Dzhokar Tsarnaev a Rockstar?
Have you heard of the Boston Bombing that happened in April 15, 2013? Two improvised explosive devices made from pressure cookers exploded near the finish line of a race killing 3 people and wounding an estimated 264 others. Dzhokar Tsarnaev, a 19 year old college student, and his brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a 26 year old, were the ones suspected by the FBI to have been the bombers. Tamerlan got accidentally ran over by his brother after a shootout with police. Couple months later, Rolling Stone put a selfie of Dzhokar on the front cover. Rolling Stone's decision to publish a selfie of Dzhokar on the front cover was a terrible choice because they made him seem famous for killing people. The way to see this instantly is that according to Ty Burr, “While plenty of media coverage has rightly focused on the victims and survivors of the April 15th attack- and it wouldn't have hurt Rolling Stone to acknowledge them on the cover as well” (Burr 2). This just goes to show that Rolling Stone made Dzhokar be famous because they didn't add the victims on the front page. It's almost like they didn't really care about the people that got hurt because they only acknowledged Dzhokar. Another quote by Ty Burr states, “Worse, by placing his selfie within the context of a magazine cover, a format regularly used to sell rock stars, movie icons, and models, the editors have collaborated with Tsarnaev in the creation of his own celebrity” (Burr 3). They just made Tsarnaev look like a good guy because he killed people. They made him seem famous when in reality, he is infamous for being a terrorist. Some people also think that the cover is just a marketing scheme so Rolling Stone can make money. It makes total sense that Rolling Stone needed money because it's a magazine that shows famous people and they make Tsarnaev seem famous with the picture they chose and they deemed it respectful. You can see they needed money because they didn't even pay attention to victims and how they portrayed