AG5050
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I suspect posting this may result in my being labelled a hater and calls for me to be banned. A simple review of my post history will show I am a long term fan and believe in Michaels innocence.
However I am becoming increasingly concerned by fans behaviour online and I fear although we are trying to help we may be doing more harm than good. If you look on places like Twitter, Reddit, Facebook etc, MJ fans come across as some crazed cult. I see so much miss-interrupted or blatantly false/incorrect information being thrown around trying to prove Michaels innocence. Spreading false information makes us no better than those we are trying to discredit and only works towards hurting our cause.
I also feel like by attacking every post/opinion/tiny little thing relating to LN we are just adding fuel to a fire that is already burning out.
No matter what we do or say the stigma of these allegations is always going to be attached to Michaels name, some will believe it, some won't. There is nothing we can do to change that, I just think we need to make peace with that and continue to celebrate his work and his music.
I would love to see fans take a step back from social media and allow the estate and Michaels close friends/family to continue to do what they are doing.
This is going to be an incredibly unpopular opinion but I don't think any of us can say with 100% certainty that these allegations are completely false, I believe them to be, but I cannot know for sure. I therefore do not think its right for us to be vehemently attacking those involved to the extent that we are.
I just wish everyone would chill out slightly and let this thing blow over, which it WILL do. Michael has not been 'cancelled' and he never will be. We cannot convince every living person that he is innocent.
Sorry if this upsets anyone but I wanted to say this.
However I am becoming increasingly concerned by fans behaviour online and I fear although we are trying to help we may be doing more harm than good. If you look on places like Twitter, Reddit, Facebook etc, MJ fans come across as some crazed cult. I see so much miss-interrupted or blatantly false/incorrect information being thrown around trying to prove Michaels innocence. Spreading false information makes us no better than those we are trying to discredit and only works towards hurting our cause.
I also feel like by attacking every post/opinion/tiny little thing relating to LN we are just adding fuel to a fire that is already burning out.
No matter what we do or say the stigma of these allegations is always going to be attached to Michaels name, some will believe it, some won't. There is nothing we can do to change that, I just think we need to make peace with that and continue to celebrate his work and his music.
I would love to see fans take a step back from social media and allow the estate and Michaels close friends/family to continue to do what they are doing.
This is going to be an incredibly unpopular opinion but I don't think any of us can say with 100% certainty that these allegations are completely false, I believe them to be, but I cannot know for sure. I therefore do not think its right for us to be vehemently attacking those involved to the extent that we are.
I just wish everyone would chill out slightly and let this thing blow over, which it WILL do. Michael has not been 'cancelled' and he never will be. We cannot convince every living person that he is innocent.
Sorry if this upsets anyone but I wanted to say this.