Listen, I'm sorry the man died. I hate to see anyone's life end. But for the love of God, he was a singer, not a saint!
I heard Al Sharpton talking about how MJ should at the very least be immortalized on a postage stamp (huh?) and that we as a nation should take a moment of silence to honor him...oh and maybe a national holiday as well.
Are you kidding me?
Hello! Does anybody but me remember that while the man might have had hit records and a lucrative entertainment career...
...he was a walking freak show, oh and...a pedophile??
Come on!
We have servicemen and women sacrificing their lives every single day, and there are people who actually think anything Michael Jackson did is more important than that?
Reverand Al, get your priorities straight.
Michael Jackson may have "changed" the face of pop music, but you know what? So did Madonna. And while most of my gay friends will call in sick when she dies, I don't expect a national holiday to be declared then either.
Let's save those days for people who really deserve the honor, shall we?
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I don't think anyone should judge him, I for one do not believe he did anything to any child, he was too much of a child himself to mistreat a child. Know one really knows, but I for one do not believe it, he was a walking money bag to everyone in his life, this is another example of that.
I think the whole world is still in shock, he was a icon and the likes of Michael Jackson will most likely never be duplicated in our lifetime for sure, if ever.
I for one am a fan, and very sad at the turn of events. I don't think it is a freak show at all.
I am sad you feel that way.
I agree, they have made this such a bigger event then it needs to be. I don't even recall any news about the war since this happen (at least what I saw).
I mean come on already let it rest---no pun intended. I can see a stamp but a holiday that is a little to much.
I am also tired of seeing MJ on TV every waking moment; however, I have a lot of respect for the talent he shared with the world in the 80s. I saw the Bashir interview when it first aired and still don't quite understand all of the trauma he endured - just highlights how much of an impact parents have on their kids. I think it's very telling that his father has basically been cut out, though he had the audacity to speak to reporters at the BET awards. Lowlife.
It's a shame that Michael will likely be most remembered for the weirdness of his later years instead of the brilliance of his youth.
I remember having his poster in my bedroom as a kid and listening to my Thriller album until I thought the groove would wear out. He is my generation's "King" - how poetic that he was once married to Elvis's daughter.
RIP MJ.
Michael was a phenomenal talent and I danced holes in my bedroom carpet dancing to his music.
He was charged but not convicted twice of child molestation. I have mixed feelings about that whole thing.
I do think he turned into a freak with the total transformation of his appearance, the masks, etc.
It's sad that someone so young died so early, I feel compassion for his family but I am so sick of the media jamming the airways with this to the exclusion of real news. I hope it stops after this memorial today.
Tell it like it is... =) I am in full agreement!!
Personally I am pissed that they are taking my soaps off for this. Yes he was a great singer, and he was EXTREMELY talented and I remember my high school years as the "Thriller" years. AND yes his father was an ass, but mine was no saint either.
Whether or not he actually molested children I don't know, but he did put himself in a position to be accused of it.
Julie I do agree he was a traveling freak show and it is sad that he lived his life that way.
But I want the damn thing over. Will I watch? I would like to say no, but like a horrible crash something in me just wants to look.
Sorry I love him and will be sad when the hoopla is over. I'm still in shock that he died. He was such an icon.
It's sad that people will only remember the freak show side of him. Yes he got weirder as time passed but the things he accomplished and the talent he had will never be forgotten.
As for the pedophila (damn I can't spell that word), if he molested your kid, would he still be walking, much less alive? If he did those things, and the parents settled on money rather than jail time, shame on them.
Honestly unless you have been physically or emotionally abused can you begin to understand MJ. I get him. Sadly. Part of me feels like a freak show inside given what I have endured in my earlier years. If I had the money I'd probably change my physical appearance as well and buy myself a ranch in the middle of no where land (damn that ranch is way out there!).
I totally agree with you. As someone who has family fighting for our country, it saddens me when they briefly talk for 30 seconds to a minute about the war and then go on to talking about MJ. Bet most people don't realize that yesterday we had more US military die than all year. It saddens me that people feel more for Michael Jackson than they do their own friends and family overseas. :(
@Haley...when you put yourself in the public eye, you open yourself up for judgement. If he was "too much of a child" to be held accountable for his actions, then he should not have been allowed to raise children of his own.
