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[Zeke]

Michael Jackson Michael Jackson

yea I know who he is I grew up watching his music videos still doesn't change the fact of the matter

 

[Master Thespian]

I've never been hurt when a celebrity passed, but this one was like a kick in the nuts. I'm heartbroken.

Rest In Peace, Michael Joseph Jackson.

 

[Garcia]

 

[wolfmat]

I'm teary eyed right now, this is surreal

Who isn't.

 

[big black woman]

if somebody is shot and they end up dying from organ failure, it's not wrong to say they died from the gunshot.

are u saying a heart attack caused the cardiac arrest? i highly doubt it.

 

[Mato]

is the freezing thing still happening..? or was that a myth? (seriously curious...)

Yes world has indeed just frozen over

 

[careksims]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I was in big denial. I wanted him to pull through! GAH! I love his music. Rest in peace, MJ.

 

[Deacan]

Long live the King.

 

[Vyer]

Damn. Though things went awry later in life, he made some amazing music and was a part of growing up for a lot of folks. Hard to believe.

Also, sad - but not surprising - to see a usual handful of GAFers who desperately want some attention by shitting on a death thread. One day you kids will grow up a little.

 

[Barbacoatl]

Ok, I'm struggling to hold back the tears. One of my early childhood memories is dancing to the thriller vynil. RIP

 

[Zeliard]

They're not jokes. I'm just disgusted at the massive hypocrisy over the people proclaiming him "a hero" and sticking their heads in the sand. Were you there for O.J. too?

Save some all of that disgust for yourself and your nonsensical comparisons.

 

[maniac-kun]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[EmCeeGramr]

michael forever, man

michael forever

 

[livestOne]

chamon! This can't be real.. tell me it's a lie

edit:my phone is blowing up with messages r.i.p. mike

 

[Nakazato]

Yeah, it's almost hard to watch.....

It is hard to watch

 

[Loxley]

Jesus

Twitter is over capacity.
Too many tweets! Please wait a moment and try again.

 

[Baha]

Sad to see you go MJ, grew up listening to a lot of your tunes growing up as a kid. R.I.P.

 

[MisterHero]

They're not jokes. I'm just disgusted at the massive hypocrisy over the people proclaiming him "a hero" and sticking their heads in the sand. Were you there for O.J. too?

Is it impossible to recognize the better aspects of someone's life even whether or not they are guilty of something?

 

[methane47]

DAAAMMMMMMNNNNN

This SUCKKSSSSS



Rest In Peace Mike...
You were one of a kind...

The King

 

[Kaako]

Light candles in his honor.

 

[Gattsu25]

RIP, Jackson

I really loved your music.

You will be missed.

 

[MrPing1000]

The London O2 Arena tickets are going to become collectors items of some value I would imagine.

 

[Shard]

Wow, really wasn't expecting this, quite depressing news, just talked to my brother about this, Rest In Piece MJ.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

meh

 

[Mik2121]

Btw it's impressive how fast this thread keeps growing. Maybe even faster than the E3 conferences? (I know this is way bigger news, but you guys know the e3 conferences threads are huge).

meh

If you are going to post that, why don't you just stay the fuck away? Idiot.

 

[seat]

What difference would that make? He's someone's relative and means far more to many than 99.99% of the world will.

Show some fucking respect or get the fuck out.

I am showing respect. I'm just annoyed at the knee-jerk people like you who are cursing people for sharing their opinions. Last I checked this was a place for off-topic discussion, not a Michael Jackson fan board.

The man was what he was. You have to take the good with the bad. We can't ignore the bad just because he recently passed.

 

[Ezduo]

 

[Onemic]

Elvis has sold over a billion records. It's between him and The Beatles as the best selling artist of all time.

Beatles are higher.

 

[A.R.K]

damn man just heard this here @ work...He was a legend!
ahhh the good old 80s!!

Originally Posted by John Dunbar:
No, he really wasn't. Elvis was massively popular everywhere, and still is.

NO! No body knows about Elvis in the part of the world I grew up and most of the world outside of US/EU. And every kid on the street knew MJ, even they didn't understand his songs (as they were in english) but would dance on his songs.

 

[pxleyes]

RIP michael.

 

[bort]

I was wondering who the third celebrity death would be I didn't think it would be Michael Jackson.

R.I.P.

 

[camineet]

Michael Jackson was hugely popular in elementary school.

You could always tell who the Michael Jackson fans were, in Glenview IL, because they always talked about his concerts, brough his albums to school, tried to immitate him, etc.



Fuck.

RIP Michael.

 

[Diablohead]

MJ had some awesome music and I also grew up listening to them all, he will be missed in this household

 

[Xeke]

Damn. Though things went awry later in life, he made some amazing music and was a part of growing up for a lot of folks. Hard to believe.

Also, sad - but not surprising - to see a usual handful of GAFers who desperately want some attention by shitting on a death thread. One day you kids will grow up a little.

Well how many of the people yelling "RIP" were shitting on MJ back in the molestation threads, I'll go look and report back.

It's just ridiculous that people seem to think that you have to show an outpouring of emotional love to respect the dead whereas a discussion would be far more respectful.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Michael got himself into a lot of trouble in his personal life, however, as a pop star he was the best. What Elvis was for Rock, Michael was for Pop.

RIP

 

[madara]

Dear god no, no no no. Farrah was bad enough..

 

[dmshaposv]

RIP

 

[StopMakingSense]

Jesus

MJ / MJ related words are 9/10 trending topics

 

[Oakcliff]

I remember watching Thriller and hiding behind the couch.

 

[KolosLazar16]

fuck 4chan

 

[xbhaskarx]

It should be noted that Michael Jackson videos single-handedly built MTV, and thus, VIACOMM.

Why does everyone focus on the negative?

Thriller.

 

[ArtG]

Well...didn't bank on Michael Jackson dying on my birthday.

 

[Loki]

Probably the most famous person in the world, and one of the most talented singers/entertainers of all time, his personal issues aside. To anyone in the 25-40 age range who grew up with him, this is huge news. Shocking. RIP.

 

[The Orange]

God damn. Time to blast some classics. Rip MJ.

 

[biggkidd32]

meh

why post? someone died and you just say, ''meh''

 

[Aeonin]

Thank you Michael. For defining an era unlike any other. You're the best.

 

[Sadist]

God I hate 4chan.

 

[Macho Madness]

RIP. He will be missed.

 

[Majmun]

I just can't believe this.
No way, what...

RIP, what?

Is this a joke? :'''''(

 

[jax (old)]

OMMMFMFFFFFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG I JUST FOUND OUT. HOLYSHITWTFBBQ? QUITE HORRORFIED AND SAD!!!

WTF?!?!