Re: Update: Air date Nov. 8 th / Katherine Jackson May Be 'Oprah' Bound
johnlucas
I think the majority of fans know and respect how much Michael genuinely loved his family. The family's actions just make many wonder how genuinely they all loved and respected him, not as Michael the superstar--just as Michael.
Plus, Michael was always saying all he wanted was to be loved. Granted, we are outsiders looking in, but when we do, there is more than sufficient reason to again wonder WHY he so desperately sought it if he was getting it from his most immediate sphere.
I happen to believe that MJ's family does love them, but they look out for themselves at times when Michael and his wishes should be the priority consideration.
I believe it is
100% genuine. End of story.
We
ARE outsiders looking in & I think most of us forget that.
We know Michael publicly because he had consistent character throughout the years. But we don't know Michael up close & personal. We don't know his interactions with his family.
We didn't know they had a Family Day on May 14th where Jermaine & Michael sang & talked to each other & Janet & Michael goofed around & joked. We only know because the family told us.
We can have our theories, our suspicions, our hypotheses, but at the end of the day we don't know the day to day ins & outs of the Jackson family.
It is ARROGANT to think we know Michael better than his family. It is ARROGANT to think his family is not genuine towards him.
Do you know of Diana Ross' drunken episodes a few years back? That's not a slam against her character. Everybody makes mistakes, everybody has setbacks in life. She is said to be an excellent mother. If the kids would have gone to her, I'm sure the fans would nitpick everything SHE did thinking they know what's best for the children. They'd probably be saying that Katherine would be a better choice ironically.
WE ain't raising those kids! Katherine is. It's so easy to play armchair quarterback but I bet dollars to donuts none of these fans got what it takes to raise those children, the offspring of the most famous man in the world & all that entails. They ain't got the dollars to sustain those kids' lifestyles. They're not gonna pitch in where it counts. They're just gonna talk shit.
When it's all said & done I put my money on the woman who raised 9 kids in a little ass house in the ghettos of Gary, Indiana. I put my money on the woman who is the Matriarch of Hayvenhurst. Michael knew EXACTLY what he was doing when naming the guardian of his children. It didn't surprise me AT ALL when Katherine's name came up.
LaToya said Michael's words at the memorial.
Family first, fans second.
Michael loved us even if he didn't know us up close & personal. We loved him even though we didn't know him up close & personal. He gave his all to us. And we showed our love for him especially at that trial.
But FAMILY takes priority over the fans as it should.
We do ourselves no favors by thinking we can replace them.
We must work WITH them. THEY are the reason Michael was the person we love today. Michael didn't create himself.
It's not Michael Michael. It's Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson of the Jackson Family.
We better remember that. We better respect that.
I guarantee you if you fans ran down Michael's family in front of Michael like that, he'd set you straight sho' nuff quick.
100% love. 100% genuine. That's not opinion. That's fact.
John Lucas