mjjfan4ever
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I've seen some unfavourable comments on this board suggesting that anyone with the join date of Jul 2009 is a 'fake' fan,
glad i haven't seen it. :evil:
I've seen some unfavourable comments on this board suggesting that anyone with the join date of Jul 2009 is a 'fake' fan,
Exactly! in a way envy the new genuine fans....can you imagine experiencing thriller or watching Michael in concert for the first time? or learning something new about michael that you've never known before......... *sigh* i can still remember staying up past my bedtime to see the latest MJ video premiere..i am glad i found this place. but i can't be ashamed about joining this place before i did... i just didn't know. and i have never spent a lot of time online. certainly never joined forums.
there are false fans... like false celebs... i am not sure how you would calibrate who is a fan and who is a fake fan or who is a fanatic.
at the end of the day we all know who we are . a real fan. a part time fan. or a pretender.
but .... i hope none of us.... will discourage or make younger fans of MJ... or newly MJ fans..... feel less like they are fans. because they will carry the next generation of Michaels legacy.
In the U.S. the last almost 10-15 years.... it was never a popular thing to be an MJ fan...( not to say that it is easy now.... we are always fighting haters still) now that people are finding ways to pay tribute.. they are listening to our beloved's music and dance. i hope in one or two decades.. a new artist will rise (never will equal our michael) and say.... "my idol was MJ"... like he wanted his legacy will continue and live on like "michaelangelo".
i agree with a lot of what she wrote.... but i wish she would have not attacked the long time or newly fans.... even in anger and sadness.... we have to find the right target.
Exactly! in a way envy the new genuine fans....can you imagine experiencing thriller or watching Michael in concert for the first time? or learning something new about michael that you've never known before......... *sigh* i can still remember staying up past my bedtime to see the latest MJ video premiere..
Exactly! in a way envy the new genuine fans....can you imagine experiencing thriller or watching Michael in concert for the first time? or learning something new about michael that you've never known before......... *sigh* i can still remember staying up past my bedtime to see the latest MJ video premiere..
to me a fan is a fan.. we all love him. And I love every single Michael Jackson fan for believing in him. Michael needs us. We believe in him and we are all he has left to carry on his mission and legacy
Exactly! in a way envy the new genuine fans....can you imagine experiencing thriller or watching Michael in concert for the first time? or learning something new about michael that you've never known before......... *sigh* i can still remember staying up past my bedtime to see the latest MJ video premiere..
Yea, I agree. The important thing is the love and admiration in a fan's heartI just wanted to add too that joining an online community does not prove a person is a fan. There are plenty of Michael Jackson fans that don't belong to any communities. I highly doubt MJ would place conditions on his fans love for him, so really no one else should either.
Oh, absolutely!
It's just that... See, some people used to be very nasty towards Michael, and now they're sending me messages about how wonderful he was, how they rediscovered him...
Yeah, great, good on you.
But deep down I can't help thinking - and when he was alive and needed your support, where were you then??? Oh, right - making a joke of him and spreading the tabloid crap around, despite me being right there with the cold hard facts of truth - but it was funnier to take a piss, wasn't it?
See, they didn't believe in him when it mattered, and I just can't get past that. I just can't treat these ppl in the same way as I do those that have been there with me throughout the years, through the joy of concerts and the drama of the courthouse... You know what I mean?
I actually do love the way Michael's being appreciated now, but I just hate the hypocrisy of some people.
And I can't help wondering how long these new fans are going to remain fans... Until the hype subsides?
This, of course, doesn't go for every new fan!! Please, don't feel I'm having a go at new members, I'm writing this with some particular people in mind.
Me too . I keep thinking that other members might think I've joined and become a fan only because he's died.
I agree with Bruce.... you have nothing to feel ashamed about. if you ever feel bad about this whole issue... look at what MJ wrote on the pillow case.
that is for all of us. keep posting, keep learning, keep his legacy alive. we want him to live on for Eternity.
when all the haters are gone.... MJ will still be here b/c of us.
I agree with Bruce.... you have nothing to feel ashamed about. if you ever feel bad about this whole issue... look at what MJ wrote on the pillow case.
that is for all of us. keep posting, keep learning, keep his legacy alive. we want him to live on for Eternity.
when all the haters are gone.... MJ will still be here b/c of us.
This pillow explains that we (the fans) kept him alive (before he had his children?):
I love you all of you so so much.
I'm very lonely without you, you are my life always, please love me always.
"Burn" all tabloids
Love
Michael Jackson
:clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping:Yeah, right now is just to get as many people as possible to carry the torch.
If someone didn't listen to MJ before his death and become a fan from that day it's still better than someone not becoming a fan at all.
