Wanna Scream, I’m not so much “offended.” It’s just that, when it comes to anyone involved with any part, role or aspect, of the so-called “mainstream” media —— however large or small, in whatever form it may take (whether it be in print or online), especially, when Michael’s name is brought up, as well as the names of other equally talented people —— the bias that certain publishers, editors, authors and so-called “journalists” have in favoring certain genres of music over others (as well as certain performers over others) is SO incredibly obvious that the very idea of any member of the public NOT being fully aware that it exists is absolutely ridiculous.
Who is ultimately responsible for compiling these lists, writing (mostly) favorable articles on “So-and-So” and whomever else,* whomever’s music these editors, publishers and “journalists” just so happen to like —— after all, such lists, magazine articles and books are based mostly on the very heavily subjective personal opinion of a book or magazine article’s author(s), and on that of a particular list’s compiler(s) —— in citing their “favorite” performers’ names to be placed at or near the very top of such a list, or to be favorably written about in a book, magazine article, or an online “blog” post? Who gets to decide, vote on and have his/her/their say-so regarding whose name gets put where? *By the way, I am not naming anyone else in this post, specifically, except for Michael’s name.
Can someone (an author, for instance, a magazine’s editor and its publisher, a T.V. broadcaster’s program, a “blogger” or poster online), for example, write an article or book, air a T.V. program, “blog” and post online or even make a feature film, that only states the facts regarding whom he or she is writing about, without resorting to malicious tabloid LIES, gossip, and so forth, or be fair to those whose names truly and rightfully deserve to be placed on lists where they are —— either that, or such lists not even being made at all, because, they are based on the opinion of the person or group of people who compiled them, anyway —— or, put up a Web site that’s free from ALL biases and equally fair to as many different genres of music (along with the artists who sing, dance, play instruments and/or perform onstage) as possible?