Bee.
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I have to agree with this. I always saw the word "fanatic" as a fan that likes their idol too much and is really crazy about their idol. This can be a good thing because it does show, in a lot of ways, that the person truly loves their idol. However, when being fanatic becomes obsessive, it takes over ones life and they start to see their idol as a deity and not a human being, then there is a problem.
A fan, of anyone, should act like they have some sense. I think a fan should respect their idol and show loyality. A fan should also let their idol be. For example, if a fan knows where MJ is and he is with his children sharing a family moment, it would be respectful to let MJ and his family be. I remember a story I heard about Allen Iverson (and American basketball player) telling his fans not to bother him when he was eating. I was happy that he did that because he has a right to eat where he wants and not to be bothered. Those fans did not respect his space and let him be. I do not know if it is being wrong to be too fanatic, but I find it distrubing that there are fans that do idol worship someone that they do not know. That crosses the line.
There are so many things that I have noticed in these fan communities regarding Michael that bothers me. Sometimes, I wonder if fans are supposed to treat him in this way. For example, I remember three years ago, there was a thread about a woman who was in a scandal in the late 1980s who mentioned MJ. This woman was interviewed on Larry King Live and she had talked about a time she met MJ. Michael gave her advice about how to handle the media. The woman also stated that after MJ gave her the advice, he asked her if she could signed the Playboy magazine that featured the woman on the cover. The woman signed it and she said that she didn't believe the false allegations against Michael. I thought the woman's story was cute and funny - typical Michael. The replies of that thread really shocked me. I literally read people who have read every kind of thing about MJ totally trashing what the woman said. I realized that some of these fans were not treating Michael like a regular human being that just wanted an autograph from a woman who posed for Playboy. It was common knowledge that MJ likes girile magazines.
As for blindly defending what someone who I love, I have to tell you that I used to do that. When I first read that Whitney Houston was a drug addict, I didn't believe it. I had borrowed this book from the library about Whitney and I read most of the book, I had to stop reading it because they writer was talking about Whitney's drug use. I was pissed! LOL! I adored Whitney (and still do) and I didn't believe that she would be a druggie. I was in disbelief until I saw her interview that she did with that heifer Diane Sawyer and I was just stunned. However, I still love the woman. When I read that MJ has his own battle with pills, I was in disbelief until it was confirmed. I still love the man. I do not defend what they did. In fact, I wish they didn't do any of those things, but they did and I accept the fact that it happened. I wish that MJ didn't marry those women until he was SURE that they were truly right for him. However, I accepted the fact that it happened. I cannot and will never agree with it and I will never defend it, but I accept that it happened. Why? Because I feel that when you love someone unconditionally, then you love them that way and you accept the things you cannot change, like the mistakes that MJ and Whitney did in the past. You just love them. I am a fan and I and a loyal person so I tend to support the people that I am loyal to. These days, I look at all of the people that I like/love as PEOPLE. I have seen enough in my life (so far) to be treating people like deities ( I wouldn't be in the first place, but you get my point) and plus, I am Catholic and I cannot treat people like deities anyway. LOL.
