Posted on 06/28/2009 6:40:55 AM PDT by ICE-FLYER
Please post the ridiculous comments made in the wake of the tragic life lived by Michael Jackson
When sports stars, movie stars, music stars, and other entertainers die, there is always a media rush to assume the posthumous fellatory position. I understand the media derives a great deal of its viewership (and thus advertising revenue) from excessive coverage of such individuals of dubious consequence, and I understand that this derives largely from the fact that people in general have a sick need to manufacture false heroes, from the stable of vapid performers especially. Which in of itself is a pity, given the plethora of real historical heroes drawn from the ranks of warriors, scientists, great political leaders, philosophers, those martyred (or nearly so) in defense of truth or liberty, and others whose contributions amount to more than base diversion of the unwashed.
A man died, and as when almost any other individual dies, yes that is grounds for sadness. IMO, no individual, in his or her capacity as an entertainer alone, has in history warranted the sort of gratuitous displays of mourning that typically accompany their deaths.
I know the typical responses to what I wrote - apparently it is cold and heartless to afford equal or greater value to celebration of the lives and mourning for the loss of the “nobodies” listed in the local obits. Find better heroes.
Neil Armstrong beat him there. :)
"Hello, I'd like to introduce you to my children Blanket and Pillow"
Seriously, I can think of a million other ways to differentiate one Prince Michael from another Prince Michael (those names are dumb, too but nowhere near as bad as BLANKET!)
These children would do better in the custody of the Florida Child Protection Service than with any of the people around them now (ok, I exaggerated)
Actually, he was wealthy as as young black man and flat broke as a white woman... "went out" owing half-a-billion dollars! So much for being white!!!!
He’s not really dead. He’s hanging out with Elvis somewhere. (joke)
I think that one should make the list
Since Michael couldn’t produce a child it is believed Barney Frank did it.
>>>are jokes okay?
Like “I hear MJ is going to be cremated, and his ashes blended into the makings for a special batch of Legos... so young boys can play with him for a change.” ???
I know, but there’s that humor thing, see? It’s funnier my way. BTW, a working definition of “rich” is when you can get into a position to owe $400,000,000.
Anything that the disgusting Schmuly Boteach says.
Are you serious??? Geraldo said that with a straight face?
Yeah...jacked up isn’t it? ;)
OMG! You're kidding! He really said that?!
Well, if we're compiling idiotic comments, it's going to be hard to top that one.
Michael Jackson died of a heart attack after he learned ‘Boys to Men’ was the name of a band, not a delivery service.
No way! ROFL!
Spokesperson being interviewed by Shep: “Michael touched different people in many different ways.” (A moment of silence followed)
I really need to see him say that! What an idiot doofus.
What do you expect. He was the white sheep of his family.
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