Im not. I dont need to. The ones who are being defensive is everyone in this thread that are claiming they would just stop
listning to music they loved for years. Liers.
Like i said, i think you and everyone else in this thread, had he been convicted, would have continued denying and make up some story that everyone is lying.
You just need to read through this forum to understand that. MJ wasn't perfect, he was human afterall. But in here, some
news come up about some idiot claiming MJ did this or did that, and everyone rushes to his defense attacking the accuser. Everytime!
They do that because no one want to adore a guy who bleach his skin, or other things that MJ have been accused of over the years.
So if i download an artist music, from Piratebay, i give money to the artist?
I am NOT lying. I already said previously that had he been convicted, I still would support him and listen to his music-because I would not believe for one second that he was guilty.
Yes, back then, I didn't need any evidence-and I still don't-but in the past six or seven years since I bought my own personal computer and the Freedom of Information Act has allowed more and more information to be posted for the public, it's really obvious that he wasn't at all-in either case. And it was all a vicious witch hunt, which is way worse than I even thought at the time.
I never thought Michael was perfect-I know he wasn't-and yes, sometimes he didn't always tell the full truth about things-maybe he said he "didn't bleach his skin" because of what that means to most black people, but he did say he was using medication to even it out-which is the cream. Sometimes I would raise my eyebrow at stuff he said but it was never anything bad-Do I think his team decided to send in that hydrobaric chamber picture to NE-probably. Do I think his team planted the story about the Elephant Man bones? Not sure. Do I think he really knew that his "History" trailer was modeled after "Triumph of the Wills"? Yes. He's a huge Charlie Chaplin fan-and Chaplin parodied that exact same movie.
That's just excellent PR stuff. Show business stuff that adds to the fascination and mystique.
I think that's something he learned a long time ago at Berry Gordy's knee.
I think Michael not only created this public persona, but he created a private persona too-the one inside in his heart that was so strong that he became that person.
Even though I don't agree with you, I really am trying to understand this, though-to see it in the "grey" way that you described. Today I heard on the news that they had a poll-and even though we've had all these "scandals" this week with players and domestic abuse, child abuse, rape, etc., 98% of US people will still watch the NFL play. So, obviously people can hate the act, but separate it from the game. Personally, I think they will continue to watch only because certain people will not be playing. It would be interesting to see how many people actually stop watching or keep watching if these certain people continue to play.