Wow, this is the first time I heard of this. What a pity! There are numerous other names which could be added to the list such as Michael Jackson, and Elvis Presley. The only one who ever lived a sinless life - Jesus Christ - is ridiculed.
Such a topsy, turvy world we live in where good is called evil, and evil - good.
We still have Christmas....
I was thinking along these lines when I saw the article title, Israel's vaunted missle shield 'flawed'. I was struck by the contrast with the valorization of the Haitian earthquake victims. Here we have nothing but the best words for people at the lowest ebb of human existence, and only the demurral, "flawed", for the achievements of a people who epitomize the highest pitch of human striving.