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Mikezilla:

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--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on July 24, 2011, 03:28:12 pm --- If you dont have compassion for your fellow man or woman, why should anyone care about you, at the time you need people the most?

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I have all kinds of compassion for my fellow man and woman, which is why I wouldn't say those things if she was still alive.  Now that she's gone, theres no point in wallowing in sorrow for her.  Sure, she might have had a hard life, but guess what, a lot of people have a hard life and turn out fine (from the stories you've told, you should know this better then most), and most of those people who turn out fine don't have a boatload of cash and tons of friends to support them.  She had everything going for her and showed zero interest in bettering herself even when everyone around her begged her to, and now that she's gone theres no reason to feel sorry for her.

Sometimes your purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.

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I agree with Atomsmasher. I didnt really know who she was, so I did some research on it, and you guys pretty much said it all: she had a hit song 4 years ago about mocking people about telling her she should go to rehab, then she OD's. Gimme a break.  ::) I dont respect people that die of drug over doses. Its a choice. I dont care what kind of drug it is, it could be crack, cocaine, heroine, or even painkillers and prescription drugs. Part of being a "compassionate person" (Im looking at you X2) is realizing what kind of impact your passing would have on other peoples lives. Its just kind of annoying, all these people posting stuff on Facebook about how great of artist she was, and Lady Gaga said she "changed music forever". Really? Changed music forever from some ---smurfy--- pop song from 4 years ago. The ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- people say when people die...

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Agreed 100%. It's pretty refreshing that most people here still believe in personal responsibility. I hate hearing the BS about how "society let her down" or that the "systems were not in place" to save her. At the end of the day, if someone kills themselves with drugs, they are the ones at fault. Family and friends and fluffy unicorns might make rehab easier, but it still remains that nobody will ever turn their life around until they realize that they are solely responsible for their actions and the future they make of it.

On a side note, my boss decided that today is Amy Winehouse day, and she will be looping her amy winehouse CD all day.  :banghead: I will be working with my headphones on.


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Rock on Vigo.  :cheers:

Dear god. I hope the headphones are enough to drown out that crap.

Vigo:
All I can say is thank God for Metal!

saint:

--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on July 25, 2011, 12:00:32 pm ---
Amy's passing is sad and somewhat tragic given the support and love that she was shown, but she was the only one who could save herself.


--- Quote ---Don't be mean -- we don't have to be mean. Remember -- no matter where you go, there you are.
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Best post of the thread. Mean people suck.

Hoopz:
This thread hits home for me today.  I found out last night that a good friend had passed from leukemia.  He was diagnosed with it in March, went into the hospital about 7 weeks ago, and passed yesterday.  It's a very, very rare form that about 10 Americans a year die from.  He was scheduled for a bone marrow transplant from a brother who was a 100% match.  Sadly, the doctors couldn't get him stable enough to receive it.

When I stop and think about this man who I doubt anyone could say a negative thing about and how he lived his life in the face of cancer then I compare it to how Amy lived her life, I'm saddened for both but I only feel sympathy for my friend's family.  Nothing he did caused the cancer to inflict him and he kept saying that life was good as it took his life.  Contrast that with someone who lived a lifestyle that can only be called reckless and dangerous.  There is nothing positive about what she was doing to herself and she was intelligent enough to know it.  Regardless of whatever people want to think how she grew up or what may have happened to her, she made decisions that were selfish based on what she wanted to do instead of what was best for her.  

Both are tragedies, but at the end of the day when I hug my daughters and put them in bed, I know that I want them to emulate only one of those two people's actions and behaviors.

Vigo:
My, Gosh! I am so sorry Hoopz. From the way you speak of him, he must have been an incredible person.

It really puts into perspective how incredibly valuable life is, and how the tragedy with Amy Winehouse is how she wasted something so incredibly valuable as her life and devastated her family and friends in doing so. Tragic waste.

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