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re: Robin Williams has died - suspected of suicide
Posted on 8/12/14 at 5:00 pm to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 8/12/14 at 5:00 pm to BluegrassBelle
I posted this in the M/TV board at first, but will post it here for those who don't go over there.
Honestly, if you really think about it, the world has lost the single person who probably gave more smiles than anyone in history. I can't think of anyone of any walk of life who dislikes Robin Williams. If you want family entertainment, he's got it. If you want ridiculous vulgarity, he's got it. If you want a kind humanitarian who can lift a person's spirit in the moment of death, this guy has it. The man was a walking bundle of joy and a cartoon character come to life.
When Christopher Reeve wanted to die, Robin comes to his room in disguise with a Russian accent and says it was time to spread em since he immediately needed a proctology exam, which helped give him the will to live. He called Speilberg every other day while on the set on Schindler's List in order to brighten up his dampened spirit when filming it. And his wonderful work with Saint Jude.
The man was an absolute godsend, and the world is a less happy place without him. RIP Robin. You helped shape my childhood and helped millions more remember what it was like to be one without a care in the world. You will be gravely, gravely missed by the entire world.
Honestly, if you really think about it, the world has lost the single person who probably gave more smiles than anyone in history. I can't think of anyone of any walk of life who dislikes Robin Williams. If you want family entertainment, he's got it. If you want ridiculous vulgarity, he's got it. If you want a kind humanitarian who can lift a person's spirit in the moment of death, this guy has it. The man was a walking bundle of joy and a cartoon character come to life.
When Christopher Reeve wanted to die, Robin comes to his room in disguise with a Russian accent and says it was time to spread em since he immediately needed a proctology exam, which helped give him the will to live. He called Speilberg every other day while on the set on Schindler's List in order to brighten up his dampened spirit when filming it. And his wonderful work with Saint Jude.
The man was an absolute godsend, and the world is a less happy place without him. RIP Robin. You helped shape my childhood and helped millions more remember what it was like to be one without a care in the world. You will be gravely, gravely missed by the entire world.
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Posted on 8/12/14 at 5:14 pm to plazadweller
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Some of them are the most brilliant people you'd ever meet. I think high intelligence and depression go hand in hand. JMO
Yep. I really do think there is a significant correlation between depression and intelligence. The dumber you are, I really think the happier and more easily content you are. Put a smart person in the exact same scenario as the dumb person, I guarantee you that the smart person is more depressed. Comedians tend to be one of the professions that requires a great deal of intelligence and wit to succeed in, and it's no surprise that comedians tend to be more prone to depression than any other entertainment field.
Cracked had a great article today on why funny people often kill themselves. Worth a read: LINK
Posted on 8/12/14 at 5:19 pm to UMRealist
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Jim Carey is another one that comes to mind that battles with severe depression fairly regularly. It's just hard to imagine guys like that, that can make so many people laugh the way they do, can be so sad themselves.
It's because the clown is the mask. It hides insecurities and the only way they can be happy is making others laugh. I could tell Robin suffered from depression and his stand up was largely a cry for help. But he was just so wonderful I am still in shock over it. Ask any person who is incredibly funny, and if they're honest with you, most of them will tell you that they're depressed. Funniest guy I know says he really only lives to make people laugh and that he has nearly attempted suicide a few times. I hope I can help him before it's too late.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 10:19 pm to diddydirtyAubie
Meh
Posted on 8/13/14 at 12:16 am to TbirdSpur2010
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I think that is in poor taste.
Yes, it is. And you know Robin Williams would have found it hilarious.
Trust me, and I speak from long experience: a dark sense of humor in the wake of tragedies is sometimes the best way to cope.
Posted on 8/13/14 at 8:44 am to randomways
A message from his daughter Zelda:
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My family has always been private about our time spent together. It was our way of keeping one thing that was ours, with a man we shared with an entire world. But now that’s gone, and I feel stripped bare. My last day with him was his birthday, and I will be forever grateful that my brothers and I got to spend that time alone with him, sharing gifts and laughter. He was always warm, even in his darkest moments. While I’ll never, ever understand how he could be loved so deeply and not find it in his heart to stay, there’s minor comfort in knowing our grief and loss, in some small way, is shared with millions. It doesn’t help the pain, but at least it’s a burden countless others now know we carry, and so many have offered to help lighten the load. Thank you for that.
To those he touched who are sending kind words, know that one of his favorite things in the world was to make you all laugh. As for those who are sending negativity, know that some small, giggling part of him is sending a flock of pigeons to your house to poop on your car. Right after you’ve had it washed. After all, he loved to laugh too…
Dad was, is and always will be one of the kindest, most generous, gentlest souls I’ve ever known, and while there are few things I know for certain right now, one of them is that not just my world, but the entire world is forever a little darker, less colorful and less full of laughter in his absence. We’ll just have to work twice as hard to fill it back up again.
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