If MJ hadn’t bought the Beatles catalog and freaked out the powers that be, guarantee you his career trajectory would’ve been way different.
You can’t have too much power, as Ye says.
Man... he had a weird obsession with children. Not necessarily sexual, but it was strange. Even after the first allegations, he kept them around all the time
Man... he had a weird obsession with children. Not necessarily sexual, but it was strange. Even after the first allegations, he kept them around all the time
If it was anyone but Michael Jackson the reaction would be completely different
Drake texted a teenage celebrity and people on here were screaming that he was secretly a pedophile for 2 years
oh u right
he was f***ing a 14 year old, my fault
Don’t really care to defend Elvis but a crazy fact is that in the 1950s 20% of American women got married before 18. 20%.
Man... he had a weird obsession with children. Not necessarily sexual, but it was strange. Even after the first allegations, he kept them around all the time
There’s a solid explanation. He was robbed of his childhood by being the frontman of the Jackson 5 and developed such deep trauma from it that he struggled with it his entire life. Having to grow up too quickly. I believe he saw kids as equals, unlike most adults who look down on children and treat them as seen not heard. Some people cannot fathom that as perverse beings and assume that someone spending time with children MUST be in a sexual context. I think it was unwise of him to be so open and vulnerable after the first allegations, but from his perspective he truly could not see what other people saw.
Don’t really care to defend Elvis but a crazy fact is that in the 1950s 20% of American women got married before 18. 20%.
god damn
Don’t really care to defend Elvis but a crazy fact is that in the 1950s 20% of American women got married before 18. 20%.
A lot of things used to be common though and I don't think it really changes that they were bad
Lots of people had slaves and you wouldn't say "well everyone in the South was doing it" to defend them
@YungPapi wtf julz got on
Wym lmao
Purrpyyyyy's player arc was a fun time.
@Trouble getting curved every other day was hilarious too
How tf you back that far in the thread
There’s a solid explanation. He was robbed of his childhood by being the frontman of the Jackson 5 and developed such deep trauma from it that he struggled with it his entire life. Having to grow up too quickly. I believe he saw kids as equals, unlike most adults who look down on children and treat them as seen not heard. Some people cannot fathom that as perverse beings and assume that someone spending time with children MUST be in a sexual context. I think it was unwise of him to be so open and vulnerable after the first allegations, but from his perspective he truly could not see what other people saw.
Peter Pan syndrome
You never see anyone defending MJ for that stuff unless they are like ..
A BIG MJ fan
And I think that says enough to make me not take what they say seriously
Because in reality their defense is "he made thriller"
Peter Pan syndrome
He idolized Peter Pan and wanted to be Peter Pan so bad he tried to get Steven Spielberg multiple times to make a Peter Pan movie before he made hook with Robin.
A lot of things used to be common though and I don't think it really changes that they were bad
Lots of people had slaves and you wouldn't say "well everyone in the South was doing it" to defend them
i don’t think he’s trying to justify it
You never see anyone defending MJ for that stuff unless they are like ..
A BIG MJ fan
And I think that says enough to make me not take what they say seriously
Because in reality their defense is "he made thriller"
I just gave a good explanation that wasn’t “he made Thriller”
YOU not being a MJ fan doesn’t make you take it seriously.
He idolized Peter Pan and wanted to be Peter Pan so bad he tried to get Steven Spielberg multiple times to make a Peter Pan movie before he made hook with Robin.
Yep.
A lot of things used to be common though and I don't think it really changes that they were bad
Lots of people had slaves and you wouldn't say "well everyone in the South was doing it" to defend them
It certainly doesn’t change that it was bad but you gotta put the blame on society for them rather than individuals.
I ain’t used it today and I’m on Jesus mode in the gym s*** theoretically shouldn’t be that way but it is
A KTT landmark,lets be honest