Where would you rank Kobe's death among the shocking moments of your lifetime?
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Pull your skirt down nigga
I’m in my 40’s and I’m in more disbelief over Kobe than any other tragedy. I know that in the past 10 years that Michael Jackson was probably the most famous person to have died, Ali is probably the second most famous person who died but Kobe kind of had this aura of invincibility around him (like Jordan) so it’s hard to make come to terms with this. It’s literally impossible for me to actually accept this as fact.
Yeah the Space Shuttle Challenger was really fucked up. 
I remember that one as well.
I remember that one as well.
Nigga did u just put Elvis death above MJ and prince
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You had to be there Nigga. It was way before the internet and looking back that was some truly weird shit to me. I was a kid so the concept of death is not the same. For me, it was the 1st big celebrity death that I really paid close attention too. I remember the reaction of people on the news was something different than I had seen before. The Hysteria of Elvis's death made him a bigger star in the grave than he ever was walking the Earth.
Michael Jackson and Prince died while I was a man well into middle age. I have to say the effect and feelings were much different for me. Sadly My reaction to Michael Jackson is tempered by the fact that I have experienced a death or three by then. Michael Jackson and then Prince's deaths occurred at a time when we are bombarded by celebrity news 24x7. So if you care to you can follow your favorites all the time. You can watch them deteriorate from the comfort of your favorite easy chair or at work every day. Not the case in 1977.
You sound like someone born after 1985 in which case your experience would be much different from mine. It makes neither of our experiences any less valid.
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Sorry....I rank my uncle, my child hood friend Bae Bae, my cousin Shelton, alot of people that's came and gone...I rank Kobe,and any of those folks I don't know...way in the 1000s as my shock value...
R.I.P. to Kobe....but I got so many fallen soldiers gone home..I then lost count...brah
R.I.P. to Kobe....but I got so many fallen soldiers gone home..I then lost count...brah
I know what you mean. When Ali died there was no surprise cause you knew he had been ill. I skipped shock and went straight to sorrow. All my life there had always been Ali. He was always there and then he was gone. At that moment I really felt a little old.
Tupac
MJ
Kobe
Nipsey
Prince
Whitney
Biggie
MJ
Kobe
Nipsey
Prince
Whitney
Biggie
Among shocking celebrity deaths.. Kobe would be second to Len Bias for me.
I didn’t put events like 9/11 and the Challenger space shuttle disaster in my post because I just numbered celebrity deaths that impacted me.
9/11 was a very hard time. I had a cousin in the pentagon when the plane hit. We waited anxiously for him to get home after we found out he was ok. I will never forget the look in his eyes when he got to his spot. He was covered in dust and had the “thousand yard stare” in his eyes. It was eerie for me. He enlisted full-time right after that, he was already in the reserves.It was such a crazy day making sure everyone you know got home safely even though a lot of people didn’t make it. Sad time in our nation’s history.
9/11 was a very hard time. I had a cousin in the pentagon when the plane hit. We waited anxiously for him to get home after we found out he was ok. I will never forget the look in his eyes when he got to his spot. He was covered in dust and had the “thousand yard stare” in his eyes. It was eerie for me. He enlisted full-time right after that, he was already in the reserves.It was such a crazy day making sure everyone you know got home safely even though a lot of people didn’t make it. Sad time in our nation’s history.
Number 1
This here. Lost far too many loved ones, but out of folks I don't know personally, this is the biggest to me. Like I said in the other thread, the space shuttle in the 80s was top for me until this. I remember the stretch with don rogers and len bias dying. Hank Gathers was crazy because it got me paranoid playing ball in school.
But this shit. Just the craziest.
love 1s were obvious... It was entertainment and events
Pimp C fucked me up still
Out of celebrities, #1
Out of family/everybody I know, #5
Out of family/everybody I know, #5
Not as high as you would think. Nothing against Kobe his death is a very sad but others have died and or were assassinated whose deaths were just as devastating.
Can't ignore the deaths of MLK, Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, Medgar Evers and James Meredith to name a few. From an entertainment standard its up there with Prince, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston.
Can't ignore the deaths of MLK, Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, Medgar Evers and James Meredith to name a few. From an entertainment standard its up there with Prince, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston.
John Lennon? Elvis Presley? the Merkel Kid? Not people black people concern themselves about.
I was too young to remember Jim Jones and Jonestown. I can only imagine the horror and disbelief seeing that shit on tv for the first time.
That 2 Pac situation didn't surprise me at all. Dude was just reckless as shit.
True. I'd just say the way she died with the media chasing her was fucked up. That's about it.
Donny Hathaway's death shocked a lot of people as well. He's worth mentioning.
I think Kobe's death was the most untimely. He wasn't old. His body was nearly in peak physical condition. Wasnt a pill popping addict. Didn't hang out with gang bangers.
John Lennon? Elvis Presley? the Merkel Kid? Not people black people concern themselves about.
I don't live in a "Black World". I live in "The World". In short, I'm not separating people out based on color or dehumanizing people based on the same. I don't like it when it's done to me so I'm not doing it. Besides this thread is really about Pop Culture and each person's life experience. Therefore your statement is invalid. Who are you to say what any black person should be concerned with? Barney Fife of the Soul Patrol?
I have no idea where this ranks when it comes to shocking moments. And I don’t think I’m going to put much thought into either.
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Top 20, near the bottom. (Im old) In sports, #2 to Lynn Bias. (sp?)
Definitely top 5.