Sure, it's sad that he died, but Jesus Christ, he was just a guy. What are we going to do, change the name of our planet to Jacksonia and adjust our society to live in accordance with his life?
Great entertainer? Yeah, I'll give him that.
Thriller? I'm a hard rock/metal guy, but it was a great album. I think I was in junior high when it came out and the video for the title track WAS just about the coolest video ever.
But that's where it ends. He was an entertainer. Not the frickin' Messiah.
It's fine to get emotional watching the memorial, etc. I avoided it, but you couldn't avoid clips on the news. If seeing a little girl cry over her dead father doesn't choke you up, you're not human and should be removed from the gene pool. I have a young son myself & the whole ordeal made me think about what he'd be dealing with if I suddenly died.
But he wasn't my friend or relative. I don't know anyone who knew him. (I don't even know anyone who might have been molested by him).
Yeah, it's sad, but I don't think it requires a worldwide year/month/week/day of mourning.
