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loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
7. I so wish we could have heard her tell the story
Tue Jun 20, 2017, 05:15 PM
Jun 2017

I'm sure she would have been able to relay an entertaining version of the events that led to her hospitalization, and the drama surrounding it.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
2. Mercifully, Fisher's star power and universal admiration has been enough to overcome
Tue Jun 20, 2017, 04:17 PM
Jun 2017

the shameless, prurient bullshit sensationalism from autopsy humpers and nonstop amateur "analysis" from wannabe coroners in the media and online who think they have the right to shame private lifestyle choices ad nauseam...

And yes, five years on I'm still very bitter about the utter lack of basic human decency and respect that hounded Whitney Houston even in death...

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)
4. Her brother is a decent human being too.
Tue Jun 20, 2017, 05:04 PM
Jun 2017

He came forward to defend the physicians that were prescribing her medicine to try and work through the various drug and mental health issues.

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loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
8. Her fame is not what people most respected
Tue Jun 20, 2017, 05:20 PM
Jun 2017

She was someone who took the risk to reveal her flaws and screw ups and weirdness without reservation. That she was a part of an ego driven culture of celebrity and let her freak flag fly conveyed warmth and relatability.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
9. Not one single post here said a thing about her as an actress
Tue Jun 20, 2017, 05:37 PM
Jun 2017

Or of any part or character she played.

and no one asked you to worship anything.

Response to Mosby (Reply #6)

Response to Pacifist Patriot (Reply #10)

Pacifist Patriot

(24,653 posts)
12. Odd that you would see it as actor worship.
Tue Jun 20, 2017, 07:28 PM
Jun 2017

Are you aware of her advocacy on behalf of destigmatizing mental illness? Her push back against female stereotypes in Hollywood? She stood up to petty bullshit and called people on it. She wasn't afraid to speak her mind. I would say that is pretty bad ass.

And odd your copy and paste biography ends where it does.

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