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Was Aretha out of order for not attending Whitney's funeral? |
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Was Aretha out of order for not attending Whitney's funeral?
I still can't get my head around it. To not sing is one thing, but to not attend your own goddaughter's funeral. WTF! What do you think? Is there more to this story than just a bad foot?
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I think it destroyed her. It took it out of Miss Cissy too, she was crushed there, the walkers had to hold her arms to walk her out at the end, and she was hysterical, she left once during the service too. I dont think Aretha could fathom it, its the day they all wished would never come but unfortunately did
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Shes ill and just getting over major surgery..give her a break
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If she's ill then she's ill.
She can show her R E S P E C T from wherever she is. |
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She can show her R E S P E C T from wherever she is.
It is sickening to see the usual suspects crawl out of the woodwork, eulogizing Houston like a goddess, when the truth is she was a decent enough singer with all the right contacts, who achieved mega success and then basically lost her stardom, talent and 100 million dollars because she couldn't stop her drug habits. I find it hard to respect someone like that. |
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Quite right. Let us also remember that Aretha Franklin has conducted her life in a much better, more respectful fashion than the late Houston.
It is sickening to see the usual suspects crawl out of the woodwork, eulogizing Houston like a goddess, when the truth is she was a decent enough singer with all the right contacts, who achieved mega success and then basically lost her stardom, talent and 100 million dollars because she couldn't stop her drug habits. I find it hard to respect someone like that. What a vile person, he's always up for a funeral. |
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I heard Elton John was attending - did he?
What a vile person, he's always up for a funeral. |
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Quite right. Let us also remember that Aretha Franklin has conducted her life in a much better, more respectful fashion than the late Houston.
It is sickening to see the usual suspects crawl out of the woodwork, eulogizing Houston like a goddess, when the truth is she was a decent enough singer with all the right contacts, who achieved mega success and then basically lost her stardom, talent and 100 million dollars because she couldn't stop her drug habits. I find it hard to respect someone like that. I'm sure Aretha Franklin would have been there if she could have. Bear in mind she had surgery AND she would have been knocked over by the fact that the girl she was a Godmother to and helped to raise, was supposed to live on after her but the opposite happened. Must have been a massive shock. |
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I find it strange that the family seemed to want to turn it into a tv spectacular with all the stars there singing, but the fans that put her where she was were not alowed anywhere near the church.
I wonder if she would have really wanted that for her own funeral. |
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I am sure Aretha had her reasons...she may have found it too difficult to attend...she will have no doubt have remembered Whitney in here own way.
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Are you serious? Quite a lot of musicians go to funerals, it's nothing strange.
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I find it strange that the family seemed to want to turn it into a tv spectacular with all the stars there singing, but the fans that put her where she was were not alowed anywhere near the church.
I wonder if she would have really wanted that for her own funeral. |
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Hardly a spectular, there was only one camera in the church...
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I find it strange that the family seemed to want to turn it into a tv spectacular with all the stars there singing, but the fans that put her where she was were not alowed anywhere near the church.
I wonder if she would have really wanted that for her own funeral. |
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Yes, quite serious.
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No, the singers who sang knew her well personally and professionally. The fans were allowed near the church, they were 2 blocks away. The route from the funeral home to the church was blocked off. also, the funeral was on screens for them to see, in the said 2 blocks away. It wasnt a tv spectacular at all, black baptist homegoing ceremonies are always like that.
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...but that does not mean I am not saddended by her passing.
Sure, we're all human and sometimes we make big mistakes. But there are plenty of examples - in music and without - of those who made similar mistakes to WH, and turned their lives around. As a result, they still have them. |
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I'm not trying to tell you or anyone what to think, I just find it hard to understand how you can be saddened by the passing of someone who destroyed her own life, and set a piss poor example.
Sure, we're all human and sometimes we make big mistakes. But there are plenty of examples - in music and without - of those who made similar mistakes to WH, and turned their lives around. As a result, they still have them. Go and give some of your time working in a drug rehabilitation centre or Alcoholic's Anonymous and I bet your view's, which I have to say or somewhat naive and blinkered, will change I had an uncle who 'went off the wagon' or whatever it called and despite constant full support from his family and the health service, he eventually passed away, found dead on a park bench. People are sad because they not only enjoyed Whitney's music (although many did not) because they are compassionate-which is nothing to be embarrassed by. |
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Hardly a spectular, there was only one camera in the church...
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Originally Posted by nathanbrazil;56652603[B
]I'm not trying to tell you or anyone what to think, I just find it hard to understand how you can be saddened by the passing of someone who destroyed her own life, and set a piss poor example.[/b]
Sure, we're all human and sometimes we make big mistakes. But there are plenty of examples - in music and without - of those who made similar mistakes to WH, and turned their lives around. As a result, they still have them. Your being rather heartless Behind the fame, money and drugs, she was a still a human being. Imagine if your relative went through something similar, and someone said a harsh comment about their death, i can imagine you wouldn't be too happy. |
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Wow! This is my first thread - I appreciate all the discussion.
For people saying fair play Aretha was sick, I suppose the reason I think there's more to it is because she performed at Radio City both the night before AND the night after Whitney's funeral. So, in effect, she only had the "bad foot" during Whitney's funeral? I don't hate Aretha or anything - it's just methinks there's more to it. Regarding the television coverage of the funeral, I for one was grateful to Miss Cissy for allowing me to watch the service. |
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Perhaps she wasn't a hypocrite and so had better thing to do than listen to people try and lift a junkie up to the level of near sainthood.
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Jesus, OP. How much ignorance do you want to demonstrate?
Have you even stopped to think how Whitney's death was affected her loved ones? Painting her like a villain when there's a good chance she didn't attend because she just couldn't bring herself to is totally out of order. |
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Jesus, OP. How much ignorance do you want to demonstrate?
Have you even stopped to think how Whitney's death was affected her loved ones? Painting her like a villain when there's a good chance she didn't attend because she just couldn't bring herself to is totally out of order. |
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I'm not trying to tell you or anyone what to think, I just find it hard to understand how you can be saddened by the passing of someone who destroyed her own life, and set a piss poor example.
Sure, we're all human and sometimes we make big mistakes. But there are plenty of examples - in music and without - of those who made similar mistakes to WH, and turned their lives around. As a result, they still have them. Also it is not clear what caused her death (even though the funeral has been and gone), it may have been something more innocent. |
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