Let me see if I have this straight. Steve Jobs, may he rest in peace, created overpriced toys for adults who have a cornucopia of everything, and his untimely death is greeted by banner headlines, breaking news updates, a massive amount of media attention, social media websites filled with expressions of grief, and mourning usually set aside for an elder statesman or revered religious leader.
Meanwhile, Rev. Fred J. Shuttlesworth, a civil rights icon, who was bombed, beaten, repeatedly arrested, and hailed by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., passed away Wednesday, and his death barely registers a blip in the media, on the Internet, or in the blogospere.
Rev. Shuttlesworth Biography
What does that say about who we in America consider to be heroes? What does this say about our priorities in this country? While I agree that Mr. Jobs was a brilliant, innovated, upstanding, and passionate man; does he warrant more accolades than a man who put his life on the line on a day to day, hour to hour, basis to fight for African American equality? I think not, and I think it speaks volumes about how shallow, historically ignorant, self-centered, and self-absorbed American society really is.
RIP, Rev. Shuttlesworth. You are in a far better place now, and your legacy will live on forever.
Peace and love, my brothers and sisters.
No comments:
Post a Comment