June 27, 2009
MICHAEL INDICTS THE WORLD IN HIS PASSING
MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE I HAD A YOUNG CHILD OF MY OWN, BUT WHEN I WATCH THE VIDEOS OF THE YOUNG MICHAEL JACKSON NOW, WITH THAT INCREDIBLE ENERGY AND TALENT OF HIS SHINING AS INTENSELY AS IT DID, AND I THINK ABOUT WHAT THIS WORLD DID TO HIM--HOW HIS FAMILY AND EARLY ASSOCIATES ABUSED AND EXPLOITED HIM FOR THEIR PROFIT, HOW THE CULT OF CELEBRITY AND THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE AROUND HIM FED HIS INSECURITIES, NEUROSES AND ECCENTRICITIES FOR THEIR PROFIT, HOW EVEN THE MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT BETRAYED HIM IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS FOR THEIR PROFIT--HOW THIS WORLD AND ALL ITS PROFIT SEEKING ULTIMATELY MANAGED TO WARP, DISTORT AND CONTORT EVEN A NATURAL TALENT AS PURE AND BRIGHT AS THAT LITTLE BOY DEMONSTRATED INTO A MONSTROSITY, IT FILLS ME WITH SO MUCH FEAR FOR OTHER CHILDREN'S FUTURE.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS WORLD IF THIS IS HOW ITS MOST GIFTED PROGENY END UP? THAT, TO ME, IS THE QUESTION MICHAEL JACKSON'S LIFE AND CAREER RAISES. AND IT'S NOT A STORY ONLY OF OUR PLACE AND TIME IN HISTORY, BUT A STORY THAT PENETRATES TO THE VERY HEART OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN.
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