Michael Jackson Was No Role Model
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
By: Jay Mundy Finally a politician has the strength to call the media and American public’s attention to the death of music star Michael Jackson what it is: disgraceful. The media have disgracefully showered Americans with coverage of Michael Jackson’s death, culminating, of course, with yesterday's memorial service in That is why is was so refreshing to hear Congressman King come out against hysteria. Immorality; being a transvestite; hatred for self; hatred for race: those were some of Michael Jackson’s characteristics (there are so many negative traits beyond those listed, and they all just re-affirm how this individual should not be praised).
Republican Congressman Peter King of
Congressman King’s pedophilia comment, of course, is a reference to allegations brought against Michael Jackson, who died late last month at 50 from apparent heart failure, by guardians of young boys who alleged they were molested by the popular (POP) music icon.
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Congressman King’s gripe, unfortunately, was focused on the pedophilia; it should have been on
When he died, news stories – and then two coroners’ reports – revealed that there were a plethora of drugs in
Additionally, over the years, there were multiple reports that Michael Jackson was suffering from two skin ailments, and that they, according to he and his supporters, were the cause for his change of skin color – literally – from black to white.
His change of color, it will be argued here, was his desire, and that he made it happen; the skin ailments may have contributed, but he wanted to be white, and he made himself white. Just as he changed the appearance of his nose through plastic surgery to make it seem more like that of a white European, he changed his skin color to move away from the black community.
It is for the above reason why the black community’s overwhelming support for this individual is stunning: he is not a role model, especially to young black children: he is a disgrace to the black community of the worst kind.
There is no mistaking that Michael Jackson was a music sensation; he created album after album that shattered sales records, and for that, he is notable.
Role model, icon – those though are scary words when speaking of Michael Jackson.
Congressman King was right: The praise has to stop, now.
