Michael Jackson Dead

Why is it OK to revere this talented but seriously demented pedophile who probably died of some kind of drug overdose?

He had an impact on pop culture.

Which means all he was good for was getting you to spend your money.

I feel bad for his family.

But the guy did far more harm than good in his life.

 

Thank you, Red55.

Triumph is a triumph.

 

I hear since MJ was 99% plastic he will be melted down and made into legos. This will give little boys the chance to play with him for a change.

 

News just released....Michael Jackson died of food poisoning.

50 year old meat found between 10 year old buns. :hihi:

Whats the difference between Michael Jacksons sleep over friends and a refrigerator?

A refrigerator doesnt fart when you pull the meat out.








Tasteless, I know.

 

No doubt that much of MJ's later life was like a freak show (how he looked, the trial, his kids - which I don't think are his, fake wife, etc.).

I saw a couple of OJ comparisons as to MJ's innocent verdict. OJ left his damn blood at the scene. I think it was Steve Harvey who said it was so badly obvious that they found a Heisman Trophy in the bushes at the scene. I think there's a difference there. Plus, usually a psychopath will have consistent behavior over time. As we all know, OJ is in jail for life because he couldn't break his psychopath actions. At least Jackson didn't fool with any kids at all after the trial. I'll at least give him that. Most pedophiles stop at nothing.

By the way, I know y'all were discussing Norm MacDonald in this thread. He can be hit or miss. But he did say one hilarious thing the weeked of the OJ verdict. He said, "Well, it's official. Murder is now legal in the state of California" on SNL while a picture of Simpson flashed in the background.

But anyway, back to Jackson. He definitely had a distorted reality. I'm sure that's because people acted ridiculous around him for basically all of his life and gave him zero privacy. So in a way, his reality was never even close to a regular person's reality. It was f'd up even when he wasn't making it so...

Of course, he was found innocent of the molestation charges during that trial and a number of the journalists that covered it said that they don't believe anything happened to that kid. The accuser's family was totally nuts. They had sued JC Penny's after being caught shoplifting. The mother then claimed sexual harrassment. They basically tried to get money from other celebrities. All that stuff was crazy. A psychiatrist in one of the cases said the mother was delusional and coaching her kids.

As for the one or two that settled out of court, what can you say about that? As someone else already said, who would take money over prosecution if they sincerely thought their child was molested. I don't know one person who would (I don't care how poor they are). I don't know what you do in that situation. Who wants their name thrown out there as a pedophile even if they are found innocent. I think we all know how the world works once everyone hears something. That's basically just a lose-lose situation.

One thing is for sure, he did everything possible to make you believe that he wanted to take advantage of children. He was the perfect target. In that way, he was sincerely naive in the reality that was his or he was an idiot (or he really was a pedophile). I thought that maybe he did have an attraction to children (for obvious reasons), but I never knew if he acted on it. I think acting on it would make him the sicko. I don't know what makes men attracted to young kids, but I'm sure they don't choose to be. But they do choose to act on it or not. We'll never really know. It's just that he was so forward in talking about sleepovers and all this stuff that he seemed innocent. An actual pedophile wouldn't want to discuss such things for fear of accusations. You heard so much about him molesting the kid from "Home Alone" and things like that, but then that kid comes out and says nothing ever happened and he loves Michael, etc., (many others said the same). One thing is for sure, the guy's life was centered around children (innocently or not).

I will say that he definitely did a lot of good in his life though. I mean, remember the "We are the World" thing. That raised like $100 million for starving people in Africa. He donated profits from that one tour to charity (which would be a huge amount). I think they said he gave to like 30+ charities (including people overcoming alcohol & drug abuse) and over $300 million in total. Maybe if he wouldn't have given so much he wouldn't have been in such a supposed financial mess.

In the end, I think many don't know quite how to feel. Toward the end he did a lot of stuff that made me shake my head, but he did a lot of good for a long time too. It obviously all swings on whether he molested children. If he did, then I wouldn't agree with any of these tributes. But we'll never know and he was found innocent so that's all we have. I will say he was an unbelievable dancer and a great entertainer/songwriter. And I don't know about him being a media created star and a product of MTV, etc. as someone said. He was a star way before I was born and before MTV. MTV was just another outlet. Hell, I think he made MTV bigger. He just had something. Otherwise he would have died out. Yet, he was of some interest for 40+ years.

And you know, the way people act about famous people is totally ridiculous and out of control. But I do understand why people are affected when certain famous people die. They throw some color into our sometimes-dull lives. Many take risks that most people wouldn't take and the audience has good memories connected with that person. I know I have good memories of him from when I was a kid. So I do understand that to an extent.

Well, this was much longer than I intended it to be. Sorry about that. Imagine how much I'll write should we ever have to bury Janet's boob...

 

i totally agree with everything you said. great post.

 

Downtown - nice post. Always enjoy reading something like that.

I disagree, though. Jackson was neither a victim of his popularity, nor misunderstood. His talent and drive allowed him options that most folks never dream of. He chose his own path.

Being famous and wealthy is difficult on the psyche. So is being anonymous and destitute. Neither condition excuses criminal bahavior.

Many, many celebrities achieve fame and fortune and manage to stay relatively grounded and are good citizens. Some do not. Jackson was one of the latter. Because of his choices in life, not fate or anyone else.