@ChocDrop...exactly. Did the war stop because MJ died?
@D...I agree, he was very talented, and I liked early MJ too. I think the media has just taken this whole thing way too far.
@Peach Tart, Izzy and Me...my sentiments exactly.
@Danica....not disputing his talent. But yes, he put himself into a position to be remembered for things other than his singing voice and dancing ability. But one of my best friends (and yours too) could go toe to toe with hin on childhood trauma and physical, mental and sexual abuse, and she hasn't changed her skin color, covered herself and her kids with masks, slept with children, been accused of molesting them, chiseled half her face off, etc. The guy was "eccentric" or so they say. Personally I think he was nuts. But that's my opinion and it's my blog so I can say it!
@Liz....my point exactly.
Grown men do not take children into their beds. He had money and got off. He was a freak !!
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LOL Jules, it is your blog baby and that's why I read it!
And I agree with Liz. LW has family there too and every week we can hear from him is another week he is alive serving our country. I listen to CNN every day and listen to the casualty count as well as the changes that are taking place over seas. My heart and thoughts and have always been with the service men and women.
But I can still be sad over the loss of MJ and still wanna get wrapped up in his music.
I don't think he actually molested anyone either, but with that said...it's a SAD SAD day to see his death daily on CNN with the scroll on the bottom about North Korea shooting off 7 missiles.
Huh? Wha?
Weird and unnecessary. Yes he was a great entertainer, but COME ON!
I, too, am sick of all the hoopla surrounding MJ's death and the circus that is his funeral.
Also this past week, we'd had the deaths of Farrah Fawcett, Karl Malden, Billie Mays, and one or two others who I can't remember (gee? I wonder why? can you say swept under the media frenzy rug?)
I sure hope this ends today. I think the only thing that might surpass this was the year-long OJ trial.
On June 25th (the day Jackson died) two American soldiers were killed in Afghanistan. Why did they not receive the media coverage, Jackson received?
Congress held a moment of silence for Jackson! Are you frikkin kidding me? Congress paused for an entertainer? (I won't even use the word freak, unless I'm forced to)
America, wake the hell up! We have men and women putting their lives on the line every day to protect our freedoms...freedoms which made Jackson the 'star' he was!
I, too am saddened to hear of anyone who passes as young as Jackson (heck, he's younger than me!)
But c'mon...Don't our troops deserve to be honored in the LA Colosium?
We truly as a nation need to get a grip. We need to take a step back and take a hard look at our priorities.
I'd better get back to my blog and post...
Thanks for the space, Julie! (feel free to delete if you wish!)
~AM
I HATE THE MEDIA! They can turn the events into anything that they want to. I am tired of seeing MJ's face all over everything also. I am not sure why the media thinks he is so special. He was a person. Disturbed yes. Talented Yes. But his talent went to waste. I believe that Michael wanted the attention. He just got it the wrong way. But then, the media WILL MAKE OR BREAK a person!
That man will never be able to rest in peace. The median, his family and his fans will never let him be, not even when he's dead. We will be hearing about the estate bickering and fighting for the next ten years. And those poor kids! How long will they all fight over them?
Al Sharpton is so off base, as usual. I heeard him this morning, while I was 1/2 asleep and even then was thinking "Is this man for real?" I did agree with him though that at a time of death, we should focus on the positive of the person, barring they weren't a serial killer or something.
I'll be glad when this is all over. I liked MJ as a teenager (early-mid 80's) but was not a HUGE fan. This is a little TOO MUCH.
Wow, I was just going to say "Amen Julie" but I got so caught up in the comments I forgot what I was agreeing to.
Thank you. Can you get this faxed over to all the news stations STAT?!?
Middle America doesn't care. Oh that sounded harsh. I care, just not that much. Sorry he's dead. I did shed a tear when the news broke. I'm over it. Move on. Sheesh
PS. How did the date go?
Amen Julie!!!
I was a huge Michael Jackson fan as a kid. He was a great entertainer, but I will also be glad when it's over!
You can know every word to his songs and know the dance moves to thriller, but that doesn't make him better than anybody else!
