Michael Jackson Tribute

xxmerserxx:

I’m not sure how i feel about Paris speaking at Michael’s memorial service. Theres nothing wrong with a child giving their last respect, and it can prove to be a healing therapy to say goodbye, especially to your only parent. However, I think something as intimate as this should have been reserved for the private, family memorial. The tragedy is not in the speaking itself, but in being thrust into the limelight. At 11, Paris doesn’t have any more idea what the impact of being made a public figure will be on her life than her father did at that age. Once the line has been crossed, she can’t cross back. Whereas a few weeks ago not many of us knew what she looked like, now her image has been beamed into a billion homes. We know that Michael Jackson felt the loss of his childhood he wished he’d had. Love him or vilify him, we can all agree that he went to extraordinary lengths to protect his children from that same fate. Now they are suffering the double tragedy of not just losing their father, but of being handed over to a new set of guardians who don’t seem to share Michael Jackson’s concern for their privacy. Perhaps they thought they were helping Paris humanize her father, calling him “the best father you can ever imagine.” Or maybe they’ve all been in the public spotlight for so long they’ve lost the compass to realize what is appropriate for the public, and what should remain private. But as their grief subsides and they turn to the important work of raising Michael’s children as much as he would have done so, I hope they remember that what he most wanted for them was that they be left alone.

shes a pretty little thing though!