People who think Michael Jackson's death has any significance whatsoever are assholes.
I thought the media's obsession with Michael Jackson's death would fade after his ridiculously expensive (1.4 million taxpayer dollars) and unnecessary memorial service, but then I turned on the news this morning and the first thing I saw was an EXCLUSIVE interview with MJ's personal dermatologist (HOLY SHIT! What a treat!). The Thriller video has become reality because this asshole just won't stay dead.
The thing I don't understand is that before June 25, MJ was relatively irrelevant. He was nothing more than a hilarious card in the game of Apples to Apples (If you've played the game, you know what I'm talking about). Let's be honest here: the man hadn't done anything of consequence for almost 15 years. He was a walking punchline, a freakshow who eventually fled the country and his precious Neverland Ranch after the incessant, non-stop hounding by the media. Then he dies and all of a sudden the media loves him and won't shut up about how innovative and entertaining MJ was - the greatest entertainer who ever lived.
I guess it's true: If you want to be smothered with compliments, all you have to do is die.
Forget the fact that the media directly contributed to his death since their campaign to personally annihilate "Wacko Jacko" most likely led to his heavy dependence on drugs which led to his eventual death. I didn't hear anyone on Fox News suggest that theory...
So then everyone's talking about tributes and memorials and I can't help thinking to myself, "Does he really deserve any of this?" What did he do? He was an entertainer. He sang, he danced, he grabbed his balls. So what? I grab my balls all the time, and no one seems to care. Did he cure cancer? Was he a religious figure or a great leader of men? No. He was a fucking entertainer. I remember back in 2007 I mourned Kurt Vonnegut's death (So it goes...) and barely anyone knew who the fuck he was! Great literature is a significant contribution to mankind - moonwalking is not (At least not if you're on Earth).
Long live the King of Pop? Nah. Good riddance.
Dumbed Down Version: Michael Jackson is dead and I don't care.
I thought the media's obsession with Michael Jackson's death would fade after his ridiculously expensive (1.4 million taxpayer dollars) and unnecessary memorial service, but then I turned on the news this morning and the first thing I saw was an EXCLUSIVE interview with MJ's personal dermatologist (HOLY SHIT! What a treat!). The Thriller video has become reality because this asshole just won't stay dead.
The thing I don't understand is that before June 25, MJ was relatively irrelevant. He was nothing more than a hilarious card in the game of Apples to Apples (If you've played the game, you know what I'm talking about). Let's be honest here: the man hadn't done anything of consequence for almost 15 years. He was a walking punchline, a freakshow who eventually fled the country and his precious Neverland Ranch after the incessant, non-stop hounding by the media. Then he dies and all of a sudden the media loves him and won't shut up about how innovative and entertaining MJ was - the greatest entertainer who ever lived.
I guess it's true: If you want to be smothered with compliments, all you have to do is die.
Forget the fact that the media directly contributed to his death since their campaign to personally annihilate "Wacko Jacko" most likely led to his heavy dependence on drugs which led to his eventual death. I didn't hear anyone on Fox News suggest that theory...
So then everyone's talking about tributes and memorials and I can't help thinking to myself, "Does he really deserve any of this?" What did he do? He was an entertainer. He sang, he danced, he grabbed his balls. So what? I grab my balls all the time, and no one seems to care. Did he cure cancer? Was he a religious figure or a great leader of men? No. He was a fucking entertainer. I remember back in 2007 I mourned Kurt Vonnegut's death (So it goes...) and barely anyone knew who the fuck he was! Great literature is a significant contribution to mankind - moonwalking is not (At least not if you're on Earth).
Long live the King of Pop? Nah. Good riddance.
Dumbed Down Version: Michael Jackson is dead and I don't care.
Just because you weren't a fan doesn't mean there aren't other people who enjoyed his music. If you don't like what you're watching on the news, you can always change the channel...
ReplyDeleteI remember a couple weeks ago, when the news about Iran was given a back seat for MJ. I think he was a good entertainer, I mean, he made all those people cry. But not me. His music wasnt my style.
ReplyDeleteWhat got me is how the media was all over the place, all about this guy dying.
He was being exalted by the same medium chasing him around for years about child molestation allegations.
I almost threw my tv out the window I swear.