Posted by
Corthell on Monday, June 29, 2009 3:17:13 PM
Show biz trifectas
What a pity Ed McMahon, the solid, TV side-kick/funny guy, and Farrah Fawcett, the gorgeous actress with hair, eyes, teeth and red bathing suit who overcame it to gain plaudits and awards for her acting, died within days of each other and then, Michael Jackson joined them in death the same week.
Guess who gets all the attention?
What a pity since of the three, Jackson, while an immensely talented performer, was the most bizarre example of humanity. He's not exactly the role model parents might desire for their children
Call me old fashioned, but I'd keep my children, male or female, away from a man who regresses into childhood and yet whose music and performances range from bizarre sexuality to crotch-grabbing; uses medical means to change his body to the extent he's barely identifiable by race or even sex; is dependent on pharmaceuticals to get him through the day – every day; produces three children by methods that spin the brain, raises them privately, swathed in masks and scarves (a news report says two of the children do have a known birth mother, the third, "Blanket," born to a surrogate, is now a child without a parent); lives a lavish lifestyle and yet was immersed in gigantic debt, maintained suspicious relationships with young boys to the point of lawsuits, settlements and court proceedings, and yes, I know he was found not guilty but so was O.J. Simpson.
I never considered him a role model. But others do and did – why else would parents let their young boys stay overnight with Jackson? One grieving fan told a reporter, "All of us grew up with Michael; we all love him."
Uh, no. Not all of us.
Another supporter praised Jackson not so much for his music but because "he brought black culture into the mainstream."
Really? Look at my description of Jackson again. Is that black culture? For the sake of blacks, I hope not, because he reflected someone constantly trying to escape the person he was and transform himself into some sort of myth.
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