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Michael Jackson's celebrity suicide
Born to stardom, he never knew what it was like to live or even behave normally
By Bill Wyman
REUTERS/Gene Blevins/Files
Michael Jackson in 2005.
June
26, 2009 | CNN's coverage of Michael Jackson's sudden illness in the
minutes before his death was reported captured nicely the way the media
has treated him. Nutty people were allowed to talk at length, including
a guy who kept saying his concerts in London were in 2010. (They were
scheduled for next month.)
26, 2009 | CNN's coverage of Michael Jackson's sudden illness in the
minutes before his death was reported captured nicely the way the media
has treated him. Nutty people were allowed to talk at length, including
a guy who kept saying his concerts in London were in 2010. (They were
scheduled for next month.)
Wolf Blitzer looked into the camera to
tell us earnestly that the head of the concert promotion company had
told them that Jackson was in "tip-top shape," and that he'd passed a
health exam "with flying colors."
tell us earnestly that the head of the concert promotion company had
told them that Jackson was in "tip-top shape," and that he'd passed a
health exam "with flying colors."
Funny how an impossibly pampered 50-year-old guy in top-top shape could just keel over dead.
We're supposed to live in an Age of Paparazzi. Isn't it curious how stars nonetheless manage to die right before our eyes?
They do it with our complicity.
Born
not just to celebrity but to stardom, Michael Jackson never knew what
it was like to live normally, or even behave normally. He was drafted
into the family's musical act, the Jackson 5, while in elementary
school, and taken to Motown records. He was taught how to live a
manufactured image at the feet of Berry Gordy, who was quite good at
such legerdemain.
not just to celebrity but to stardom, Michael Jackson never knew what
it was like to live normally, or even behave normally. He was drafted
into the family's musical act, the Jackson 5, while in elementary
school, and taken to Motown records. He was taught how to live a
manufactured image at the feet of Berry Gordy, who was quite good at
such legerdemain.
If you're 9 years old and born to be a star,
such training will definitely turbocharge the marketing of your record
sales; as for the fact that almost all the money from those sales went
to your teacher and not you ... well, that was his second lesson.
such training will definitely turbocharge the marketing of your record
sales; as for the fact that almost all the money from those sales went
to your teacher and not you ... well, that was his second lesson.
Trust, truth ... these were concepts Michael Jackson learned early
on didn't have much worth. But of course he had his family, right?
His
angry father beat him and his eight siblings with some determination,
reputable biographers have told us. (Untrustworthy La Toya said that
she and Michael were sexually molested, too.) On tour at age 10,
Michael tried to sleep as his older brothers banged groupies in the
motel rooms they shared. Then all the kids watched in wonder as their
father took up with another woman and had a child with her.
angry father beat him and his eight siblings with some determination,
reputable biographers have told us. (Untrustworthy La Toya said that
she and Michael were sexually molested, too.) On tour at age 10,
Michael tried to sleep as his older brothers banged groupies in the
motel rooms they shared. Then all the kids watched in wonder as their
father took up with another woman and had a child with her.
Love,
marriage, sex ... Michael Jackson learned early that those didn't mean
much either. The Jackson 5 had a three-year run, not bad for a kid act.
When the family, which realized it hadn't made any money, left the
label, a vengeful Gordy exacted as a price not just a brother --
Jermaine, who, married to Gordy's daughter, stayed at Motown -- but
even their name. When they moved to Columbia, they couldn't use the
name the Jackson 5.
marriage, sex ... Michael Jackson learned early that those didn't mean
much either. The Jackson 5 had a three-year run, not bad for a kid act.
When the family, which realized it hadn't made any money, left the
label, a vengeful Gordy exacted as a price not just a brother --
Jermaine, who, married to Gordy's daughter, stayed at Motown -- but
even their name. When they moved to Columbia, they couldn't use the
name the Jackson 5.
Michael was all of 14.
In five years he
collected himself, extracted himself from his father's control and
recorded two albums that would change the music industry. The best was
the first: 1979's "Off the Wall," a groovy, irresistible stunner.
