Re: is MJ a Socially aware Black Artist or not to you?
whoa u are so out of it...like totally. so the world thought of mj as a NORMAL person in 2001? r u serious?
- I didn't say the world thought of him as a 'normal' person - I said the world did not think of him
as a pedophile - as a matter of fact, the people who presently
claim to think of him that way, are using the (faulty) reasoning that it is because he was accused TWICE
- but, by 2001 no, maybe some people here & there did - but in terms of the collective consciousness of the public - the world had basically moved on - they may have been wondering what was up with all that, with a question mark in their minds about him, but since it was widely publicized that he desputed it - and since the heart of the world loved Michael since he was a boy bringing light and life to them - -
nobody wanted to think that of him as a pedophile - so like the 'sheep' that the public are - they became easily destracted - there were other factors they focused on that gave the public an enigmatic sense of "weirdness" about him in general
the public focus became his two 'awkward' marraiges, whether they were stunts or what - his children - wondering whether they were his or not - his face - wondering how many surgeries he'd had - his alleged drug addiction(s) - his 'odd' choice of friends - wondering why he hangs out with people like Schmuly Boteach, Uri Geller, Liz Taylor - his music - why even though they liked Invincible it didn't seem to be off the chain in publicity - but
no the
world did not think of Michael Jackson AS a "pedophile" like you seem to would like to think and like some people
claim to insist upon thinking (I don't believe they really believe that - I think they're just trying to justify their envy) even after he's been acquitted of BOTH allegations (Michael got a 2 in 1 strike thanks to 1108) - I'm not saying that NOBODY thought of him as that - I'm talking about what was in public
consciousness about him - the fact that SOMEBODY (anybody) thought of him as that is obviously what "unfinished business" was all about - which was of course dealt with in 2005.
was this before or after his bus fun w/ the loudphone and the mattolla bashing? r u serious?
Some people saw that as you did and some people saw that as I did but that's beside the point.
as for insurance, u act as if he wanted them to settle.
I'm not 'acting' like anything - I'm pointing out to you that
that is how it was handled - and that is all I said (although I will add that it wasn't as if Micahel "paid the boy off" like some people who like to hang on to this "pedophile" conversation also keep insinuating)
he didn't want to...feldman knew that a simple 'negligence' was the best way to have someone OTHER THAN MJ pay the family off....he was right
Regardless to what Feldman CLAIMS was the reason, Insurance made the most sense, since MJ was NOT GUILTY and
MONEY was ALL those people wanted.
by 2001 nothing faded from anyone's damn mind.
There had been enough distractions created by 2001 that nobody was focused on 1993 and other things became the focus, and just as when you focus a camera - yes other things FADED into the background. It wasn't thought of in public consciousness again until the 2003 allegations and it was a good thing it was brought BACK to light - so it could give the 1993 accuser a chance to stand up for the (then) current (so-called) victim AND himself - BOTH of which he DECLINED - he just let that duck die - - - in the water - - floating on its belly.
they still made fun of him and still made references of him w/ kids.
They spent more time talking about his face, his marraiges, his photographs, his friendship with Liz Taylor and stuff like that - only after the 2005 ACQUITTAL did SOME people insist on THINKING of him as a pedophile because that is what they wanted to think. They were holding on to their jokes and their prejudice for dear life.
jokes taking the piss out of what he was doing. like speaking at oxford...about CHILDREN....haha mike jackson and children...or did we all forget about tht negative press?
Nobody is saying there wasn't "negative press" - but again, there had been far too many distractions created from 1993 to 2001 for anyone to be stuck on that.
funny, some fans have selective memories or would like to believe the world sees the way they do.
Ya know, funny you say that because I was thinking the exact same thing - it amazes me how 'selective' memory can cause people to also become interestingly creative.
i could care less about who he 'votes' for or doesn't vote for or support...the fact is, since he's a 'humanitarian' shouldn't he back the best candidate that says they'll do the most for the world? performing at an inaguration does show some sort of support. it's not like he did it for the fun of it.
It seems as though people, especially those who support Michael, ought to at the very least, be able to respect his personal freedoms.