tato, im iranian-american and don’t take issue with michael jackson filling the media spotlight on the day / week of his death(or twitter spotlight for that matter). his art affected millions of people in a deeply personal way, and naturally not everyone is personally invested in the iranian election or a listless 3rd world dictator’s ongoing meanderings on television . i consider myself a pretty consciousness individual but cannot imagine losing the same amount of sleep over the state of iran were i not of Iranian descent. would i still care? of course. would i still act on it? probably, as i do for other political causes not related to my ethnicity. but to ask for the suffering of others in honor of your “attention-deserving” news comes off as pretty unsympathetic and inhumane for a person as seemingly concerned with the state of the humanity as yourself.
tato, im iranian-american and don’t take issue with michael jackson filling the media spotlight on the day / week of his death(or twitter spotlight for that matter). his art affected millions of people in a deeply personal way, and naturally not everyone is personally invested in the iranian election or a listless 3rd world dictator’s ongoing meanderings on television . i consider myself a pretty consciousness individual but cannot imagine losing the same amount of sleep over the state of iran were i not of Iranian descent. would i still care? of course. would i still act on it? probably, as i do for other political causes not related to my ethnicity. but to ask for the suffering of others in honor of your “attention-deserving” news comes off as pretty unsympathetic and inhumane for a person as seemingly concerned with the state of the humanity as yourself.