It has now been over a week since the death of Michael Jackson and, even though I know many people are tired of hearing about it, it is my turn to tell how I feel. I read Doug Giles little rant that was filled with ignorance ( it takes alot for me to say ignorant-but when you post things that are simply not true as if they were fact and you obviously believe it, I am sorry but the word justifiably fits you) and I tried twice to combat it with comments but they would not post for some reason; not that it would have mattered, there were numerous comments agreeing with or adding to the idiocy. So here I am, as always,ready to put my head on the chopping block for what I believe to be true.
First of all, I am so incredibly tired of hearing the words "skin bleached" and "changing races". I heard these little stupidities growing up as a fan of Jackson. I got ridiculed by certain friends "he is gay", "he is a pervert", "he is trying to be white", "he had his skin bleached". Come on-seriously? Even as a eleven and twelve year old I knew that this was idiocy. He had s skin disorder called "vitiligo" which takes the away the skins' pigmentation. It mottles the skin,starting in patches and continues to spread. Jacksons skin is not the only thig that changed as we saw through the years-his style evolved too-and both were intertwined. He started with the fancy glove to cover that hand (most victims find the disease starts in the hands). Then he started wearing high collers. The hats,shades and probably even the veils he wore in public to "disguise" himself were because the more the disorder progresses the more the victim becomes sun sensitive. Also the older he got the more make up he wore to evn out the skin and also make himself visible. His lips were probably transparent-thus the make up. This is the simple yet tragic truth,even more tragic is that people choose to believe something even more diabolical and strange. Here are pictures of his skin without make up and referance from other people, who are not famous, with the same disorder. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7F3calBvRY , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6xJlyJgfS8&feature=related , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15TSEKXXIvI&feature=related
I also have to adress that since people cant believe this simpleness that they cant believe anything else that Jackson claimed innoncence about. It is not Jacksons' fault that the same media who did all they could in the last five-ten years to slander him (and finally succeeded) put him back on his throne when they found out he died. Suddenly it was as if they had always known he had a good heart-and oh of course he is not a pedophile. It honestly made me hurt. He was never convicted. Yes,one of the cases was setteld outside of court,and everyone likes to say that this meant he was guilty-but has anyone questioned the other sides motive? If my child were molested I would want alot more than money and you definantly could not settle with me. Also no one has thought of the child here-the boy in question is now an adult and it has come to light that his father abused him. All of the raiding done during that first lawsuit brought to light NO evidence found in usual child molestation investigations. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0k08tiQF-8
It is being said that Evan Chandler has come forward and said that his father made him lie-because I don't know if that is truth or a rumor so I am not going to post it-however given that things that progressed throughout and since that case I believe that is true. The police wanted him to testify on the second one and he refused. Micheal was naive I believe-he grew up during the time before being in the same room with children was not a social taboo. When teachers could take kids home and sleep in the same bed and it was fine and nobody thought anything about it. Children have been interviewed -Mcauley Caulkin was interviewed. Lisa Marie Presley was interviewed and has posted on her blogsite, after Jacksons' death, affirming her belief that he was innoncent.
There was even hits against his talent in the comment section of the Giles post today. Michael Jackson has always given credit to his childhood heros for his dance moves, Gene Kelley, Fred Astair, James Brown, Sammy Davis jr etc. Quincy Jones produced the "Thriller" album and yes Jones is a musical genius,but ask Jones who needs the credit for wiping out the Grammys' that year for the album. Seriously. Every song Jackson ever sang he wrote and some of those songs brought money to his charity "Heal the World Foundation".
No he was not Mother Teresa-but neither was Princess Diana. Yes there are soldiers that die everyday and nobody I know thinks about them more than I do, but they sign up to die-because they believe in something to die for. Micheal Jackson was at the hands of a crap doctor. Not only that he was not breathing for thirty minutes before they called 911. The coroner has come out with all this information. Jackson had Lupus,something we did not know. He had Vitiligo something he told us. Lupus is very painful and it is an auto immune disorder brought on by severe stress.
