Whitney Houston died?

[olive]

where was all this love for her last when she was alive... all FU@Ked up crawling out of a club bleeding with the guy who pissed on kim kardashian in her sex tape??

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by olive

where was all this love for her last when she was alive... all FU@Ked up crawling out of a club bleeding with the guy who pissed on kim kardashian in her sex tape??

I think you're confusing sex tapes?!

[olive]

no i am confused by the out pour of media and cash no one cared last week except to make fun of ..when Whitney was with ray j ( the pee guy) bleeding and wasted coming out of a club, She unfortunately passed away a few days later and all this love for her comes forward from her celeb "friends" and people who have forgotten her and her music .

[TrueFaith77]

ray j peed on kim kardashian in the sex tape??!!

[olive]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

ray j peed on kim kardashian in the sex tape??!!

how do you think she got famous(cuz her mom leaked the tape) and the idol of so many little girls?

[bluefox4000]

Happens all the time......we damn them when they're alive. and they're Geniuses when they die. A bit sickening.

Mick

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by bluefox4000

Happens all the time......we damn them when they're alive. and they're Geniuses when they die. A bit sickening.

Mick

I don't see anything wrong with honoring someone posthumously after ridiculing him/her in life. I mean, what's the point in ridiculing someone who has died? Does anyone deserve to die because of their personal shortcomings? Death allows people to gain a new perspective on life and puts a purifying filter onto the past. In all of the video tributes to Whitney, we see her as she was at her glorious peak, not the erratic performer she had become. And this is as it should be. All is forgiven in death.

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by olive

how do you think she got famous(cuz her mom leaked the tape) and the idol of so many little girls?

I knew there was a sex tape (that I thought emphasized her butt) but NOT that he PEED on her in the tape! How is THAT not the punchline in jokes about it but her butt is??

[olive]

it is on the soup .. Joel even mentions that the mother complains to E every time he does it ..funny how the who idea was hers.

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by olive

no i am confused by the out pour of media and cash no one cared last week except to make fun of ..when Whitney was with ray j ( the pee guy) bleeding and wasted coming out of a club, She unfortunately passed away a few days later and all this love for her comes forward from her celeb "friends" and people who have forgotten her and her music .

I see your point, and agree with you - the same thing happened to Michael Jackson and Amy Winehouse. While they were still living they were pretty much jokes and media fodder, but after dying people realize what they've lost. The tributes, the outpouring of grief and appreciation, it all seems a bit phony to say the least. But in truth, each death serves as a reminder for us to appreciate the ones we love - celebrities or not - while they are ALIVE, no matter what. People fall, but are still worthy of love, respect and appreciation.

It's just an unfortunate example of typical human behavior. There's a reason for that expression "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone." So very true.

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

But in truth, each death serves as a reminder for us to appreciate the ones we love - celebrities or not - while they are ALIVE, no matter what.

That's true. One of my closest friends in the whole world is also a person who had been my hero since I was in high school. Seriously, it's as if someone on this board could pick up the phone and have a convo, or go to lunch, or go to a recording session, or WORK on a song/album with Lindsey, Stevie, or Christine. Like I was a die-hard fan before I was a friend. Yet, I wonder how many times I count my blessings or cherish those moments--or how often I just take it for granted. Lots of people would claim their mom or their friends as heroes--which is awesome!--but how many people are lucky enough to be friends with their hero?

Thank you, God, for this blessing!!!