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Post by Michaels Lover on Nov 16, 2022 11:18:18 GMT
I left the fandom for a few years but I recently started getting back in to Michael again. It's nice to see so many of you guys are still around  Good to see you! Was wondering where you went |
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Post by aazzaabb on Nov 16, 2022 13:29:39 GMT
I left the fandom for a few years but I recently started getting back in to Michael again. It's nice to see so many of you guys are still around Heya, welcome back 😎👍🏼🌞 |
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Post by ash on Nov 16, 2022 19:11:39 GMT
I know I am an anomaly in the fan community. After 2010 I stopped listening to music and watching footage. I know many fans found comfort in his voice and watching him sing, dance, talk. But I cant. I did go to the TII premieres in London, and I did go to the Official Exhibition in London in 2010 but they were too much for me. I decided after the exhibition I just couldnt any more. The final thing was the release of that album in 2010. I have never heard any of the songs that have been leaked or officially released after 2009. I have not been to any of the shows, I have not bought any official posthumous merchandise. I have been to a few of Brad Sundbergs seminars but each time it has set me back in my mental health and taken me a long time to recover. In the first few years I would feel physically nauseous if I heard songs on the radio or TV or in shops etc. But now I can block it out. A few years ago in the online community when I spoke about not listening to the music I was told I was not a real fan and asked why was I in the community. I have also been told I am not a real fan as I dont participate in the fan campaigns. I have also received huge backlash in the fan community since 2009 for sharing my experiences about travelling to see Michael. In the last few years I am in a better place and I never left the fan community, I just watched from the sidelines as everything imploded. We all deal different with our problems, it sucks that other fans think that this makes you less of a fan. Being a Michael fan can be really painful. I know that this is NOT the experience of many fans, but for me personally, there is so much painful stuff, it's exhausting. So it makes sense you don't want to trigger this on purpose. Since I read the book of Talitha, I borrowed her sentence of being chosen to love Michael. Maybe this sounds weird for people, but every person has a special interest they really care about. For a long time for me, this is Michael. There are so many types of fans, we all connect with different things! For some it's the music, the dancing, and for some it's the person. I wish I could be a fan that is happy all the time, focusing on celebrating his life. But most of the time I'm stuck in the "low vibe" topics that would ruin the mood of every other fan. So I'm a loner, that still enjoys being in fandom spaces. I'm glad you are still in the fandom. And I hope you can find your small moments of happiness! |
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Post by ash on Nov 16, 2022 19:12:20 GMT
I left the fandom for a few years but I recently started getting back in to Michael again. It's nice to see so many of you guys are still around Welcome back |
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on Nov 18, 2022 3:39:27 GMT
I know I am an anomaly in the fan community. After 2010 I stopped listening to music and watching footage. I know many fans found comfort in his voice and watching him sing, dance, talk. But I cant. I did go to the TII premieres in London, and I did go to the Official Exhibition in London in 2010 but they were too much for me. I decided after the exhibition I just couldnt any more. The final thing was the release of that album in 2010. I have never heard any of the songs that have been leaked or officially released after 2009. I have not been to any of the shows, I have not bought any official posthumous merchandise. I have been to a few of Brad Sundbergs seminars but each time it has set me back in my mental health and taken me a long time to recover. In the first few years I would feel physically nauseous if I heard songs on the radio or TV or in shops etc. But now I can block it out. A few years ago in the online community when I spoke about not listening to the music I was told I was not a real fan and asked why was I in the community. I have also been told I am not a real fan as I dont participate in the fan campaigns. I have also received huge backlash in the fan community since 2009 for sharing my experiences about travelling to see Michael. In the last few years I am in a better place and I never left the fan community, I just watched from the sidelines as everything imploded. all fans are different. yeah this isn't anything new. it's still happening in the community just on social media. i don't understand some fans. some fans are jerks. funny they say you not a real fan when Michael was all about love and respect. 🙄🙄🙄 i knew a fan who didn't listen to his music anymore after he pass for the same reasons but still had collected items. you do you do. 👍👍👍 |
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Post by amaya on Jul 5, 2023 0:46:43 GMT
I've been very high on Michael lately, but it's also been very painful and sad because of the double whammy of another year since his passing and recent news... It's especially very hard to watch anything This Is It-related (or hell, anything from 2006-2009) without going down the rabbit hole "what if" and "what could have been". Would the TII shows have been a success? Or would they have failed and embarrassed Michael further? How would all of those planned and rehearsed routines looked when done during the actual shows? What would he have done in the years after those concerts? What if he had done them all a year later, when he would have had enough time to get into performing shape once more?
