"Black and white, male and female, rich and bankrupt, genius and punchline, private and public, innocent and deceptive--everything seemed to be jumbled up." Justin Taylor offers an insightful response to Michael Jackson's death.
Yes...he attracts the most interesting commentors! Wow.
I really liked the article, but especially what Sullivan added. Never thought of MJ's life that way. Sobering because what we buy into and call "entertainment" has such permanent consequences on an eternal soul. Just don't think that way very often. "We chewed him up and spit him out."
He nailed it. Best thing he's ever written. Not that it didn't light some people up, poor guy. :(
ReplyDeleteIt was excellent, and I appreciated the Andrew Sullivan piece as well.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could be JT. I would've hidden my head in the sand by now.
Yes...he attracts the most interesting commentors! Wow.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the article, but especially what Sullivan added. Never thought of MJ's life that way. Sobering because what we buy into and call "entertainment" has such permanent consequences on an eternal soul. Just don't think that way very often. "We chewed him up and spit him out."