Too "JonBenet"

I hope and pray that John Mark Karr is really JonBenet's killer and not simply a nutjob obsessed with the case. His family has come forward to give alibis for him, but none have mentioned his pedophilia or tendency to live in a fantasy world. Although, last night I heard an interview with his brother in which he admitted he didn't know JMK was in Bangkok. My family goes through rough patches, but I think I'd know if one of them moved to Bangkok. I live in Colorado and did in 1996. I'm sure the media coverage around the country was intense, but I'm also sure it was the most intense right here where I live. The Ramsey's "Candy Cane" house became a tourist destination, it was so gross. Remember those candy canes that decorated their house? I was once offered some from a friend and refused them because it was "too JonBenet". A lot of things in life have taken on that distinction. I can't handle little girl pageants. I can't handle little girl models in magazines like W and Vogue. I remember an "art exhibit" in Boulder, possibly at CU, after the murder. The display was a group of blown-up photos of JonBenet in full pageant mode with a large sign reading, "Look: Daddy's Little Hooker". That made me sick. The very people trying to make a statement in her defense made her an icon for pedophiles. Let me say right now that I do not believe her parents had anything to do with her death. Sorry, my brain just won't go there. I cannot believe they could brutally kill their daughter and then fake the rest. It just doesn't register. For those people who see this kind of thing every day, I'm sorry, but I just can't wrap my brain around it. Having said that, I'll go back to my former comments about pageantry. Little girls love to play dress-up. Every girl should have a big box of princess dresses at home to play with. Putting girls in beauty pageants in full hair and makeup is just so grossly wrong. See my last post for my feelings about parents living through their kids. I believe Patsy Ramsey loved her daughter as completely as a mother could. I think she erred in putting her little girl out in the world the way she did. I think Patsy couldn't wrap her brain around how bad the world can be, either.