RIP Whitney Houston...

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

You were saying that people resort to using drugs because they have trouble coping with their past.

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Please show me where I have said that.

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Originally Posted by CatandDiallo

Many people aren't lucky enough to be able to do that (to just shrug off the past), especially if it was a messed up or traumatizing past. We will truly never know what has happened to her/any celebrity in their past, unless they choose to be open about it (and not everyone would be).
An example would be rape. I think it's pretty harsh if someone were to say: "ITS YOUR PROBLEM IF YOU DWELL ON THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF YOUR RAPE".
Basically what I'm trying to say here is: everyone is different, and you're lucky that you can just separate the past from the present.

Sure, this is all speculation, but it reeeeeeaaaaallllllllllyyyyyyy bothers me when people say that "rich people have nothing to be depressed about/their life is not hard because they're rich".
Money doesn't mean much when it comes to true happiness.

I can say that I wouldn't do this or wouldn't do that if I was filthy rich, but in reality, I really don't know, because I'm not in that situation right now.

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Right here. Its implied youre talking about using drugs because thats whats richs post was about that you quoted. He said drugs shouldnt be the answer for people who cant cope with their past just because theyre more readily available to rich people and in your counter argument you say not everyone can do that. By saying not everyone can do that, i assume youre defending whitneys drug use.
Im probably reading it differently and I know a synonym for implied is assume and we all know what that means lol.

When was the last time she was relevant 15 years ago? This may seem harsh but who cares? Some people get what they deserve! Live by the sword die by the sword!

I never understood all the pity and sympathy these rich people get when they self-destruct :rage:

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Right here. Its implied youre talking about using drugs because thats whats richs post was about that you quoted. He said drugs shouldnt be the answer for people who cant cope with their past just because theyre more readily available to rich people and in your counter argument you say not everyone can do that. By saying not everyone can do that, i assume youre defending whitneys drug use.
Im probably reading it differently and I know a synonym for implied is assume and we all know what that means lol.

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Sorry if you took it that way. I'm really tired so I may not be getting my point across clearly.
I wasn't talking about the drugs, I was arguing against his "rich people have nothing to be depressed about" mentality.

She destroyed herself with years of drug and substance abuse. She even managed to "out drug" Bobbie Brown, and that's saying something. Sorry, but I can't say the news of her death was a shock. Saddly, it was pretty much bound to happen sooner or later. Reports from her last live tour say her voice as so damaged that people walked out and asked for their money back.

I've always said, "If you can't set a good example, then at least be a horrible warning to others."

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Originally Posted by MazAnth

When was the last time she was relevant 15 years ago? This may seem harsh but who cares? Some people get what they deserve! Live by the sword die by the sword!

I never understood all the pity and sympathy these rich people get when they self-destruct :rage:

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News of her death is blowing up my facebook.. it's PATHETIC... Why do we suddenly care when somebody who has been "gone from the scene" for so long? Oh wait! There dead! let's all morn there death even though we don't care. People follow the pied piper...he leads his rats through the street.. They're all slaves.

If you have so much money why tear your life apart? You know, it's PATHETIC AND DISGUSTING what we Americans do to Celebrity's... WHO cares? They gained a pound?!?! WHO CARES??!, they got surgery!?! If we'd pull our heads out of there buts maybe we'd get someone as a country... I'm sorry but Justin Bieber isn't going to get us out of debt..:rage:

To Steve Irwin... When he died... That hit me hard... :tears: I took a week off of school and had a break down...I couldn't take that my hero was dead.. Being Bi Polar makes life pretty "stressful" but for a while after that, eh.. idk.. :(

While I was never a Whitney fan I am a bit shocked by some of these comments. Somebody started a thread titled "RIP (person)" and people almost immediately start bashing the dead. I'm not much of a Bible reader either but there's some such verse about not throwing rocks at someone unless you yourself are faultless. We've all made mistakes, that's how we grow and learn. Fallibility is one of our defining characteristics as humans, just some make larger mistakes than others and rebound faster too. I think some of us could learn a bit of compassion(not necessarily for the deceased but perhaps towards those for whom she will be missed). Now I realize from reading this thread that some of you are very passionate about drug use and that's awesome, I'm 100% anti drug too. I'm also convinced this thread is not the proper venue for a "flaming Whitney Houston" extravaganza.

My condolences to those who are saddened by the passing of Whitney Houston.

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Originally Posted by John1982

While I was never a Whitney fan I am a bit shocked by some of these comments. Somebody started a thread titled "RIP (person)" and people almost immediately start bashing the dead. I'm not much of a Bible reader either but there's some such verse about not throwing rocks at someone unless you yourself are faultless. We've all made mistakes, that's how we grow and learn. Fallibility is one of our defining characteristics as humans, just some make larger mistakes than others and rebound faster too. I think some of us could learn a bit of compassion(not necessarily for the deceased but perhaps towards those for whom she will be missed). Now I realize from reading this thread that some of you are very passionate about drug use and that's awesome, I'm 100% anti drug too. I'm also convinced this thread is not the proper venue for a "flaming Whitney Houston" extravaganza.

My condolences to those who are saddened by the passing of Whitney Houston.

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I am sorry to those who miss her. But don't we have freedom of speech, aren't we entitled to opinions????? To each his own.

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

I am sorry to those who miss her. But don't we have freedom of speech, aren't we entitled to opinions????? To each his own.

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Weird, seems my last response didn't take.. To answer your question, we certainly do have freedom of speech. I was just saying there is a time and a place and I doubt this is what the OP intended when they started a thread titled "RIP Whitney". You are free to start your own "let's bash Whitney" thread or continue hating here. You are free to portray yourself in whatever light you wish.

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Originally Posted by John1982

Weird, seems my last response didn't take.. To answer your question, we certainly do have freedom of speech. I was just saying there is a time and a place and I doubt this is what the OP intended when they started a thread titled "RIP Whitney". You are free to start your own "let's bash Whitney" thread or continue hating here. You are free to portray yourself in whatever light you wish.

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I'll agree with you.. it is a RIP one.. BUT I didn't bash myself. I merly commented on how we see celebrities as "gods" now a days.. And it blows my mind.. I know she died, but you have all these people who HATE her following the crowd saying "RIP!" And they lie... THAT... is what angers me...

But yes... I do agree......

Re-reading my post it seems like that, I wasn't bashing her, merely all these "followers"