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[Jacki O.]

i will say what i said on twitter...

"i just saw a topless pic of amy winehouse. RIP my bonner"

and even though thats totally crass and brutal, its still light years ahead of the majority of "looks like she aint going to rehab now *chortle*' jokes!

also i dont think jay leno would use a dead-boner joke

meh.

always reducing women to the value of their physical appearance or the sexual gratification they can give you.

[joe.distort]

im just saying as far as creative 'jokes' it was better than more of the same crap i woke up to yesterday morning.

didnt say it was funny or gender-equal.

[TV's Frink]

i will say what i said on twitter...

"i just saw a topless pic of amy winehouse. RIP my bonner"

and even though thats totally crass and brutal, its still light years ahead of the majority of "looks like she aint going to rehab now *chortle*' jokes!

also i dont think jay leno would use a dead-boner joke

meh.

always reducing women to the value of their physical appearance or the sexual gratification they can give you.

Says the founder of Poolboy Magazine.

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[Jacki O.]

i also tell better jokes

[fatguyaz]

i heard that someone asked her to go to rehab but she said no no no.



Like that?

[Jacki O.]

i heard that someone asked her to go to rehab but she said no no no.



Like that?

no

[capharnaum]

isn't capharnaum's comment just a dis on fame and not on the sadness of addiction?

and i guess anyone who has dealt with mental and emotional issues that led them to drug and alcohol addictions (or any kind of addiction for that matter), regardless if they are famous or not, should receive zero compassion or empathy upon their death? that's fucking sad to the max.

perhaps you have not had a loved one struggle with and lose against addiction? it's hard and sad and tragic and stupid and it sucks so much.

on the contrary
i've had many friends and family "struggle with and lose against addiction" more than i care to get into details to here. i myself have some meds to take and doctors to follow for "issues".
if my "issues" were to ever lead to my death because of addiction, i would be the first one to consider myself a fucking loser and i would hope my friends/family would feel the same. it's weak and
too often dismissed or excused. i'll go back to my initial point which was that i feel zero sympathy towards anybody who loses control of their life which leads to their death. they are responsible for its ends. now i may be guilty of assuming that she died being what i originally referred to as "a junkie" but i feel pretty good about my guess.

edit:
and yeah i guess the fame thing bugs me a bit too
there's 93 or so people that were murdered right around the same time
and yet that doesn't seem to get nearly as much coverage.
i guess if they had moved a few million units in norway
it would be a hotter story all around. maybe even more tragic right?
at least that's how it feels to me.

[Tony]

i'm not happy that she's dead. but the thing that's irking me is that people keep lumping her in with janis joplin, cobain, hendrix, and jim morrison. um, no.

no.

[TV's Frink]

i'm not happy that she's dead. but the thing that's irking me is that people keep lumping her in with janis joplin, cobain, hendrix, and jim morrison. um, no.

no.

I believe that's a comment on the 27 club thing, not her stature as a musician.

[Tony]

i'm not happy that she's dead. but the thing that's irking me is that people keep lumping her in with janis joplin, cobain, hendrix, and jim morrison. um, no.

no.

I believe that's a comment on the 27 club thing, not her stature as a musician.

i know. but it still implies that she should be included on the same level artisically. and i'm not buying it. the 27 club can suck my dick.

[fatguyaz]

i'm not happy that she's dead. but the thing that's irking me is that people keep lumping her in with janis joplin, cobain, hendrix, and jim morrison. um, no.

no.

I believe that's a comment on the 27 club thing, not her stature as a musician.

yeah, but those people were actually really good and did something original.

[TV's Frink]

i'm not happy that she's dead. but the thing that's irking me is that people keep lumping her in with janis joplin, cobain, hendrix, and jim morrison. um, no.

no.

I believe that's a comment on the 27 club thing, not her stature as a musician.

i know. but it still implies that she should be included on the same level artisically. and i'm not buying it. the 27 club can suck my dick.

If it's any consolation, the wiki article included her in a separate category, "other musicians."

[Jacki O.]

i think addiction is hardly too often dismissed or excused. it's not even dealt with in a responsible way in our society. only the rich get to go to rehab. poor addicts just go to jail.

start a thread about the tragedy in Norway if you want to talk about it. there's one in the minibosses forum. it's silly to compare the two. or even blame Winehouse for the media's obsession with her death (or her life).

i honestly didn't think this thread would be a discussion on the value of her life. she was just a person that happened to be a good artist and became famous for that and recently passed away. and to top it off everyone is speculating on her death and we dont even know what she died from yet.

i just posted this thread for anyone who liked her music to be aware that she passed away. and i guess when it's a woman doing it, singing and songwriting doesn't make you a musician?

douches

[Katie]

she was fierce

[HNIC]

Just checking but werent 80+ teenagers murdered in Norway? Priorities firmly intact.