From this side of the pond - well, I do love his music. I grew up with it. I have lots of memories alongside ( maybe u read pink cadillac at my blog?)
http://pneumeier.blogspot.com/2009/06/pink-cadillac.html
Its quite a story about dollars, strip a dance and me in Canada ;-) Yepp, over here we think it goes a bit to far - and as he never will find rest, it is time to move on. BTW, did u buy a lottery ticket for next week?
Does anyone know that the day MJ died we had at least 2 soldiers die in the war we are enduring right now??? Did we give a moment of silence for them?? Bet not. I too think the hoopla is ridiculous. Yes, its sad, yes I feel for his kids that he left behind BUT its reality folks. We are born, we die, its life! I am not going to discuss my opinion of whether he molested or not because it doesn't really matter. He has face the good man upstairs already for his sins. HE is the ultimate judge of his life!
I truly hope that the media will chill after this, cuz I am SOOOOOOO sick of turning on the tv to hearing about him, his life, death, etc,etc....
What about Farrah Fawcett who also died that day. I would of loved to have seem some sort of coverage that day on her but it was all over shadowed.
Michael was a great singer in his time but there are many more out there doing just as well....it is a freak show, the media and public has made it. Oh and one more thing. When they show people on tv who are standing there saying "I have been crying for 3 days, since he died, I just can't get over it." ARE YOU PEOPLE NUTS??? Someone you do NOT even know, and you are spending 3 days crying over it....Seriously, let me give you a name of a good psychiatrist cuz you definately need to be seen!
Peace
I dont' have a TV, but the internet coverage alone is a bit excessive. Let the man rest in peace.
I for one didn't idolize MJ because I wasn't allowed to listen to his music until I was a teen. Before then, we only heard it at my cousins' houses but I guess I'm going to go on a limb here and maybe go against a few opinions. I in no way would detract from the soldiers who's lives were lost on that same day. My Boo sacrificed his life and jumped out of many planes for all of us BUT MJ wasn't in the military, although I'm sure he brought many tunes to the soldiers lives.
When Elvis died, I was way too young to give a hoot and you know what? People are STILL talking about him. There's no person that has been impersonated any more than Elvis has.
I don't believe he should have a holiday. No. But, if Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, Mickey Mouse and even Sponge Bob can get a stamp, then I think MJ should to.
He was a very talented performer. Yes, strange, freaky but only he and those close to him understood what he really was dealing with.
It will die down but for his kids, they will miss him for years to come.
MJ was a huge part of our culture. he gave lots of money to charities and did a lot of good.
he was not convicted of child molestation.
he did not choose to be in the spotlight...his father put him there. and once you're in....you're in.
just because others who have been abused have not reacted to the abuse in the manner that he has does not mean that his actions are wrong. he is the biggest example of childhood abuse and longterm exposure to fame that our culture has to scrutinize.
i think it's sad that he had to become so mentally ill. i think it's sad that people choose funerals to say things to people that they really should be saying every day. perhaps if he had that outpouring of love and support he may have been able to avoid some of his strange behaviors.
he wanted his kids to have some sense of normalcy. so he made them wear masks. people on the internet hide thier kids' faces in pictures of don't refer to them by name. we all want to protect our children. and until recently, his kids' identities were secret.
i think about the soldiers in iraq every day. i am so thankful for liz's BIL fighting for us. i think the media does a poor job of keeping us informed. so does the government.
i think it's sad. i think it's terrible for that family to have to live with all the criticism and backlash. one day or one week out of my life to dedicate to the memory of a man who has done a lot of positive things for our youth isn't going to kill us.
watching his memorial was very enlightening to me. i learned a lot of things about him that were positive that i hadn't known before.
Wow.....what a post Julie, and comments.
I have to say, I have been sad about MJ passing. I watched the memorial today, and I have to say, cried almost all the way through it.
He was a gentle soul who was just so different from the rest of us that we believed the worse things that the media put out there. (I am not saying I believed it)
I feel like many took advantage of him because he was different and he had money. I really do.
He will be missed. But the memorial was a beautiful tribute to the most talented man we have ever known.
My prayer is he finds peace now....he sure did not have it while he walked among us.
I thought they already did a stamp for MJ? Look how out of touch I am LOL But I can honestly say...thank goodness it's over with!
It is a shame that our culture literally worships idols. He was a very talented young man but a sad lost soul. Even in death the public, the media, the masses are worshiping hysterically. Sad and sick...
