We thought Diana's death was blown out of proportion but my god, a low key church service is nothing compared to an almost bizarre spectacle that was so out of the ordinary that it was hard to comprehend. I was going to reel of a ridiculous rant on how disguted I was with the sacrin, sycophantic and utterly tactless dipslay of a memorial service for Micheal Jackson. But should I feel guilty for feeling this way? It seems the whole world is in a state of bizarre mourning for a man, who essentially was a pop star yet he apparently has transcnede this role in to becoming what can only be described as the new messiah. Yesterday it was claimed he had changed the face of the world and even stopped aparteid, but are we taking his death a little too far? Yes. Its public grief that makes me feel uncomfortable, watching Brooke Shileds having a nervous breakdown is something I really don't need to see and is most definately not for public viewing.
Heaven forbid that forget he was a suspected peadophile as it seems that death erases all of lifes "little mistakes" and elevate us into a state of glory we never would have receieved if we were alive. Its this hypocracy that gets me, a month ago we were quite content to claim "Wacko Jacko" will never finish his tour, he will let us all down and it will be a hilarious disaster which showed an aging star whose had is moment. But now? Well every two bit celebrity is crawling out of the woodwork hoping to be recognied as a friend or an aquaintence, even people who had never met him were stating their grief 'at such a difficult time'. I think the saddest thing about it all is his children, yet even forcing them to sing and perform seemed a disgusting farce at a time in which surely they need to be at home and not infornt of millions staring and gawping at ever movement?
Maybe we should gain a little perspective. Yesterday I watched as a 10 year old kid who was a runner up in Britains Got Talent sing a song in front of Micheal Jackson's coffin while his five brothers wore matching suits and identicle single gloves. Are you fucking kidding me? As much as i tried it looks as if my rant went ahead, but I just look forward to next week when we have forgotten all this and are back talking about the Big Brother eviction, you know, the important things!
H x
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