I mean, as long as you stay a fan from this point it's all good.
It's not about "when" you became a fan, it's about to "stay" as a fan.
We who have been fans for years have already got our reward by appreciating him and seeing him while he was alive. We don't have to feel "threatened" by new fans
There will always be new fans, if I'll ever have kids then they'll be new fans also. 200 years from now, there will be new fans.
I mean look at Mozart, he's been dead for 200 years... that would mean that there are no true Mozart fans left.
Ouch. This article makes it seem like anyone who became a fan after Michael's death, should feel bad for that. I am glad to see responses here that show acceptance for new fans rather than suspicion. I hate that I became a fan after Michael's death. It saddens me deeply. And I hate that it puts me in a category where many people would automatically assume I'm a hypocrit. Because I love Michael with all my heart and soul. I never spoke bad of him, or went along with the gossip. Ever. I was simply clueless... Michael was another fish in the huge sea of music. Sadly it took a tragedy to turn my attention to him...and I think this has what has happened with many new fans. It's bad enough that us new fans have realized all that we have missed out on. We just want to let him in our lives now...in every way we can. I don't feel that anyone elses love for him is greater than mine or others like myself, just because they've been a fan for 20 years or however long. Love is love.
Ouch. This article makes it seem like anyone who became a fan after Michael's death, should feel bad for that. I am glad to see responses here that show acceptance for new fans rather than suspicion. I hate that I became a fan after Michael's death. It saddens me deeply. And I hate that it puts me in a category where many people would automatically assume I'm a hypocrit. Because I love Michael with all my heart and soul. I never spoke bad of him, or went along with the gossip. Ever. I was simply clueless... Michael was another fish in the huge sea of music. Sadly it took a tragedy to turn my attention to him...and I think this has what has happened with many new fans. It's bad enough that us new fans have realized all that we have missed out on. We just want to let him in our lives now...in every way we can. I don't feel that anyone elses love for him is greater than mine or others like myself, just because they've been a fan for 20 years or however long. Love is love.
So this article doesn't ring true to everyone. Sadly though, it does ring true to many. I do believe the media and those who blindly believed in their lies, contributed to Michael's downfall. He certainly suffered over their hate... when all he had to give was love. It is saddening to say the least. And disheartening, to see the people who thought Michael was a freak while he was living...that scorned him and shared in the lies and jokes... are suddenly "following the crowd" as if they are real fans now, just because he's "popular" again. I am just glad to know that there ARE people out there becoming truly enlightened by Michael. His death is a tragedy, but his love always remained...and will continue to set and example for generations to come.
Many people only noticed Michael after he died, because suddenly - he was everywhere again.
Remember that he vanished from the music scene for 8 long years. That's long enough for some children to grow up!
It's understandable.
The issue I've got is with haters that are suddenly fans because it's the thing to be now. I know a few of them personally, and although I'm still happy they finallys aw the light, I'm a bit bitter that it took Michael's passing for them to do that...
But still, like someone said - better late than never.
Nope... we didn't kill Michael! Michael was killed by an irresponsible doctor, together with irresponsible other doctors and some business ppl who wanted to wrench the last cent out of him!
But about fandom...
Stop this!
If haters become lovers, IF... then isn't that the most beautiful what could happen?
EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE!!!
I have completely no understanding for this kind of 'elite' thinking in some.
So strange to me to find the weirdest reason why they could be a 'better fan'.
Everyone who needs to talk someone else down or who needs to talk about someone else bad to make themselves feel better about anything has a problem, a problem with self esteem and/or is pushing away a very own feeling of guilt.
In germany we say: "pick your own nose" to such ppl.
Please stop that.
I think whoever wants to represent Michael Jackson in their heart will always welcome everyone who wants to turn to the love, the tolerance, the peace, the fun, the joy and everything else Michael stood and will always stand for.
It completely doesn't matter when love/fandom started with someone and it doesn't make one fan better than the other... there is no 'too late' in this for sure.
It's not up to anyone but Michael Jackson himself to judge anyones fandom, that's crazy.
Again anyone who thinks he is a 'stronger', 'truer' etc fan, should really and sincerly question where this feeling is coming from... it is most likely a self esteem issue. Stop jealousy in between fans it's so ridiculous, Michael loves all of us.
If that is or feels not enough or maybe not fair to some then the problem is with those.
Always keep in mind there's ppl outside the fan community who would love to stirr up stuff like this inside... these ppl can come here also... the ppl can post on message boards also. Still let them come, let them learn the most important lesson here please!
We are the world, we can make a change if we make it to stand together as one we can make a difference and we will keep Michaels legacy with that.
Don't believe ppl who want to emphasize differences between us. Do believe ppl who emphasize what we do have in common because that is our strength.