I grew up liking Micheal Jackson. I was in love with that super star. In my late teens I burned out on him and the hype around his strangeness and moved on to other types and genres of music. Even I became disenchanted and began to wonder if all the things they said were true. When he died I was shocked because of the suddeness and total surprise. It was not until I watched the last hour of the memorial service that it dawned on me-this is not show. When Fox covered the funeral procession to the Staples Center, they were saying inane things like "the King will be in the house so we dont know what to expect"-there is a Circus tomorrow so who knows". I thought to myself "Oh God I hope not" this is a funeral for Godsake. After the service all the commentaters seemed surpised and commented how it was "more faith and family oriented then was first expected". What on Gods' earth did you expect? It is like Janet and Jermaine keep saying "you have lost an icon,we have lost a brother". Even in death he cant be treated as a person. One of the comments on Giles slander was that 7 adults were shoving the microphone down Jacksons' daughters throat....really? Because what I saw was her moving torwards it and her aunt lowering the mic for her,and then her nervously opening herself to a world who has NEVER heard her speak to pay her respects to a father she dearly will miss. It is known that jackson took his children everywhere and was understandably overprotective. None of the commentaters expected this,they thought Janet was going to speak. When Paris said "Ever since I was born Daddy has been..." it really hit me this was an etertainer who many,including me, has loved and idolized and then crucified,but this was also a father , a brother, and a son. Even in death people have their opinions...even about his children,as if they did not love their dad and possibly did not even know him. As if they were part of the show he put on for us. How dare we? How dare Giles? How dare the inane comments? The skin bleached perverted freak can finally die and meet God for his sins. I wouldnt say that about any of the local freaks I know are perverts if they died. Every one will meet God. Everyone will answer-even us who might like to laugh when someone else goes before us.
Was he strange? What is strange? Madonna taught my generation of girls to grow up being proud of their sexual hungers. She moved on herself every bit as much if not more than Jackson. She made a book about it and many videos about. She gets the respect of many women wether they are famous or not...why? Janet Jacksons' lyrics are more sexualy visual than any of Madonnas' ever were or her brothers'. Bruce Willis named his daughter Rumour and Gwyneth Paltrow named her daughter Apple. All of the noted rock groups who survived or did not survive the seventies are hailed and respected for what they did for music. If we are honest, it is what their drugs enhanced visions did for music-and possibly what our drug induced memories do to keep their music going. People who have had plastic surgeries fought for ten years to have it accepted as normal so they would not be condemned for it-why do we pick on one for it? A nose job did make the skin disorder look a little bit more "normal". Jackson was more normal than Prince and Prince is hailed as a genius.
I am a hard line conservative. I am anti abortion and pro marriage. I voted for Palin. I hate to see how are country is rolling gleefully down the hill of communism. I do not see how the Jackson death is connected to Obama in some way...as another commenter just had to say. Yes it is a distraction for people who dont want to read about the Fema camps. There are levels of understanding and not many people realize the diabolical nature of our government and just how sinister the future looks. I do. But on this level of understanding,here on earth and on this side of Heaven, I cried. I cried because I realized I would not hear the new music my first musical hero would put out. I would not watch Usher and Justin Timberlake copy only part of his moves and wish for the real thing to come out and show them how it is done. I would not see him when I am ald and he is older and grow sad remebering when I was little with a blushed face watching him dance and sing "Bad". Yes he was idolized and having idols is wrong, but he was also as much a part of our culture as McDonalds and, like him or not, as much a part of our lives as our wallpaper. He is the reason MTV survived its first years because his was the first over the top video. He is the reason we have as mamy mailine performers who dance, becuase they all wanted to be as good as him. He is the reason many white people listen to black music because his music and videos were diverse. No he was not Mother Teresa but you cannot deny what he did for charity,the world,and for music. Only God can judge and ONLY God knows if he made it to Heaven. The most googled question is "what was Michael Jacksons' religion? Nobody knows but many affirm that he prayed. The PAstor that closed the memorial service prayed a prayer that was more Christian then anything I have heard come out of the Rose Garden since January. He said even the King of Pep must bow his knee to the King of Kings. Michael was a human and he was a man. Have some decency,have some respect and remember when you point fingers there are four more pointing back at you Mr. Giles.