real bad and now I'm very sad about Gale Storm. But the difference is Gale lived a full life and Marilyn cut herself short.
Celeb obsession is a symptom of our shallow, simple minded, obese, self indulgent cult-of-the-personality culture.
Every year 15 million children die of hunger. Where are their headlines? Where are their tears?
For the price of one missile, a school full of hungry children could eat lunch every day for 5 years. But of course missiles are a bigger priority. Now that's something to cry about.
I've got this weird mixed emotion thing going on. On the one hand, I'm absolutely horrified that Michael Jackson, the first boy I liked, is dead. On the other hand, I feel guilty about mourning too much because the boy I fell in love with is long gone and the man who replaced him would probably have preferred my son to me. That sounds cold, but it's the reality check I have to give myself to maintain mental balance on this issue. Yes, I know none of the charges were proven but I believe they were true.
That said, I sobbed uncontrollably the day he died and cried all that night. To maintain my sanity I went to thesmokinggun.com and revisited those court depositions from his last case. It dried up my tears and made me realize that he was another flawed human whose soul was not a happy one. Surprisingly, that didn't make me cry--it just made me sad in a detached and objective way. I feel far worse for his family than I do for myself. I missed the end of the BET awards when Janet Jackson showed up. I think that's probably for the best because I would have started sobbing again.
The death of Anna Nicole Smith was a real tragedy because I believe that poor woman didn't have one soul on Earth who truly loved her. Everyone she was around was trying to use her. And the fact that her baby will grow up in such a sad legacy is truly a tragedy.
I too cried a little for Aaliyah. I grew up listening to her and it was such a shock when it happened. With Michael Jackson, I have been getting misty eyed on and off since I first heard of his death. I have been watching his old stuff on youtube and he seemed so happy when he performed. It's sad the way his life turned out but he was really a phenomenal artist.
Im surprised no one mentioned President John F. Kennedy. I wasn't born yet but Im sure many of our fellow CD'ers were around during the time he was assassinated. I cant imagine ANY person's death to be larger and more upsetting than that.
I don't think it makes you a cold person. As someone else wrote, some people just don't connect emotionally to people they don't know.
I posted that I shed a few tears for some famous people...but I agree with Miss Crabcakes here. Some people just DON'T cry or feel an emotional attachment. Some do. For those that don't...the answer to the OP's question would be "No."
Im surprised no one mentioned President John F. Kennedy. I wasn't born yet but Im sure many of our fellow CD'ers were around during the time he was assassinated. I cant imagine ANY person's death to be larger and more upsetting than that.
I think he was mentioned a few times.
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RIP Michael
