Boy ,what a couple of day huh? First Ed McMahon, former Marine and longtime sidekick of Johnny Carson passed away on Wednesday. Then yesterday I hear that Farrah Fawcett passed away as well as Michael Jackson.
When any celebrity passes away, you normally get a lot of "chatter" about them, their movies, what they did,etc. The posts about Michael Jackson were one after another glorifying this man who obsessed with plastic surgery and little boys. I actually had to turn off Twitter and Facebook because I just couldn't stand it anymore.
I'm not saying he did not contribute to pop culture… he did. He was someone's son, brother and father. It was just the amount of coverage this person got was seriously above and beyond. All of sudden Michael Jackson's classic songs were the top songs downloaded on Itunes, Facebook apps were being created ("What M.J. song are you ") . Congress even went so far as to have a moment of silence in MJ's honor. (this just sickens me) The list goes on and on ….
It got me thinking … why in the world does our society mourn our celebrities (especially a pedaphile in my opinion) but we don't honor our troops who provide the ultimate sacrifice in the same manner. Why don't we honor there lives like we saw yesterday?? Our troops are the real heroes that deserve that honor.
It really says a lot about our society and the media when we forget about the people that are truly make a difference for ourselves and our children, our freedoms and our future.
What do you think ?
Tammy is the Editor of the Military Bliss channel, mama to 2 Army Brats, proud Army wife and Household6 (Household Commander) in the Munson home . You can read all about her TALE (Tammy's Army Life Experience) at ArmyHousehold6.com
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