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Post by CM Poor on May 10, 2015 10:04:40 GMT -5
I have to laugh at all of you who are so quick to call this widow "selfish" for not being supportive of the company her husband worked and died making money from his image in the same post as saying how you're most disappointed that this means there won't be a Mattel figure made for YOUR collections. Think about it for a second... She's absolutely in the right here. Sure, maybe OWEN would do anything for the fans, including putting himself in life-ending situations for a mid-card gimmick, but why should she be expected to compromise her convictions so that you can buy more toys to play with/put on a wall? Be honest with yourselves, this isn't about "honoring his memory" or "celebrating his life and contributions to wrestling" (hint; that was done back in the 90s when he passed away), this is about you wanting more things for you collections. If you really want to honor Owen, watch the tapes and videos that he was a part of when he was alive, wear the old t-shirts, collect the Hasbros and BCAs, encourage others to do the same, and stop berating his poor widow who has said everything she has to say on the matter. May he rest in peace. I had a good mind to delete this post because it is so deliberately provocative. But I think I will just leave it there so your MASSIVE misunderstanding of the sentiment in this thread can be displayed for all to see. Also you have no business telling people how to honour his memory or that this isn't about honouring his memory. I could say a lot more but I will restrain myself and leave it at that. Eh...he probably could have worded it better, but I don't the sentiment that he shares is any less valid than those that want a full resurgence of Owen-related memorabilia. The fact is, we're all outsiders in this situation looking in, and we can go back and forth and opine all day over whether or not Martha is holding back Owen's legacy or whether or not she's entitled to hang on to his memory for herself and all that, but the vast majority of us will never be in those shoes where we're left with the immensely uphill battle of coping with such an up close, untimely death like that. Just to offer a personal perspective - I've seen something of this sort a bit more close up. Still as an outsider nontheless, but a coworker of mine passed away in a very untimely manner and left behind a very young wife, a daughter not even a year old, and an unborn son. She took the route many hope that Martha would have and in her own time, at her own pace, she moved on. Remarried. Started over. Wouldn't you know? People still come out of the woodwork to say that she's doing some disservice to her late husband's memory by doing so. You can't win as a primary player in these situations in the court of public opinion. Do I want an Owen DVD and a ton of spotlight on his work years after his death? Hell yeah. Do I think it's within Martha's rights to harbor the feelings she does? Absolutely - we all cope with loss differently. Is it my business, or anyone else's business to try and tell her to give in and feel otherwise for the sake of the faceless, nameless masses? Hell no. That's life.
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Post by Daniel F'n Bryan on May 10, 2015 10:46:50 GMT -5
I see where she's coming from obviously and its a horrific freak accident. I feel terrible for her. On the other hand shes acting like a total bitch and taking this way to far
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2015 10:50:23 GMT -5
The woman whose husband was killed by wrestling isn't the villain here. Neither are the fans who want to honour him.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2015 12:12:46 GMT -5
I had a good mind to delete this post because it is so deliberately provocative. But I think I will just leave it there so your MASSIVE misunderstanding of the sentiment in this thread can be displayed for all to see. Also you have no business telling people how to honour his memory or that this isn't about honouring his memory. I could say a lot more but I will restrain myself and leave it at that. Eh...he probably could have worded it better, but I don't the sentiment that he shares is any less valid than those that want a full resurgence of Owen-related memorabilia. The fact is, we're all outsiders in this situation looking in, and we can go back and forth and opine all day over whether or not Martha is holding back Owen's legacy or whether or not she's entitled to hang on to his memory for herself and all that, but the vast majority of us will never be in those shoes where we're left with the immensely uphill battle of coping with such an up close, untimely death like that. Just to offer a personal perspective - I've seen something of this sort a bit more close up. Still as an outsider nontheless, but a coworker of mine passed away in a very untimely manner and left behind a very young wife, a daughter not even a year old, and an unborn son. She took the route many hope that Martha would have and in her own time, at her own pace, she moved on. Remarried. Started over. Wouldn't you know? People still come out of the woodwork to say that she's doing some disservice to her late husband's memory by doing so. You can't win as a primary player in these situations in the court of public opinion. Do I want an Owen DVD and a ton of spotlight on his work years after his death? Hell yeah. Do I think it's within Martha's rights to harbor the feelings she does? Absolutely - we all cope with loss differently. Is it my business, or anyone else's business to try and tell her to give in and feel otherwise for the sake of the faceless, nameless masses? Hell no. That's life. Nah man..... he could've worded it 1000 times better. That was my issue NOT the sentiment displayed. That was clear so I'm not sure why you quoted me. He is 100% entitled to his opinion but he (and 1 or 2 of the usual suspects ) don't feel anyone else has the right to one and feels the need to belittle it. End of really.....and yeah just to offer personal perspective I've experienced this situation too. Inside my own family. TWICE..... yeah....That's life.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2015 12:16:15 GMT -5
The woman whose husband was killed by wrestling isn't the villain here. Neither are the fans who want to honour him. Don't take the bait AF And to that end I will be locking this one.....I'm starting to see a trend develop.
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