PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:
Not really. How many heard about this when it happened? Like I said, I've read about Ed's exploits(long before Mel's movie). I heard not one word about his passing until this thread.
If we compare this to what MJ(or any other celebrity for that matter) has done, there is no comparison. How many other celebrity deaths were big news in the least year, that we got to hear about for days and days? When it comes right down to it, MOST of those people really did fuck all.
To even refer to these people as some sort of hero is an insult to real heroes and seriously diminishes the term. And to lavish attention on even their deaths, is mere idol worship. Ed Freeman took serious risks to his life, to ensure others would live. I can think of no higher level of bravery nor integrity.
HR was merely pointing out that what passes for newsworthy these days is sorely lacking. And if we're gonna "worship" heroes, how 'bout we try it with REAL ones.
Not that I'm assuming I can speak for ya HR
Well I see it as this....
These people like Jackson and such have been shoved into everybody's face almost monthly since most have been born.
out of sight, out of mind. Sucks, but it happens.
Was he in the spotlight all the time, talking about what he did, telling his stories all on the scale of these other people? Not to my knowledge.
I'm not saying that's justified as to why they're heard more about then him, but it's to be expected.
People have their own versions of heroes personal to them. While people know he has done heroic deeds that are impressive beyond imagination, they are not a personal hero.
People become other people's heroes for different reasons, in different ways, and I personally wouldn't pick and choose who's more of a hero to another. That's for each person to decide for themselves.
Some people it's their mom or dad.
Other's listened to someone's music in their youth that somehow said the words that helped them through their moment in life.
And some people's heroes are those who literally sacrafice their lives for others.
In either of the cases and many more, usually someone's own life is in some sort of trouble.... either by bullets, your ass from something you got yourself into..... or sometimes suicide.... sometimes medical.
I just don't see the logic in bashing someone's else's death for the way other's ignored or never heard like many here, someone else's death.
It's funny that so many people got pissed off about people hyping up Jackson's death, which is still going on today in the media..... when they themselves didn't know, just like those here finger pointing didn't know.
Don't hate the playa, hate the game..... don't hate the viewers, hate the damn media down there who sucks in the ratings at whatever cost and neglect to inform us of other important matters in the world.
That's one thing that really pissed me off. For almost a week I saw nothing but Jackson crap in the news and I thought to myself
"Did the whole fk'n world just stop or something? Wasn't there a war going on somewhere? Didn't anybody die today? Doesn't somebody on a farm want to show off their donkey that plays the piano for the locals?????" 
Like he`s dead people.... he ain`t getting any deader.
Get back to me in like a week on what you guys found out.... I don`t need to know every damn licking thing every 5 minutes.... tell me about something else, I got Entertainment Tonight on back to damn back if I want to have a non stop barrage of MJ crap.
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