Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry is a smart man and an excellent performer. I like and admire him a lot. I have been on his mailing list for some time. I got a disturbing mass e-mailing from him today ranting about how some of the media talked badly about Michael Jackson after his recent drug overdose.

For years Michael Jackson was a great dancer and singer. Most of the media reported his death in a dignified manner, only remembering his positive aspects. After all, the guy was never convicted of child molestation, so to any patriotic American he has to be thought of as completely innocent. But then OJ was not convicted of murder in the criminal courts either…

Michael Jackson was a drug addict of epic proportions. Like Elvis or that Republican red neck radio talk show host who is so addicted to hillbilly heroin (oxycontin). This poor man was a great performer, but he led a very troubled life which seems to also have had many shaky financial dealings.

It is unfortunate that Tyler Perry has gotten so upset over this. Michael Jackson was a good performer, but his behavior and his life were certainly no model that any of us would want our children to follow. It is irrelevant whether this guy was white, brown, yellow, or black. This criticism of Michael Jackson may indeed be mostly racism, but it is not necessarily so. Gaining fame and fortune through drug addiction and show business is a horrible way to lead your life.
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It is certainly responsible for some people in the media to remind us of this negative side of the picture too.
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