Michael Jackson- the worst role model possible
Many seem to be very upset at the sudden death of Jackson who was addicted to pain killers and was taking an assortment of drugs. His very bizarre personnel life which almost landed him in jail on allegations of sexual child abuse are a very good reason not to mourn this weirdo. Though he was obviously a very talented musician he had a profound negative influence on hundreds of millions of people who emulated his every move. When it became clear that he had started losing his sanity many started distancing themselves. His constant plastic surgery procedures and later his possible criminal activity made people think that they had a freak on their hands. He may have brought some happiness to some thru his music but that was overshadowed by his bizarre and unethical behavior.
The world was not very sad when Mother Teresa or Jonah salk died and there will be a bare whimper when Steven Hawkins goes. Michael Jackson was not someone to be mourned, he added very little to the good of the world. The hysteria surrounding his death is a sad commentary on the values of those glorifying Mr. Jackson.
The fact that he was so addicted to pain killers and led a life of decadence seems to be lost on some. Not on all.
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Whatever his personal life may/may not have been, he was an extremely gifted artist. Such talent is not something to be gawked at. Hawkins will be outlived by his science and academic achievements, as will Jackson be outlived by his music. And, in both cases, the tremendous achievements of both men will exist independently of who the man was that brought them into the world.
ReplyDeleteLiterature, poetry, the arts - the individual creations obtain their own identity of their own worth.
(The entire scientific world - medicine, physics, philosophy etc. - are based on the achievements of individuals whose prvate lives are of no consequence.)
Am I justifying any of the quirks in Jackson's life? Of course not. But such God-given talent and tremendous musical and performing achievements are not to be gawked at. I don't understand Einstein's theory of relativity, yet Jackson's music talks to me. Does that testify as to any aspect of my morality? I think not.
Whatever his personal life may/may not have been, he was an extremely gifted artist. Such talent is not something to be gawked at. Hawkins will be outlived by his science and academic achievements, as will Jackson be outlived by his music. And, in both cases, the tremendous achievements of both men will exist independently of who the man was who brought them into the world.
ReplyDeleteLiterature, poetry, the arts - the individual creations obtain their own identity and their own worth.
(The entire scientific world - medicine, physics, philosophy etc. - is based on the achievements of individuals whose private lives are of no consequence.)
Am I justifying any of the quirks in Jackson's life? Of course not. But such God-given talent and tremendous musical and performing achievements are not to be ridiculed. I don't understand Einstein's theory of relativity, yet Jackson's music talks to me. Does that testify as to any aspect of my morality? I think not.