I hate this timeline so much. I know the de facto response is to accept reality and be content, but goddammit, this reality sucks. Michael isn't here, the world is shittier without him, and he's still getting dragged through the mud. Just... why is this the timeline? Why can't he be here? Why couldn't I have met him at least once? Fuck, I'm so sad...
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Post by Michaels Lover on Jul 5, 2023 19:38:10 GMT
I've been very high on Michael lately, but it's also been very painful and sad because of the double whammy of another year since his passing and recent news... It's especially very hard to watch anything This Is It-related (or hell, anything from 2006-2009) without going down the rabbit hole "what if" and "what could have been". Would the TII shows have been a success? Or would they have failed and embarrassed Michael further? How would all of those planned and rehearsed routines looked when done during the actual shows? What would he have done in the years after those concerts? What if he had done them all a year later, when he would have had enough time to get into performing shape once more? I hate this timeline so much. I know the de facto response is to accept reality and be content, but goddammit, this reality sucks. Michael isn't here, the world is shittier without him, and he's still getting dragged through the mud. Just... why is this the timeline? Why can't he be here? Why couldn't I have met him at least once? Fuck, I'm so sad... *hugs* |
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Post by Michaelounet on Jan 29, 2024 17:52:41 GMT
2024 - we not only got through it, but MJ is going to have its own biopic + Taj documentary.
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Post by russtcb on Feb 22, 2024 9:02:42 GMT
2024 - we not only got through it, but MJ is going to have its own biopic + Taj documentary. I'm cautiously optimistic about the biopic but I have to assume that second part is a joke, no? |
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Post by Michaelounet on Feb 28, 2024 19:46:24 GMT
It's quite the opposite... I trust Taj more than the Estate... And especially given who they announced to us for the role of Michael and JOHN BRANCA, I'm losing hope... And yet I am one of the fans who criticize the Estate the least...
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on Mar 2, 2024 10:30:28 GMT
It's quite the opposite... I trust Taj more than the Estate... And especially given who they announced to us for the role of Michael and JOHN BRANCA, I'm losing hope... And yet I am one of the fans who criticize the Estate the least... you're not the only one i'm the opposite too. i stop supporting estate June of last year. many fans stop after Michael died. to be honest many fans hate the estate. |
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Post by Michaelounet on Mar 2, 2024 15:12:02 GMT
Afterwards, I find that there are "fans" much worse than the Estate, which is why I take a step back from them. But they did some really lame stuff like the Malachi lookalike.
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Post by russtcb on Mar 2, 2024 16:28:48 GMT
I don't think either the Estate or Taj are good for Michael's legacy at this point. The biopic has the best shot of doing anything to help his reputation with the general public.
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Post by russtcb on Sept 22, 2024 19:57:51 GMT
It continues to puzzle me that so much of Michael Jackson social media / fan accounts would rather be laser focused on anything and everything negative instead promoting positive things.
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Post by aazzaabb on Oct 5, 2024 19:06:14 GMT
It continues to puzzle me that so much of Michael Jackson social media / fan accounts would rather be laser focused on anything and everything negative instead promoting positive things. In part, this is why. Fans are emotionally attached to MJ and his plight and it makes us angry the amount of shit he had to deal with. I get that fans can become way to preoccupied with the negativity, but he felt like a family member. |
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