Cuppacafe

@alisonkent Somehow, I think my time trying out to be Millionaire fodder was wasted. http://inreply.to/xwA

You know that Hollywoodland loves giving itself awards, so I guess it comes as no surprise that there are a bunch of awards revolving around the death of the the former King of Pop. What is surprising is that they are being handed out by Jon Stewart on the Daily Show,and well, they’re not real, even though they should be...

Ya just gotta love it.

The Perfessor

No, I mean really, WTF? I just came across this and, well, don’t quite know how to react...

According to Michael Jackson's largest online fan club, MJ fanatics have been recently committing suicide because of the pop star's tragic death.

The Sun is reporting that up to 12 die-hard Jackson followers have taken their own lives since his passing on Thursday.

Gary Taylor, who runs MJJcommunity.com, recently said, "I know there has been an increase, I now believe the figure is 12. I believe there may have been one Briton who has taken their life. It is a serious situation that these people are going through but Michael Jackson would never want this. He would want them to live."

The rest of this oddness can be read here.

The Perfessor

I'm just curious, if a man accused of killing a cop is referred to as an “African American,” why is the dead cop referred to as White? Shouldn't the cop be referred to as “American,” or “White American,” or whatever European country his ancestors came from 100 years ago? Or perhaps if we are going to refer to “White” folks as “White” then (in the same sentence at least) can’t we call the other guy “Black”?

More to the point, isn’t it about time to stop segregating the country by our language?

The guy who was accused of the shooting is an American, the cop was an American, I'm an American; anyone who is a citizen of this country is an American.

Deep thoughts for the morning but well, that’s just how we roll over here at Cuppacafe.

The Perfessor