staywild23
Premium Member
I've been thinking about what subjects Michael's fans would enjoy reading about in a well-researched book format. I am a writer and researcher and due to my all out obsession with Michael these days, I have considered if I should try to write something about him.
Since bumping a related thread earlier today, I personally would love to work on a project about the media's total erasure of Michael's sex appeal by studying the way he was represented in the media throughout his career and the juxtaposition of that to how his fans talk about him as a sex symbol to this day (if you think it's only the women on this forum think again - Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube are the Wild West lol). Anyway, to me this is an amazing research subject and one I would love to explore since I am endlessly fascinated by "sex symbol" Michael and, as far as I know, there aren't any books about it. In some ways it feels like Michael's sex appeal is this complete secret, while also being totally out in the open, for anyone to discover at any moment. Why is it ignored? Why is it actively erased (and why has it been since the mid-80s when for many fans, that's when his sex appeal increased)? How does it continue to sustain and grow his fan base, while being actively denied by the mainstream media? I mean, the man got no help at all from the media in promoting this idea of him being sexy and yet there are teenage girls TODAY that are losing their minds over him the same way they did 40 years ago. This just fascinates me, honestly lol.
But what other subjects SHOULD there be a book about? What has not been covered enough? What angles need to be addressed? This can be anything from his personal life, to more academic study, or cultural commentary?
Personally, I'd love to see more books about his cultural impact, his artistry, his impact globally, especially in non-Western countries, etc. I'm personally over the people from his life writing books about him, or stretching their relationship with him to fit some word count. I'm personally over conjecture about his personal life. But that might just be me. Maybe there is other stuff people want to learn about that I haven't considered.
Any ideas, or suggestions? I think it could be an interesting topic to discuss
Since bumping a related thread earlier today, I personally would love to work on a project about the media's total erasure of Michael's sex appeal by studying the way he was represented in the media throughout his career and the juxtaposition of that to how his fans talk about him as a sex symbol to this day (if you think it's only the women on this forum think again - Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube are the Wild West lol). Anyway, to me this is an amazing research subject and one I would love to explore since I am endlessly fascinated by "sex symbol" Michael and, as far as I know, there aren't any books about it. In some ways it feels like Michael's sex appeal is this complete secret, while also being totally out in the open, for anyone to discover at any moment. Why is it ignored? Why is it actively erased (and why has it been since the mid-80s when for many fans, that's when his sex appeal increased)? How does it continue to sustain and grow his fan base, while being actively denied by the mainstream media? I mean, the man got no help at all from the media in promoting this idea of him being sexy and yet there are teenage girls TODAY that are losing their minds over him the same way they did 40 years ago. This just fascinates me, honestly lol.
But what other subjects SHOULD there be a book about? What has not been covered enough? What angles need to be addressed? This can be anything from his personal life, to more academic study, or cultural commentary?
Personally, I'd love to see more books about his cultural impact, his artistry, his impact globally, especially in non-Western countries, etc. I'm personally over the people from his life writing books about him, or stretching their relationship with him to fit some word count. I'm personally over conjecture about his personal life. But that might just be me. Maybe there is other stuff people want to learn about that I haven't considered.
Any ideas, or suggestions? I think it could be an interesting topic to discuss