I have very strong feelings about this, so I've been trying to stay out of the discussion, but Kathy, you've got me intrigued with this one. I don't see how discussing Michael's problems could be considered racist by anyone. I watched the BET awards last night, and while I understand your point about Jamie Foxx's comment, I don't think he meant it in a racist way. I certainly didn't take it that way. I was six years old when Elvis died, and I remember it pretty vividly, and I heard many people mentioning his drug abuse when talking about his death. As for Jerry Garcia, I'm a little biased being a Deadhead myself. But just so you know, Jerry didn't do too much pot. It wasn't his drug of choice, and yes, drugs contributed to his death too. Most Deadheads I know are open to discussing all aspects of Jerry Garcia's life when talking about him. So I guess I'm still at a lose as to how discussing a dead person's problems can be a racist thing.

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