Michael Jackson, the man..ish, the memorial

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Rade said:
Not a rare game at all. Price will drop down to it's regular levels soon enough.
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Yea, I'm pretty sure it will. There is no way in hell I'm paying $300 for this.
 
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Apparently, they're ruling his death a possible drowning.

The EMTs rushed into his bedroom and found him face first in bubbles.

Ho Ho Ho.



(Do I *always* have to be the one to start the horrifying, awful jokes? I came up with some real winners last night.)

Yes, my first post in months and it's this garbage.
 
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His early Autopsy results are reporting that MJ died of botulism...


Apparently he was eating 12 year old meat fresh out of the can.

(there's plenty more)
 
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Arcademan said:
I wouldn't pay that much for the whole arcade game and cabinet. Boy I can imagine someone trying to sell one of those for big bucks right about now.
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You better believe it. People are going to try to milk his death as much as they can.
 
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bad taste but oh well
 
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Rade said:
While I acknowledge the idea that there is a lot of evidence that stacks up against MJ, it is also interesting to note just how uncomfortable people were about a successful black man who was effeminate.

Guilty of the charges against him or no, I always found it interesting how much people were freaked out by him. People were out to get him. You always have to remember that when you consider the charges.
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TRUTH! A successful black man is SCARY to white America.
 
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I have that moonwalker game for the megadrive in the loft, im sure!

Even if I get £10 for it, id be happy :lolz:
 
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Jedah Doma said:
Seriously fuck off Southtown. I said so be it. I didn't say it was right. It is what it is. If he did it, that's screwed up.
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Ashlee Simpson's band was at fault. Do you take back your spurious innuendo to the contrary?


It's hard to believe that when Jackson's career ended (in 93) he was, what, 34?
 
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You know, I don't understand why people seem to be stressing the need to separate the man from the music.
 
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Maury V. said:
TRUTH! A successful black man is SCARY to white America.
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Yeah, that's why we elected one president.

Face it, the "woe is the black man" act is finished.

I know it'll be hard to give up, but it's over with.

Pedophiles scare america.
 
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Loopz said:
While he was still alive, let's get real...he was pretty much shunned my most folks. I used to have this whole line of reasoning that basically said, "You know, no matter how bad you may have fucked up in your own life...you haven't fucked up as badly as Michael Jackson." The man had the entire world by the balls in his 20s...and couldn't hang on.

The guy had more talent than just about any of us, save for perhaps a few other musicians and athletes. Arguably the most famous individual on Earth in his lifetime. And yet, despite all this, despite access to untold wealth and the ability to literally do whatever the hell he wanted...he couldn't escape his demons. No one in his big crazy entourage or insane family ever had the balls to tell him, "Dude...fuck off with having a bunch of eight-year old boys here for a sleepover. See a shrink...stat!"

I'm not excusing what he may or may not have done with children. Fact is, we get into a massive gray area when we are talking about the motivations of the parents of accusers. So much money at stake, so much 'evidence' based purely on who said what...no one can claim a monopoly on the truth. Does it excuse it if he did it? No. But none of us are God, and if there is in fact a God, he's being judged right now. It's out of our hands. Again, let he who is without sin...cast the first stone.

In the end, I like to think of it as a positive commentary on humanity that most folks don't want to roll around in the mud of the man's dark side. They just want to remember that talent that burned within him, that power to create these amazing songs that made people the world over shake their asses. Music is one of the few things that does bring people together regardless of nationality or religion and he was perhaps the only undisputed global superstar ever. We all have memories of our own lives tied to these songs, they all recall an age where pop culture wasn't so splintered and channel-specific and we all grooved more or less to the same shit.

This whole phenomenon is about a lot more than one man and his shortcomings.
It's a mistake to think so.
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Well said.
 
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Well, it's not that he's black. It's that he's black and unconventional. He's sexually ambiguous. He paid for plastic surgery that made him look like Peter Pan. He advocates for his right to "share his bed" with minors. Combine that with him being black, and you have reason for people to start a witch hunt.

Pete Townsend seems to have gotten away with being a pedo. So has Jeffrey Jones and Paul Ruebens. No one seems to be after those guys. Then again, they're no MJs.

MJ just made himself into a target. Not sure if he did it intentionally or not, but I think he liked being seen as the hated misunderstood artist. Just watch his 'Ghost' video if you want proof.

In some ways, I really can't blame people for being afraid of him enough to want to see him go down.

One thing is for sure, he is the best example of how we chew up and spit these celebs out. Not that I have a problem with that. That's the nature of celebrity and it is the 'deal with the devil' you sign when you agree to profit so greatly from your own abilities. In Michael's case, he really didn't have a choice. It was the only way he knew, which is why he's so psychologically damaged.

If he slept with those boys, he probably did not define it as pedophilia because he saw himself as a child. Not an excuse, but if we use psychology 101, we can maybe hope to understand what's going on with his libido.

Why anyone would let their children spend time with Michael after the 1993 fiasco is beyond me though. Some parents.


I think the most interesting stuff that will come out of this will be his financial history. The man earned Over 700 Million Dollars in his lifetime but found himself 400 Million in debt before the time of his death.

Apparently, the new tour was supposed to have helped him settle his debts.
 
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JESUS FUCK there is some dumb shit in this thread.

Dying doesn't absolve you from all the bad shit you ever did in your life.

Making great music doesn't absolve you from all the other bad shit you do.
 
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