Michael Jackson, the at-times troubled music icon, is being memorialized as I write this. His death is a great tragedy, it's true. May he rest in peace and his music continue playing in the ears of fans for generations.
That said, my mushy sentimentality is done. The ridiculous human obsession with the death of Mr. Jackson is embarrassing. I understand that it is sad. I understand that he was an incredibly talented and fascinating artist and, more importantly, human being. Many people at least as worthy as MJ die in complete obscurity every day in our world, and the whole of humanity stops to freak out when its King of Pop dies. CNN.com put MJ atop its coverage of the violence and injustice in Iran. Twitter has a heart attack. The Internet has a stroke. Everyone on Facebook puts up a different version of the same status. People, calm yourselves. And give the man the proper respect he deserves as a human being rather than as the object of ridiculous human idolatry.
That said, my mushy sentimentality is done. The ridiculous human obsession with the death of Mr. Jackson is embarrassing. I understand that it is sad. I understand that he was an incredibly talented and fascinating artist and, more importantly, human being. Many people at least as worthy as MJ die in complete obscurity every day in our world, and the whole of humanity stops to freak out when its King of Pop dies. CNN.com put MJ atop its coverage of the violence and injustice in Iran. Twitter has a heart attack. The Internet has a stroke. Everyone on Facebook puts up a different version of the same status. People, calm yourselves. And give the man the proper respect he deserves as a human being rather than as the object of ridiculous human idolatry.
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