Earlier today, news broke of former South African president and freedom fighter Nelson Mandela passing away due to various health issues at the age of 95.
Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe took to his Instagram page and posted the following photo along with a very touching tribute:
Today Nelson Mandela died, and many people will take to social media to say RIP Mandela & post a picture of the great man, free & smiling after 27 years in prison for allegedly conspiring to commit sabotage and conspiracy against the South African apartheid government in 1962- he was one of the finest humans of our time. I grew up hearing of this man imprisoned in South Africa, & I like millions world wide, was overjoyed when he finally was released in 1990. He came out of prison and within four years was South Africa's first black president, having spearheaded the political movement that peacefully ended the racist apartheid government. He did great things for his people after he was free, there is no doubt. But this picture is a far more telling testament to what kind of man Mandela was than any modern photo. Here he is defiantly raising his fists with other men on the way to prison- he had JUST been given a life sentence. Mandela knew what would happen with his trial, & instead of focusing all his energy on keeping himself free, he disrupted the trial by wearing traditional garb, refused to call any witnesses to his defense & turned the trial into an arena for political speech to show the world what was happening in South Africa. He sacrificed his own freedom so that his people could one day be equals in their own native country, because he knew something had to change, & if he had to go to prison for LIFE to speed that change, so be it. He was a living example of DOING THE RIGHT THING, NO MATTER WHAT THE COST. THAT is a REAL MAN. In fact, one of his most famous quotes about prison was this: "If I had my time over, I would do the same again. So would any man who dares call himself a man." So rest in peace, Nelson Mandela. I can only hope others will take a page from your book. Your 27 years of hard time are a blessing to us all.
This is one of the many reasons why Blythe is a must-follow on Instagram.
Meanwhile, over in the Twitter-verse, GWAR front-thing Oderus Urungus took the "too soon" approach and went for the most offensive joke possible:
Right before Nelson Mandela died, he squirted a huge load in my face. So be of good cheer! #incrediblyinsensitive
— Oderus Urungus (@TheRealOderus) December 5, 2013
Two things — 1) Nelson Mandela died screaming on the end of my cock. 2) Merry Christmas!
— Oderus Urungus (@TheRealOderus) December 5, 2013
C'mon, it's not every day that Nelson Mandela dies…#losingfollowers
— Oderus Urungus (@TheRealOderus) December 5, 2013
To get philosophical for a moment, this is a good example of the wide range of metal in general. It can be educational and reflective or just disgusting and offensive. Does that make sense or am I just high? Do you feel the humor is inappropriate or did you get a chuckle out of Oderus' tweets?
