The Passing Of Michael Jackson

The death of Michael Jackson is finally becoming yesterday’s news. For the weeks following his passing, you couldn’t escape massive media coverage. Jackson was a pop icon and I do believe that the story deserved a fair amount of coverage.

Everyone seems to have their own opinion of the King of Pop. He was certainly a gifted entertainer but I don’t think the average person realized how talented he really was. Aside from being a brilliant performer, he had a large part in the actual production of his music. In this respect, the guy was truly a genius.

Of course, his music was sometimes overshadowed by his bizarre lifestyle. From wearing surgeon’s masks in public to sleeping with Bubbles the chimp, his life was far from normal. He altered his physical appearance so much over the past twenty-five years; he started to take on the look of a sideshow circus freak. It almost made it hard to take him seriously anymore.

Although Jackson had millions of female fans, he wasn’t known to spend much time with the opposite sex. Of course, he was close friends with Brooke Shields and Diana Ross, but those relationships seemed to be strictly platonic. Jackson seemed to be more comfortable in the company of youngsters like Macaulay Caulken (the Home Alone kid) and the little guy who played Webster.

Then, Jackson threw the world a curve ball. He got married! And he didn’t marry just any girl. The King of Pop married the daughter of The King himself! He married Elvis Presley’s daughter. This was likely done as some type of publicity stunt and the marriage ending shortly after it began. Nonetheless, it turned the world on his head and it left The King turning it his grave.

But the most troubling part of Jackson’s strange life was the accusations of child molestation. Of course he was found not guilty, but it still left doubt in most people’s mind. After all, why would a grown man make it habit of having young boys over for sleepovers? It was beyond strange and I can’t understand why any parent would allow it to happen. With that being said, I do believe that some parents were looking for a payday from Jackson. I find it sick that they would jeopardize the well-being of their child in order to extort money from MJ. Whether or not, he actually committed any of these accusations may never be known to the public.

Shifting gears a bit……..

I personally thought the media coverage was overblown. Yes, Jackson was a huge star but I don’t think he deserved all the attention. There are far more important people that have died and haven’t received a fraction of the coverage he got. Over 4000 American soldiers have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Do they get ANY coverage at all? I personally think that they are FAR more deserving than Michael Jackson.

Also, during Jackson’s memorial services, I was appalled by some the comments. As soon as I saw Al Sharpton, I knew that he would somehow inject racism into the situation. He always does. Sharpton is a race hustling moron, so I expect him to do these types of things. But what irritated me the most was when actor/musician Jamie Foxx stepped up to the microphone. He basically said that Michael Jackson belonged to the black community and they only “lent” him to the whites. What kind of bullshit is that? Isn’t that in itself a racist comment? And is it appropriate for an memorial service when millions of white fans are mourning Jackson’s death. I lost all respect for Foxx after this.

Now, that Michael Jackson has been laid to rest, I think it’s time for the circus to leave town…..

KW