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When I woke up this morning I did what I always do: Turn on Sportscenter for ten minutes, then turn to Morning Joe on MSNBC. 

I’ve done that every weekday since the news network removed Don Imus from their morning rotation. This morning, Joe Scarborough and the gang were talking about Rolling Stone magazine’s decision to put Boston Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on their cover. 

I immediately thought if it was Time or Newsweek, no one would care. I flipped to Fox 5 to confirm what I already knew – It was going to be hot as hell in New York City. 

Then I continued my morning routine, made breakfast and logged on Twitter. Rolling Stone was trending! Millions of people got their panties in a bunch.

My heart goes out to the victims of the Boston bombing, it really does. I pray that your pain is healed and I know no words can ever truly console you. 

With that said, we need to stop being so sensitive whenever someone decides to have an opinion or a bright idea that might rub folks the wrong way. 

This is America, home of free speech and land of the brave. Not the home of the uber emotional, I don’t like what you said, so issue a half ass apology and I’ll go on with my life. 

Salon owner Anthony Lombardi tweeted: 

 

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What Rolling Stone magazine did is some fucked up shit; it’s controversial for sure! Tsarneav looks like he could be the lead singer of One Direction. The cover is very rock star-esque, and people think RS is glorifying him. 

Never mind Rolling Stone has had its hands in politics for quite some time now. They mentioned Romney’s greed on the cover, called McCain a make believe maverick, and there are 7 Barack Obama covers.

Being on the cover of Rolling Stone doesn’t mean you’re a rock star. It means someone at Rolling Stone pitched a story and someone else at Rolling Stone thought they did a great job. 

We don’t have to be upset every time someone voices an opinion or does something we don’t like. We are not going to agree with everything other people do. 

But they have the right to do it.

Rolling Stone got you thinking, they got you upset, and they got your attention. Kudos to them. 

CNN points out some rather interesting facts about Rolling Stone’s controversial cover:

The text read: “The Bomber. How a popular, promising student was failed by his family, fell into radical Islam and became a monster.”

The magazine says the article itself is a deeply-researched account of the suspect. Among the revelations:

— A public plea from his former wrestling coach may have ultimately convinced Tsarnaev to surrender when police surrounded the boat in which he was hiding.

— He played down the fact that he was a Muslim in high school. But he also took his religion seriously.

— He once let slip to a friend that the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks could be justified because of U.S. policies toward Muslim countries.

I’m willing to read this Rolling Stone article and see what it’s all about. I am not going to bash someone’s work just because an alleged insane bombing maniac has great hair like a boy band member. 

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Xilla is the Sr. Entertainment Editor for GlobalGrind.com as well as CEO of the number 1 relationship blog BlogXilla.com/M2TB.com. He has been featured in XXL, The Source, Essence, LA Times and is considered one of the premiere bloggers in the industry. Follow him on twitter @BlogXilla