new book about working with MJ during HIStory

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I actually always questioned why k*ke was used, but he used the word brother instead of n*gger. I dont think the controversy would have been anywhere near as bad, but using just one very no no slur against a different race or religion.

I think if MJ had used the N word, it would have been so powerful coming from Michael Jackson, in a song highlighting the injustices minorities face. It's powerful already, I just thought it was an odd choice to hold back when referring to his own race when it would be a lot more closer to home for him.

Maybe with the word "brother" he wanted to focus on the connection between people/his connection to the black community. And I am sure he wanted the controversy - in the end it was a little too much though.

 

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MJ could not grasp that just because he didnt mean to hurt people doesnt mean that people were not hurt.

But nobody was? It's just manufactured controversy to make people listen to the song. People didn't complain, it's just that the TV told you that people did.

My eyebrows have yet to come down from the top of my scalp as to Dan suggesting the HIStory album title and MJ going with it. I can't just accept that.

I was interested in this part too. Maybe it's just creative license.

 

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It bothers me a bit how he drones on and on about the lyrics but in the same breath he says Wacko ***** had racist connotations and never bats against that one. As if Michael had solved racism with Thriller.

 

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I think if MJ had used the N word, it would have been so powerful coming from Michael Jackson, in a song highlighting the injustices minorities face. It's powerful already, I just thought it was an odd choice to hold back when referring to his own race when it would be a lot more closer to home for him.

The media would have attacked him for it too, you know how they like to say he didn't want to be black and was trying to turn himself into a white man...

But nobody was? It's just manufactured controversy to make people listen to the song. People didn't complain, it's just that the TV told you that people did.

Yeah, the media really created a problem where there was none. Nobody thought that song was controversial until the media decided that it was, despite knowing perfectly well what Michael meant. They were purposefully trying to turn Michael's words into a weapon against the very people he was trying to defend. Hurtful for Michael AND the Jewish community. If the media cared about Jewish people, they would have just clarified Michael's true intentions instead of being all like, "Look, Michael Jackson hates you!"