Blithe and implacable, sparkling and protean, it displayed a lean
talent, feline in his sexuality and relaxed in his blackness. The
round-faced, broad-nosed charmer looking out from the album's cover
reeked not just of charm but confidence and, for the last time,
normality.
collected himself, extracted himself from his father's control and
recorded two albums that would change the music industry. The best was
the first: 1979's "Off the Wall," a groovy, irresistible stunner.
Blithe and implacable, sparkling and protean, it displayed a lean
talent, feline in his sexuality and relaxed in his blackness. The
round-faced, broad-nosed charmer looking out from the album's cover
reeked not just of charm but confidence and, for the last time,
normality.
Three years later, "Thriller" would take what became
an epochal step forward in terms of commerciality. Viewed now, with the
benefit of hindsight, we can see Jackson's evolving physiognomy is
symptomatic of an insecurity we didn't think to question at the time.
an epochal step forward in terms of commerciality. Viewed now, with the
benefit of hindsight, we can see Jackson's evolving physiognomy is
symptomatic of an insecurity we didn't think to question at the time.
His
celebrity's toll on his own and his family's life became considerable.
For some unaccountable reason, after "Thriller" he still lived at home,
as his family busied itself with intrigues and cockamamie plans. One
imagines him sitting in his room ignoring the knocks at his door as
offers of millions came in to the family from across the country and
around the world to do just about anything -- anything, that is, that
Michael would do too.
celebrity's toll on his own and his family's life became considerable.
For some unaccountable reason, after "Thriller" he still lived at home,
as his family busied itself with intrigues and cockamamie plans. One
imagines him sitting in his room ignoring the knocks at his door as
offers of millions came in to the family from across the country and
around the world to do just about anything -- anything, that is, that
Michael would do too.
With the exception of Janet, his youngest
sister, who somehow managed to extract herself and create her own
extraordinary career, virtually every member of his family managed to
blemish their reputations; among other things, more than one of the
boys, their father's sons, were charged with beating up their
girlfriends or wives.
sister, who somehow managed to extract herself and create her own
extraordinary career, virtually every member of his family managed to
blemish their reputations; among other things, more than one of the
boys, their father's sons, were charged with beating up their
girlfriends or wives.
The story from that point is a bleak and
unrelieved one. Superficial things: Michael's ludicrous trappings and
entourages; the fetishization of the armed militias marching around in
his videos; tales of his supposed bizarre doings leaked to tabloids;
the grasping grandiosity of his public appearances. Jackson had a flair
for exploiting the tabloid celebrity he had, but that was a skill he
shared with Anna Nicole Smith and Paris Hilton, and it probably
shouldn't be listed among his unique abilities.
unrelieved one. Superficial things: Michael's ludicrous trappings and
entourages; the fetishization of the armed militias marching around in
his videos; tales of his supposed bizarre doings leaked to tabloids;
the grasping grandiosity of his public appearances. Jackson had a flair
for exploiting the tabloid celebrity he had, but that was a skill he
shared with Anna Nicole Smith and Paris Hilton, and it probably
shouldn't be listed among his unique abilities.
More serious things: mismanaged tours; declining songwriting skills; ever-more erratic album releases.
Even
more serious things: an entirely transfigured physical appearance,
morphing from an engaging and handsome African-American man into a
misshapen Eurasian woman; his skin bleached, his face resculpted; his
nose, finally, needing to be practically taped onto his face. He left
his race behind and, in a sense, his family too. (The nose, which
seemed to have borne the brunt of his obsession with plastic surgery,
was his father's.)
more serious things: an entirely transfigured physical appearance,
morphing from an engaging and handsome African-American man into a
misshapen Eurasian woman; his skin bleached, his face resculpted; his
nose, finally, needing to be practically taped onto his face. He left
his race behind and, in a sense, his family too. (The nose, which
seemed to have borne the brunt of his obsession with plastic surgery,
was his father's.)
The master of crossover had seemingly crossed over for good.
And
finally, a black moral hole, and a descent into a double life as a
sexual predator. You've heard about not taking candy from a stranger;
Jackson's candy took the form of literal amusement parks. There were
nights of fun and sleepovers and inappropriate touching and ...
finally, a black moral hole, and a descent into a double life as a
sexual predator. You've heard about not taking candy from a stranger;
Jackson's candy took the form of literal amusement parks. There were
nights of fun and sleepovers and inappropriate touching and ...
