06.26.09
Michael Jackson Died – The World Falls Apart
*Sigh* I am pretty sure I’ll get bashed for this, but hey, it’s just my opinion. The more I think about it, the more I realize I SHOULD have studied psychology. Maybe that would explain to me why people are the way they are, or maybe why I just don’t quite fit in.
I always liked Michael Jackson; that is until he went to the dark side. I actually own a couple CDs of his and thought that “Thriller” was one of the best songs ever. For the first few years I didn’t quite understand why he got so bashed for his strange, ever changing appearance. Let’s face it people, the man was eccentric and that is what one can afford to be when one has tons of money. Who the hell cares if he wanted to be white? Aren’t there tons of white people out there trying to be black? People get confused on this planet, a LOT, and people are notorious about not wanting to be who they are, but would much rather be someone or something else. Go to India! One of the highest selling products over there? Bleaching cream! But I digress.
So, the guy had weird plastic surgeries and started looking more and more grotesque as the years went by. Then there was the whole Neverland thing and finally the accusations of him being a child molester. I honestly didn’t think that he was a pedophile. I thought the biggest crime of this poor, tortured soul named Michael was that the man never really grew up, and sure as hell was NOT a man. I think he was like a Peter Pan kinda guy, and I think he hung out with kids not to hurt them or touch them, but because he was one of them. I think he was a “childvestite,” a child trapped in a man’s body!
Now, regardless of what went down, most people, news articles and stories depicted him as a freak. He was the laughing stock and target for many funny comedy shows and numerous jokes I’ve heard over the years. Quite honestly, I was indifferent about it. Yes, the man made, at one point in his life amazing music. Then he just became weirder and weirder. The fact that he never really explained any of the rumors or stories away didn’t help him. I lost interest in him a good ten years ago, if not more.
Fast forward until yesterday. Michael Jackson dies, breaks the Internet (apparently searches for him had crashed numerous sites) and suddenly he is the “King of Pop” again. Suddenly he, too, reaches saintly status. Suddenly we remember how awesome he was, even though no one has given a flying rat’s ass about him in aeons. “The world mourns the loss of Michael Jackson.” Is that so??? I mean, I have been following the status updates on Facebook and just shake my head. A lot of the people who are so shocked would have never dared to admit that they are fans of his, had he not died.
I don’t get it. I don’t understand why people who die become suddenly saints or a hero of some kind. I am just amazed about this psychological phenomenon where people forget how creepy, or not ok in the head someone truly was. I think what is truly sad here is the fact that he was brought back to huge stardom not by making more amazing music, but by dying. I think therein lies the true tragedy. Apparently death works to wipe all your slates clean, regardless of who you are. Who knew how loved Michael really was? I am sure he had no friggin’ clue about all the love, while he was hiding from all the haters in the Middle East. I guess he was wrong, turns out he was loved by millions across the globe. They just temporarily forgot.
Magick Nose Goblin said,
June 27, 2009 at 4:27 am
I’ve had to explain to people that my first thought when Jackson died was, “What? Really? … Oh thank god.” It is a relief that this man’s life is over. He was NOT a saint. He was NOT even human in his later years. He was NOT the greatest musician ever and frankly it’s a f$%king tragedy that somehow we forgot that Farrah Fawcett died horribly of cancer on the same day after struggling for years. But a world wide joke becomes a saint overnight because we can’t remember that he wasn’t acquitted of child molestation, HE SETTLED HIS WAY OUT OF IT WITH VAST SUMS OF MONEY!!! Grrrrrrrrr……..
PsychicDonut said,
June 27, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Hmm, I am going to insert my own “donut” thoughts here. I honestly do not think he molested children. I think he was a child and was more comfortable around kids than around adults. I sensed more of a Peter Pan thing about him.
The other thing that somewhat supports this notion: if my child would have been molested, I would NOT have gone for a settlement. I would have crucified the guy who did it. The fact that this chick went for money, seemed much more the sign of a gold-digging liar, than that of a concerned and loving mother.
No sum of money in the world could make a man who would touch my child walk away!
If I were him I would have opened my mouth at least once to clear up any rumors and bad publicity. The fact that he fled made him look even worse.
I also felt “thank god” because I truly thought that he was not a person who was supposed to grow old. I don’t think he ever experienced true happiness. And what I do feel sad about is that no one even mentions his children. What happened to them? Who is going to raise them now?