And how do we know you're not a shill? You're like the pot calling the kettle black. Just because you
admit you joined to talk about how MJ was a pedophile, doesn't mean you're suddenly not a hypocrite (especially since both of you joined
just recently). You're not much different from him. Both of you could be payed shills for all we know.
The dude you replied to posted an actual deposition from the mother. The word from the horse's mouth as evidence for obvious contradicting statements. And what you have to say? "You posted something that goes aganist my narrative? What are you, a
SHILL!‽‽"
I’m not speaking about people in this thread but there is a lot of shilling and paid defense for Jackson online, has been for years but it spiked significantly due to this documentary being released.
It’s probably noticeable from my posts but years ago the Jackson Family were an early-proto-lolcow family for me because they are so fucking batshit insane. After MJ died I was honestly shocked at the positive coverage he got, because he had ruined his own reputation long ago and had been a pariah for many years. I mean there was a reason he went to live in Bahrain with those weirdos for years.
My interest was renewed about a year after his death, when his estate was being professionally managed amd this machine kicked into gear to erase the actual MJ and sell this sanitized pop icon. I watched for awhile but this documentary and the brand and reputation management machine working for the estate renewed my interest again. It really is about turning a human, a dead one, into a commodity. They want to do for MJ what was done for the Monroe and Elvis estates, Elvis being the best comparison. But Jackson’s child molesting and living during a period when his public behavior was so closely followed, and so fucking bizarre, makes it far more difficult.
The main issue is that the Jackson estate and Sony has a billion dollar vested interest in defending Jackson and the immense value in his music catalog. There really isn’t a comparable vested interest in accusing him. Wade or James cant fund a PR campaign or online force of MJ bashing, neither could the documentary producers. Will the documentary make money? Sure, but it’s mickey Mouse shit compared to the Jackson estate revenue and future revenue. Documentaries have never been big money makers, it’s why major studios almost never make them.
I don’t think Jackson’s music should be banned or erased. If people want to listen to Jackson that’s their choice, I don’t care. But I don’t like seeing a child rapist white washed simply because there’s a lot of money at stake for some corporations.
The Catholic Church fought and denied priests molesting boys for a long time because they feared the lawsuits - lawsuits from victims have bankrupted some diocese where there were proven that pedo priests were protected. Now the church admits there was a big problem and they did protect child molestors and moved them into other parishes and on to more victims.
The Jackson Estate has similar, and very legitimate fears, of the same happening to them. Jackson molested a lot of little boys and they are terrified of the lawsuits that could result from his victims along with the damage to the value of his music catalog, publishing and song rights plummeting in value. If one of his victims wins a civil suit against the estate others will follow - and that terrifies the estate because it’s a huge liability. The estate will pay millions to attornies to combat any claims by victims or quietly make them go away. One public victory by a victim and the entire estate is in jeopardy.
But in all honesty most people do think Jackson raped little boys, but still get out on the dance floor to Billie Jean all the same. Most people attach their own fond memories to his songs, not thoughts about Jackson masturbating ten year olds, which is fine.
Defending Jackson isn’t about protecting Michael - as many have pointed out the dude is dead and buried. This is about a corporation protecting Jackson’s music empire at the expense of the little boys he raped.