Accusations
were leveled many times; most cases were settled; one case, gone to
trial, ended in an acquittal in Santa Maria in 2005.
were leveled many times; most cases were settled; one case, gone to
trial, ended in an acquittal in Santa Maria in 2005.
In the
obituaries, writers will savor Jackson's talents, which were
unquestioned; his ambition, which was otherworldly and a thing of awe;
and his heyday, which lasted really just a few years, and encompassed
perhaps two and a half albums. Others will reflect on the tragedies
visited upon him and those he visited on others.
obituaries, writers will savor Jackson's talents, which were
unquestioned; his ambition, which was otherworldly and a thing of awe;
and his heyday, which lasted really just a few years, and encompassed
perhaps two and a half albums. Others will reflect on the tragedies
visited upon him and those he visited on others.
I think it's
fair to classify Kurt Cobain's death as one brought on by medical
problems, specifically the roiling interaction of depression and
addiction. Jackson's death is in this sense more purely a suicide, just
as Elvis Presley's was some three decades ago. Like Presley, Jackson at
some point stepped through a door, closed it, and turned the key. What
went on behind the door we'll never know.
fair to classify Kurt Cobain's death as one brought on by medical
problems, specifically the roiling interaction of depression and
addiction. Jackson's death is in this sense more purely a suicide, just
as Elvis Presley's was some three decades ago. Like Presley, Jackson at
some point stepped through a door, closed it, and turned the key. What
went on behind the door we'll never know.
Legalizacion del Infanticidio?
InfanticidioEl debate que abrio Romina Tejerina
El
nuevo caso de una madre que supuestamente mato al hijo al nacer en
Catamarca reavivo la polemica por el infanticidio. En la Camara de
Diputados ya hay un proyecto para reinstaurar esa figura que fue
eliminada del Codigo Penal en 1994.
ver la nota completa en:
http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/sociedad/3-127128-2009-06-24.html
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25 de junio 2009 15:00
En nuestro país, ¿qué tanta presencia tienen en los medios de comunicación los códigos de ética periodística? ¿Cuál es la importancia que tienen para los lectores? ¿Qué tanto se respetan?
Omar Raúl Martínez, director de la Fundación Manuel Buendía, nos hablará del libro "Códigos de ética periodística en México".
Matan a dos seminaristas y un cura en Guerrero; se dirigÃan a pastoral
Matan a dos seminaristas y un cura en Guerrero; se dirigÃan a pastoral
(Con información de Notimex)
El
sacerdote y sus acompañantes fueron asesinados en el municipio de
Arcelia, en la Tierra Caliente, confirmó la PolicÃa Ministerial
Investigadora del estado.
Sergio Ocampo Arista, corresponsal
Publicado: 14/06/2009 19:20
Chilpancingo,
Gro. El sacerdote Abacú Hernández BenÃtez y los seminaristas,
Eduardo Oregón BenÃtez y Silvestre González Cambrón fueron
asesinados la noche del sábado en el municipio de Arcelia, en la
Tierra Caliente, informó El director de la PolicÃa Investigadora
Ministerial (PIM), Erit Montúfar Mendoza.
Gro. El sacerdote Abacú Hernández BenÃtez y los seminaristas,
Eduardo Oregón BenÃtez y Silvestre González Cambrón fueron
asesinados la noche del sábado en el municipio de Arcelia, en la
Tierra Caliente, informó El director de la PolicÃa Investigadora
Ministerial (PIM), Erit Montúfar Mendoza.
Precisó
que alrededor de las siete de la noche del sábado, el cura y los
seminaristas fueron ejecutados a balazos por varios sujetos,
cuando viajaban en una camineta nissan roja, en una de las céntricas
calles de Arcelia, de pronto otro vehÃculo se les emparejó y los
bajó de la camioneta disparándoles varios balazos calibre .9
milÃmetros. Al momento los sicarios no han sido detenidos y se desconocen las causas, según se dijo.
que alrededor de las siete de la noche del sábado, el cura y los
seminaristas fueron ejecutados a balazos por varios sujetos,
cuando viajaban en una camineta nissan roja, en una de las céntricas
calles de Arcelia, de pronto otro vehÃculo se les emparejó y los
bajó de la camioneta disparándoles varios balazos calibre .9
milÃmetros. Al momento los sicarios no han sido detenidos y se desconocen las causas, según se dijo.
