With the death of Michael Jackson this week, we observed the frenzy of emotion by the masses again. Whenever a major celebrity dies, there is a weird outpouring from the public that I don’t understand.
For instance, the hysteria and tears from Michael Jackson’s fans boggles my mind. I have seen video of women breaking down and sobbing, creating makeshift memorials in California and Indiana, worldwide sorrow. Why?
Do these people know the celebrity? No. But I guess they feel like they do through his music. I know this is not the main stream of society, but I have even heard “normal” people very sad about Jackson’s death. The weird thing to me is that his personal demons seem to have not made a bit of difference, and for the most part, seems forgotten at this moment. I hear people saying they don’t want to speak ill of the dead, but would they feel the same if this was someone in their community and not a superstar?
What is it about Jackson or other celebrities that move us while a story of a child being murdered on the news in our area doesn’t even register?
