Whitney Houston Dead

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Originally posted by: loydthelover
You know what I think is really sad is how people are more interested in people who are train wrecks.

To compare lets look at Gary Carter former Mets player who died of brain cancer and seemed like a good person who never got in trouble.

Someone wrote a thread on him and it only got 230 views and 3 replies.

Crackhead Whitney dies and she gets 1177 views and 29 replies. WTF!

I don't know loyd. Since you've posted 4 times in this thread and none in the Gary Carter thread, I was hoping you could give us a little insight into WTF. I'm thinking we just can't stop looking at the train wreck because 'everyone's' looking at the train wreck.....even though it's sad. Let's all go post in the Gary Carter thread to prove we're above the sensationalism.

I just posted my condolences in the Gary Carter thread.
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Originally posted by: alanleroy
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Originally posted by: loydthelover
You know what I think is really sad is how people are more interested in people who are train wrecks.

To compare lets look at Gary Carter former Mets player who died of brain cancer and seemed like a good person who never got in trouble.

Someone wrote a thread on him and it only got 230 views and 3 replies.

Crackhead Whitney dies and she gets 1177 views and 29 replies. WTF!

I don't know loyd. Since you've posted 4 times in this thread and none in the Gary Carter thread, I was hoping you could give us a little insight into WTF. I'm thinking we just can't stop looking at the train wreck because 'everyone's' looking at the train wreck.....even though it's sad. Let's all go post in the Gary Carter thread to prove we're above the sensationalism.


Okay Mr. Leroy you got me lol. . I did mine in the Carter thread so you can now do yours. By the way the reason why I didnt in the first place as I am not a big Mets fan or a fan of any New York team.

I had never heard of him.
Nonetheless, those two are worlds apart as far as fans go.

It's like when Farrah Fawcet died, Michael Jackson died hours later and almost no media attention was given to her compared to MJ. Her fans may have been pissed, but I'm willing to bet her family was not.
The reasoning is simple. The wayward and the slimebags will always get the most attention because those of their ilk can relate to the newly deceased's lifestyle.
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Originally posted by: drmilled
The reasoning is simple. The wayward and the slimebags will always get the most attention because those of their ilk can relate to the newly deceased's lifestyle.


Posting that while hiding behind a computer screen is the definition of slimebag.

treegirl - I am sure that there will be many who mourn you when you are gone.
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Originally posted by: drmilled
The reasoning is simple. The wayward and the slimebags will always get the most attention because those of their ilk can relate to the newly deceased's lifestyle.


Perhaps the doctor was absent the day they taught bedside manner in med school.

Treegirl, the slime-o's tend to get more attention because they generally made the news due to their misdeeds. While bland people like Carter (didn't get into much (if any) trouble) just fade away.

People like to hear tales of self destruction vs people who stayed out of trouble.

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