ABikerSailor
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It seems that a few people have their panties in a bunch because of the latest cover of Rolling Stone.
Don't stone 'Rolling Stone' over Boston bomber cover
Interestingly, people are pissed that Tsarnaev is on the cover, yet very few bitched when Charles Manson was on the cover.
Sorry, but Rolling Stone covers the celebrities when there's no significant news, but when it boils over into the psyche of the American public, then they tend to cover it.
If you're pissed about Tsarnaev is on the cover get over it.
They're just covering the news.
While the magazine may not have the cachet it did back in the day, "the cover of the Rolling Stone" has had an iconic role in American pop culture since Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show sang about their lust to be on it back in 1973.
So it's no surprise that Rolling Stone's decision to devote that hallowed real estate to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has triggered widespread outrage. Feelings about the hideous crime remain raw. Choosing as cover art a selfie of Tsarnaev with tousled hair and a vaguely come-hither expression rather than the aura of a fearsome alleged mass murderer didn't help, never mind that the photo has appeared everywhere, including on the front of The New York Times.
CONTROVERSY: Tsarnaev cover stirs firestorm
The comments in such venues as Twitter, Facebook and Boston.com are brutal, lambasting the magazine for glorifying terrorists and calling for readers to boycott it in the future.
But while it's understandable that people are upset by the attention to "Jahar," I'm not sure Rolling Stone is guilty of any journalistic war crimes.
Some commenters have wondered what a magazine that tends to feature on its covers musicians like, er, the Rolling Stones is trying to tell us by putting an alleged terrorist out there. But Rolling Stone has a long history of featuring serious news coverage as well as rock 'n' roll.
Just three years ago, Gen. Stanley McChrystal lost his job as commander of the U.S. forces in Afghanistan because of an article in Rolling Stone that featured caustic comments about President Obama by the general and his aides. Back in the 1970s, it featured the groundbreaking political coverage of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. And, speaking of mass murderers, Charles Manson was once on the cover of Rolling Stone.
While the full text of the article isn't scheduled to be released until Friday, it hardly sounds like a puff piece. Here's the cover type: "THE BOMBER," followed by, "How a Popular, Promising Student Was Failed by his Family, Fell Into Radical Islam and Became a Monster."
Don't stone 'Rolling Stone' over Boston bomber cover
Interestingly, people are pissed that Tsarnaev is on the cover, yet very few bitched when Charles Manson was on the cover.
Sorry, but Rolling Stone covers the celebrities when there's no significant news, but when it boils over into the psyche of the American public, then they tend to cover it.
If you're pissed about Tsarnaev is on the cover get over it.
They're just covering the news.