Telha
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Sue this loser's ass, Mike!!
really? seeing him out shopping, walking around doesnt disprove this article in anyway for you?
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It's the sad reality.
Then I think perhaps maybe it's time the more seasoned members on here who are usually involved in the I-know-more-about-MJ-than-you battles should step up and help out our newer members and help point out what is tabloid and what isn't.
Seems to me that most people are relying on the MJJC staff to clean up after those who are new or aren't aware. I often wonder how many people at least use the report function to report the tabloids, because where I sit as a lurker I see more people reveling in the oppurtunity to take cheap knocks at fellow members or just up the ante against the articles.
I also don't think it's appropriate to stoop to their level and attempt to create rumours or lies about the media, after all they're not celebrities and no one cares about them.
EDIT: (didn't answer whole question)
As for how solid the evidence, I would think it was common knowledge for a lot of members. After all where else would you go for uptodate Michael Jackson news other than a fan community? Truth be told some fans are better stalkers and providers of information pertaining to Michael than a lot of razzies, of course fans aren't intentionaly sharing this information with the press but they get it anyway. It was well know that the press found the fan communities an enormous source of information during the trial period and peopel tend to stick with successful resources.
guys i've posted this another thread
but wanted 2 know if waht i've read is true. I've heard that jermaine jackson ahs spoken to fox news saying "mike is not well"
Does anyone know bout this?
a friend said she read that mike is haveing bad bleeding problems
Hey MJ!! It's LAWSUIT TIME. I personally am sick and tired of these lying clowns spreading nasty, untrue rumors about you....aren't you? Come on, Mike. It's time you stood up and stated exactly how healthy you are and sue the pants off of this jerk.
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Hey MJ!! It's LAWSUIT TIME. I personally am sick and tired of these lying clowns spreading nasty, untrue rumors about you....aren't you? Come on, Mike. It's time you stood up and stated exactly how healthy you are and sue the pants off of this jerk.
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unfortunalty we know mj doesnt do that. thats why hes such a easy target and things like this get printed because they know nothing will happen
You made three points I want to address. Actually, you made 4 but for the sake of peace I'll only address 3. I'm not trying to start a ish storm before Christmas.
First point...about the know-it-alls....having been accused of being one of those fans in a very nasty and derogatory manner, I'll say this for myself (the others who have been accused of this will have to speak for themselves). It's tiring, draining, and practically useless when ppl dismiss what you try to convey to them. Granted, people can think what they want and dismiss what they want, but it's frustrating to take the time out to explain something or break things down only to have people disregard it. Right here in this thread where it TSCM broke it down as easy as pie, you STILL have people posting things like the following... (and I'm not having a go at you 8701girl, I'm just using your posts as an example)
After reading what TSCM wrote, it boggles my mind to see someone post something like the above. I mean, WTF. It's like did you even read the first post?? It's frustrating. People get tired. We're all human and have our limits. And two months from now another rumor will pop up and this foolishness will start all over again. Everything TSCM took the time to post and break down will be forgotten or ignored. Life is too short. There are tons of fans who have been posting on MJ boards for years and should know the score. I can look to the left right now and see folks who have been on this board since 2003 and I wonder where were THEY to break down these nasty rumors while panick ran amok? It would be nice to see different ppl step up for a change and separate fact from fiction or point out the obvious flaws in tabloid stories. Seems like people can't be bothered or are too lazy to jump in. I'm not sure what the problem is. Speaking for myself, I have come to the conclusion that it's a waste of time. People seem to "get it" for 2 seconds and then it's back to the same old same old. Groundhog day forever. However, kudos to TSCM for keeping up the fight. The minute I read that old quote from Jermaine, I knew the story was BS. I didn't point it out on here cuz I figured everyone else should have remembered it, too. The same drama that broke out over this story broke out over the last story with the Jermaine quote. Short memories. Blah.
Point two, I agree with you about not giving those lowlifes the time of day. They thrive on attention, even negative attention. They'll take it any way they can, imo. It shows them that their nasty little stories actually mean something to people. They mean poo to me. This is the last I'm going to even address this subject cuz it's mucking up my holiday chi. They aren't that important.
Point three, I completely agree with you that the lowlifes troll these boards looking for info. As far as providing evidence...why is it that fans always have to provide evidence yet the opposite side can say and do anything and it's automatically taken as the gospel and MJ's team needs to issue a statement to disprove it? blah. If ppl are free to believe MJ's dying based on some tabloid writing hack, we're free to believe those hacks troll the board based on patterns we've seen in the past and very present. Like Zith posted, it makes pure sense that they would come to a place they believe to be resourceful.
I completely understand the thinking behind this. It's a reaction in wanting to make things right. However, you have to really take into account, how much it's going to cost to do that. And I'm not talking about the cost in terms of money. When you file a suit for something like this you have to give up privacy in your attempt to preserve privacy. In a civil trial Michael will have to prove he doesn't have these stupid diseases of the week just to prove the story written was a lie. Basically, he has to give up some medical privacy to dispute medical lies. And by doing that he gives the jerks exactly what they want...to get into his business regarding his health. PLUS, that won't deter others from giving him another disease of the week a month later. Translation: It becomes a waste of time, money, energy and ultimately the privacy he wants to protect.
The best thing Michael can do is show up looking hot and healthy flashing that kryptonite smile to let ppl know he's okay. Otherwise, he will spend the rest of his life in court fighting stupid rumors and stories that will not end. He defended the nose deal (not to get on a surgery topic here, so no one please take it as such) but that has NOT stopped a tabloid journalist from getting on tv and saying otherwise.
Basically, I think all fans can do when they hear some rumor about some illness MJ has or some rumor about him dying is to take it with a grain of salt. If you feel at all that it could be true (in whole or in part), just pray for the man (if you believe in prayer) and let it go. Michael has never been shy about asking for prayers or support when he really needed it (like during the trial). If his health were ever in such a poor shape that he felt he might die, I don't doubt he'd come forward and say something and ask us all to pray for him...or something. If there was any way we could help him, I don't believe he would not ask. He knows there's not much we would not do for him...prayer, support, kidneys, lungs, you name it.
There will always be these stupid health stories becuz they know they can get away with it. Sure, MJ or his peeps could come out and say "not true" but how many of you here would automatically believe it? As soon as the next rumor pops out, or your friends and family tell you different, you'd be right back to square one. It's like a waste of bloody time. Maybe MJ and his team depend on us to use our common sense and good judgment to deal with these situations. Nine times out of ten it's pretty clear that it's BS...or BS built around a tiny nugget of truth blown exponentially out of proportion. Now, having said all this, I just KNOW a month from now it'll probably need to be said again, but whatever. The groundhog gets a good workout in MJLand that 's for sure. And that, to me, is what's a sad reality. People never seem to get it...ever...no matter how many times...over and over....same ish different day...blah blah blah. Yes, I'm frustrated about this. I'm sure it's showing by now so I'm out. If it was OTTor offensive in any way, Mod please delete. No offense taken.
dont forget the drugs overdose the year b4 that
Wasn't there a rumour that Michael was near death and needed a liver transplant last year. Guess they'll replace more organs then.
We'll see how long this 'story' draws out... got peeps losing their cool on Christmas week :worried: