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I post on this board to share my opinions, have discussions, do something when I'm bored, and share what is on my mind with other Michael Jackson fans. This is what was on my mind at the time of the thread's creation. I don't post to coddle people and assist them in hiding from the real world. If I feel something is worth talking about, I'll post it, and apparently there are a few other people who felt the thread was worth talking about as well. No offense, but if this thread is too much for some posters to handle, they have bigger problems than the thread and I don't need to be helping them escape.
Was this thread necessary? Did the board NEED it? Hell no. Hardly anything anyone ever posts on a message board on the Internet is "necessary." The world would be a pretty boring place if people only did stuff that was necessary. Is it necessary for me to put excessive amounts of gel in my hair every time I go out to the extent where my hair feels like hardened rock? Probably not, but I do it because it looks cool and makes me feel like a stud. All the same, this thread being unnecessary in no way means I shouldn't post it if I feel like talking about it. After all, talking about this stuff is some other people's way of coping.
Now if we're finished inaccurately correcting the thread title and questioning whether or not I have crushed the souls of fragile fellow fans, perhaps there a few more people who feel like dropping in their two cents pertaining to how they feel about the subject matter of the thread. Or not. Whichever.
I swear, trying to have a decent discussion on here without being drop-kicked in the face by over-sensitivity or some other form of Lameness sometimes is like doing the nasty with Tiger Woods: a bunch of people try it before realizing the error of their ways, and then they develop painful rashes on their privates.
Well that last part doesn't really happen from posting on a message board but you get my point.
