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Why are members of the Congressional Black Caucus meeting with Michael Jackson?

Innocent until proven guilty is an important concept, but isn't it a bit indelicate to be publically meeting with an accused child-molestor? Michael Jackson could be innocent, but I find a few things repulsive about the entire affair:

1. His bizarre public behavior has no stigma or consequences.
2. The fact that some individuals publically circle the wagons or ignore his pattern of bizarre behavior because of race or celebrity.
3. That we are such a nation of starf***ers.

Will I live to see a day when the race issue is considered irrelevant? Or a day when our society doesn't equate infamy with celebrity? Where we can all hold hands and sit in disdainful prejudgment of accused child molestors together? Or at least measured distaste until the resolution of the case? I doubt it.

Remember, OJ Simpson still goes clubbing and signs autographs. A friend of mine saw him out at a club in Miami and reacted with glee by yelling "Juice!" I could have thought of a few more choice things to yell. "Murderer" has a nice ring to it. Another friend was golfing with Deion Sanders' little brother, and OJ was scheduled to join them but cancelled. He was excited. I would have been excited as well, but for different reasons. Imagine hanging out, joking around with OJ, taking him aside on the 18th hole and saying,"Juice, buddy, there's just something that I have always wanted to ask you ... I mean ... can you tell me ... I mean, what's it really feel like to kill two people. I mean just saw their freaking heads off?"

Now that would make a great story and be morally acceptable! This would all need to go down in a very public place with excellent avenues of escape of course ...

UPDATE: Rosemary brings up a good point. We know that the CBC will meet with Michael Jackson, but will they defend Condi Rice? Don't hold your breath. I forgot that political ideology trumps race and celebrity.

Posted by Bill at March 31, 2004 10:17 AM | TrackBack (0)