En
el municipio de Acapulco, el arzobispo de esa diócesis, Felipe
Aguirre Franco, confirmó el asesinato contra el cura y sus
acompañantes. Agregó que las tres personas se dirigÃan a una
reunión pastoral vacional.
el municipio de Acapulco, el arzobispo de esa diócesis, Felipe
Aguirre Franco, confirmó el asesinato contra el cura y sus
acompañantes. Agregó que las tres personas se dirigÃan a una
reunión pastoral vacional.
(Con información de Notimex)
Domingos en familia, una tragedia.
Un estudio realizado por el forense de Colombia revela una cruda realidad:
Domingos en familia, una tragedia.
Más de 13 mil niños y adolescentes fueron víctimas de maltrato en 2008 y más de 16 mil, de violencia sexual, según Medicina Legal.
Es el día de la semana que hay más agresiones en los hogares. Este es apenas una dato del panorama de violencia familiar que retrata el informe de este martes de Medicina Legal.
Miércoles 10 Junio 2009
Entre las 6 de la tarde y las 12 de la noche de cada domingo es el lapso en el que son más frecuentes episodios de violencia en los hogares del país, de acuerdo con el informe anual de 2008 de Medina Legal.
Son los papás que más golpean a sus hijos los domingos, mientras que las mamás lo hacen cualquier día y a cualquier hora.
Que los domingos los padres den más golpizas a sus hijos se debe a “la mayor exposición por la permanencia en el hogar a razón del receso escolar y la acumulación de tensiones propias del inminente cese del descanso y el reinicio de la actividad laboral”, explica el informe.
Otra razón que explica el documento es que el rol prioritario de los papás es ser el proveedor económico de la familia “y no desarrollan otro tipo de relaciones vinculantes que les permita manejar los conflictos en los pocos momentos que comparten con mayor intensidad”.
Lea la nota completa en http://www.semana.com/noticias-problemas-sociales/domingos-familia-tragedia/124940.aspx
Y un pueblo entero votó en blanco...
Y un pueblo entero votó en blanco...
GLORIA LETICIA DíAZ
Garrapatas es una población campesina del municipio de Acapulco, pero ahí no llegan las millonarias inversiones, ni siquiera los servicios básicos. Ante tal abandono, sus habitantes decidieron hace años que responderían con unánime votación en blanco a la convocatoria de la autoridad electoral y de los partidos políticos.
La experiencia del voto en blanco no es inédita en México… Por lo menos, una comunidad entera ya tomó esa opción. En las elecciones intermedias de 2003, el pueblo de Garrapatas, del municipio de Acapulco, manifestó su protesta por el olvido institucional con cero votos para los partidos políticos que entonces pugnaban por la diputación del distrito 09 federal.
En los tres siguientes procesos electorales –en 2005 para gobernador y presidente municipal, y en 2006 para presidente de la República, senadores y diputados federales– los ciudadanos repitieron ese tipo de sufragio.
Sin embargo, en octubre de 2008, en la elección para presidente municipal, decidieron votar por Luis Walton Aburto, candidato de Convergencia-PT, quien perdió la presidencia municipal frente al priista Manuel Añorve Baños.
En la elección de 2003 el estado de Guerrero ocupó el cuarto lugar nacional de abstención, con 66.7%. Era gobernador el priista René Juárez Cisneros, y alcalde de Acapulco el perredista Alberto López Rosas, quien sucedió en el cargo a Zeferino Torreblanca Galindo, también del PRD y actual gobernador.
Ese año, el noveno distrito fue ganado por la perredista Rosario Herrera, que durante la LIX Legislatura (2003-2006) formó parte de la Comisión de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales y coordinó el área de Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente de su grupo parlamentario.