Dear twin separated at birth,
Thank you for having the BALLS to post these words. True, MJ was not convicted of child molestation; however, one does have to wonder what the outcome of the charges would have been if he hadn't paid--what, $22 million?--to his accuser. I'm sorry, and the only ones who truly know what did or didn't happen are the parties involved, but that doesn't freakin' look good.
I mean it--God bless you, Julie, for your full-frontal honesty. You're brave as hell in this politically correct climate of today and I am happy as hell to call you my soul sister and friend.
if the parents of the accuser accepted 22 million.....who is really molesting the kids? talk about rape.
Hey Youve got quite a debatable issue here..which can never end, as KJ had a large fan following but I totally agree that the soldiers and the people to give their lives for the sake of mankind, should be honoured and remembered aswell..they are indeed commendable!
Loved my visit to your blog and enjoyed reading the posts!
Keep up!youre doin a great job:)
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Listen, I'm not saying the guy wasn't talented....he was. I loved the MJ of the 80s, and Lord knows I grew up listening to the Jackson 5.
But, I think too much has been made of his passing. Is it deserving of media attention? Of course it is. In his heyday he was an amazing talent, and he certainly deserves accolades for that.
But there have been other issues that tarnished his star, in my opinion. Whether they were deserving or not, I don't know. We all have our opinions about it, and they don't all agree.
I'm sorry he died so young, and I'm sorry his children lost their father. (And I'm really sorry his family felt compelled to put his daugher on stage to cry about how much she misses him. That was so wrong to put her through that.)
Now, let's move on, shall we?
I was never a Michael Jackson fan but I did grew up listening to his music and each time I hear them on the radio they bring back an important memory in my life. In a way MJ's death reminds me of my lost youth. Music touches so many people's lives in so many different ways that when someone whose music is as popular as his was it will have an impact. I'm sad for his family - especially the children, but I do agree that with so many important things going on in this world the media is making a big deal about a pop star when they should be focusing their efforts elsewhere. (Not sure we can call him a pedophile, but I do think he had many emotional problems we don't fully understand). -Jackie
i completely agree with you
Amen, sister. MJ was a talent but he did not break the color barerior- Chuck Berry, BB King, Little Richard, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Ike and Tina Turner, the Four tops, Ray Charles etc. come on. MJ was phenomenal, but one of many. And it is such a freak show, and I would think if people were really fans they would have more respect, especially the way they are showcasing his children something he himself would never allow. What the hell is wrong with people now that we turn everything into a media event?
Enough already!! His music was OK but does the world have to stop for a week (or more)?????? Let it go!!!!!!!
Totally agree!
Me too! I was sick of hearing about it at the end of day 1. While the icon certainly has had quite a life, it wasn't worshipable.
Forget what he is supposed to have done, good and bad! the media sells papers and TV sells air time. The papers can lift you up to the dizzy heights of fame and fortune and in doing so sell papers and thus make money. The TV documents this and makes money too. They can also knock you off the pedestal and once again in doing so make money.If you liked him OK so keep doing so if you din`t so what, forget it, your soaps will come back on. If it were me I would find something else to do while they weren`t on? say maybe walking in front of the White House carrying a big plackard with Michael who? written on it.:o)) Great Blog by the way.
DAMN!! As a favorite mantra of mine "When you stir shit, you use a BIG spoon!" And to think that I always believed that a good blog was all one needed to get lots of readers.
Now I remember that the most readers I ever got was when I posted that damn cat in dreadlocks on my blog.....on election day.......
Do I detect a trend in what brings people out of the woodpile?
Did you KNOW you had these many readers prior to your massacre of such a living legend and role model?
I hated Ed McMahan, but he was a war hero - believe it or not. But that was never mentioned. Farrah fought a long losing battle with ANAL cancer! OMG!! Painful AND embarrassing.
Michael died. period. But HE got a commemorative statement from dah prez.
And don't tell me that Al Sharpton didn't hop out of bed yelling "PHOTO OPPORTUNITY!!!!"
At least I learned that there are other channels on television and I'm saving lots of money by not purchasing monthly magazines at the grocery store. MJ MJ MJ MJ on every one of them.
I'm just waiting for his image to start appearing on fried chicken wings and see how much they go for on ebay.
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