Dear Los Angeles,
I came to the state of California nearly 10 years ago to pursue a dream in the entertainment industry. Back then, and even as a child, I never would have gone to the extremes that Los Angeleans are doing right now.
People are quickly disputing that Michael Jackson dying could be a hoax. Please remind me of the man’s contibutions to society beyond music? What about this man is worth glorifying to the extent that you are? How many lives did he touch in ways beyond entertainment?
There will be more entertainers. I’ve accepted a long time ago that there will likely not be as many great ones as there have been. The golden age of cinema. The heyday for music.
Was Michael Jackson iconic?
Sure.
But he was also not a good person.
He was a living spectacle.
And now you are making his death a spectacle.
Do you realize how much you are making it difficult for any other person who is in that hospital? For anyone having an emergency that’s headed toward that hospital?
I’m ashamed right now.
I’m ashamed that anytime anything major happens in entertainment- basketball, celebrity deaths, etc, that this city becomes an uproar. I’m ashamed that there are riots over victories.
This is democracy. For that much I am glad that we have…. but let’s use that energy towards causes that are worthwhile. Like prop 8, our budget deficit and Iran.
Perhaps I’m a bit touchy about this because of my grandmother (who goes into surgery for an angioplasty tomorrow morning) and am just really not someone to be around. Perhaps I’m a bit upset about missing friends down south because I’m worried I may have to drive home for a funeral. Perhaps I’m upset because of the common tarry with the grip.
This doesn’t excuse you LA.
I know that the circus is in town, but this is too much.
Rest in Peace Mr Jackson. Please Los Angeles, give the man some peace.
With Utmost Sympathies for the families involved,
Jennifer Stavros
I am an Enigma 