Días antes del 6 de julio, los 150 electores de Garrapatas acordaron aclararles por escrito a la autoridad electoral y a los partidos políticos sus motivos para no elegir a ninguna de las opciones. Cuando llegó la jornada electoral, en el sobre de la casilla básica 348, destinado a las actas y votos emitidos, colocaron una hoja con el siguiente texto escrito a mano:
"Garrapatas, municipio de Acapulco, Guerrero a 6/07/03. Siendo las 13 horas se levanta el presente documento referente a la casilla del IFE que se clausuró a las 13 horas con un total de cero votos por las siguientes razones: porque la voz del pueblo de Garrapatas ningún candidato la ha tomado en cuenta. No tenemos agua potable, no tenemos comisaría, hemos exigido la rastrilladora para las carreteras, han pasado tres largos años y no ha habido resultado alguno."
Este ex un extracto del reportaje que se publica en la edición 1701 de la revista Proceso
http://www.proceso.com.mx/noticias_articulo.php?articulo=69475
Hombre que salvo muchos niños del fuego se entrenta a la falta de reconocimiento
El testimonio del heroe, los comentarios de la sociedad y la incomprension.
Héctor López, el hombre que salvó del fuego a varios niños al tumbar un muro de una guardería en Hermosillo, dijo que le brotan las lágrimas al recordar la tragedia en que murieron 44 menores y una treintena resultó herida.
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Por qué es importante la autonomía personal
La autonomía personal es el objetivo principal del proceso de maduración. Aunque pudiera confundirse con la libertad, la autonomía corresponde a una realidad mucho más profunda y compleja.
Como se sabe, la libertad fuede entenderse de dos formas:
Una es "liberad de" o "libertad respecto a". En este caso hablamos de la ausencia de condiciones que se interpongan entre la voluntad y la acción exterior. Como la esclavitud, la amenaza, el chantaje, el secuestro o cualquier otra situación equivalente en la que no es posible realizar lo que la voluntad quiere. En la situación de chantaje, una persona obliga e impone su propia voluntad a otra persona, mediante la amenaza de realizar alguna acción perjudicial.
En segundo lugar está la "libertad para", que consiste en la posibilidad o capacidad efectiva para realizar lo que la voluntad quiere. Por ejemplo, si la voluntad quiere comer un helado de fresa, un diabético, no el libre para hacerlo, ni tampoco el que no tiene ni un peso con el cual comprar el helado. ¿Pero qué sucede en estos casos con la voluntad? ¿Realmente una persona sin dinero es libre? Es sólo libre en el sentido negativo de ser libre de, pero no es libre en el sentido positivo de ser libre para.
Se considera que cuando una persona llega al uso de razón, como a los siete años comienza a ser libre realmente, porque sus decisiones pueden o no confirmarse conscientemente. En una etapa previa lo que existe más bien es una compulsión hacia. Y lo que más profundamente marca esa compulsión es el placer o el dolor.
La autonomía consiste en ir gradualmente apropiandose del ejercicio de la libertad mediante la conciencia. Además, la autonomía supone, como su etimología indica, que una persona se dé su propia norma de conducta, que alguien sea legislador para sí. Para hacer esto posible, como explicó con luminosidad Kant, es necesaria la responsabilidad pública. Por ejemplo: si la norma de nuestra acción pudiera servir al mismo tiempo como el modelo de un mundo regido por ese mismo principio.
La madurez como objetivo para la educación exige la acción voluntaria, consciente y responsable de la persona.
Suponiendo que un par de personas adultas, una de ellas casada, se enamorara de otra. Habría que analizar si esto es posible sólo con el concurso de la voluntad de una, o si se requiere la voluntad de ambas. Por otro lado, si existe esa voluntad: hay que analizar si hay uso de razón. Cuando las personas son mayores de edad, puede presuponerse que sí hay uso de razón. Quedaría entonces analizar si se da un factor que se interponga entre la voluntad y su ejercicio, como podría ser un chantaje o la esclavitud. Sin embargo, tratándose de adultos en un enamoramiento, lo más probable es que no exita una intromisión en la voluntad.
La madurez de la persona, en una situación como la que aqui se describe pediría más bien, aclarar el tipo de compromiso que se quiere tener con el cónyuge de la persona casada, si se quiere o no mantener ese matrimonio, o si se quiere o no mantener la conducta adúltera. Esa es responsabilidad de las personas involucradas.
Por otro lado, en una situación como esta, se debe respetar la autonomía personal. En todo caso, invitar a las partes a refexionar su decisión.
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