Michael Jackson Passes Away

After a refreshing shower I sat down in front of my laptop to see many people on friendfeed wondering if he really passed away this time.

Tmz reports that he had a cardiac arrest and was rushed to the hospital, where he passed away, at age 50.

I felt broken. I was sad. But not because he died. Because in my eyes an era had ended.

We twist and turn and break these child celebrities and rejoice in their misery.

I honestly believe he was a pedophile. I believe he harassed those kids. I can only hope that the news of his death might help them cope with their demons. I can only hope that their families were smart enough to get them help so they, one day will not turn into him.

Michael Jackson became a celebrity at such a young age. He was the son to an abusive father, who pushed him and his siblings to work like slaves.

A young boy, at 11, treated as a man, pushed into fame. He had to grow up but never could. He was left to live with Diana Ross, who he idolized, he was away from hi family, he was the moneymaker.

He never got to explore his sexuality, maybe he was gay. He was never given the option. He was never given the option to grow up.

We sat and we enjoyed it. We enjoyed that he dangled his son out of a hotel window out of frustration. And we would have enjoyed it more if he had dropped him.

We enjoyed that Britney Spears had a break down. We enjoyed that Lindsay Lohan turned into a drug addicted whore.

We feel better that these people we build up come crashing down.

It was not “Wacko Jacko” that harassed those kids, it was us. And the cycle goes on.

An era has ended, another Elvis bites the dust.

And we go on to wreck other lives for our enjoyment.

We have fun mocking him after he’s dead.

I do believe that this is final this time, he passed away. I hope his pain stopped and I hope many others are now peaceful.

He left us with great music.

I do not call for a moment of silence but a moment of humanity. Stop… think. Have a conscience. A person has passed away. A life has ended.