Comments on: Michael Jackson on race – his race http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/ Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Martina Ilstad Germany http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-5/#comment-779368 Martina Ilstad Germany Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:56:16 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779368 Hey Anderson Michael Jackson death is a tragedy.All we have to know,how this could happen.I am sure Anderson you will find the answer. To know what happened ,will maybe help to realize his death. Hey Anderson
Michael Jackson death is a tragedy.All we have to know,how this could happen.I am sure Anderson you will find the answer.
To know what happened ,will maybe help to realize his death.

]]> By: Triny http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-5/#comment-779341 Triny Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:00:24 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779341 I'm absolutely disgusted with what's going on with the media and how they're treating Michael Jackson's death. Not once have I heard them talk about the millions of dollars he's donated to charities or the famine victims he's helped. The media trashed him while he was alive and not that this man isn't here to defend himself they're trashing him in death. And now because so many people are coming out of the woodwork just to get in a comment about MJ they think it's the truth and credible without even finding out the facts first. Now they want to say he isnt' the biological father of his children. Whether he is or not is irrelevant! Being a good parent isn't defined by a man's DNA! He was their father regardless of that and Anderson Cooper and the rest of CNN along with all other media should remember that MJ's children have possibly heard this garbage they're spewing about their father. CNN have some class, sympathy and respect and remember that their are innocent children involved in all of this! They have just lost the only parent they've ever had! The last thing they need is to hear the media trash their father. You people are unreal!! To Michael Jackson: You have a legion of fans globally that have always supported you through your ups and downs. Your light has touched us in some way or another. We felt we knew you through your music and charitible gifts to those in need. We will never forget you. You legacy will live on for decades to come! I love you Michael! I'm absolutely disgusted with what's going on with the media and how they're treating Michael Jackson's death. Not once have I heard them talk about the millions of dollars he's donated to charities or the famine victims he's helped. The media trashed him while he was alive and not that this man isn't here to defend himself they're trashing him in death. And now because so many people are coming out of the woodwork just to get in a comment about MJ they think it's the truth and credible without even finding out the facts first. Now they want to say he isnt' the biological father of his children. Whether he is or not is irrelevant! Being a good parent isn't defined by a man's DNA! He was their father regardless of that and Anderson Cooper and the rest of CNN along with all other media should remember that MJ's children have possibly heard this garbage they're spewing about their father. CNN have some class, sympathy and respect and remember that their are innocent children involved in all of this! They have just lost the only parent they've ever had! The last thing they need is to hear the media trash their father. You people are unreal!!

To Michael Jackson: You have a legion of fans globally that have always supported you through your ups and downs. Your light has touched us in some way or another. We felt we knew you through your music and charitible gifts to those in need. We will never forget you. You legacy will live on for decades to come! I love you Michael!

]]> By: diddy8000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-5/#comment-779310 diddy8000 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:04:44 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779310 Cool Cool

]]> By: Betty L. McGinnis http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-5/#comment-779307 Betty L. McGinnis Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:57:47 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779307 Well, you've "michael jacksoned" me to death. I no longer watch CNN. Well, you've "michael jacksoned" me to death. I no longer watch CNN.

]]> By: Nellie http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-5/#comment-779291 Nellie Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:22:01 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779291 Following up on this story about whether Michael considered himself white or black. I think that is interesting that his three children are definitely not black. That it would appear that Michael was a white man raising his three white children. I would add, it appears that he was trying his best to be a good Dad. Following up on this story about whether Michael considered himself white or black. I think that is interesting that his three children are definitely not black. That it would appear that Michael was a white man raising his three white children. I would add, it appears that he was trying his best to be a good Dad.

]]> By: steve http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-5/#comment-779284 steve Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:14:42 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779284 Im not sure that Micheal Jackson wanted to be white but he made sure his kids were. There is no need for debate on whether the kids are his biologically just look at them. He may have changed his skin but his DNA is still black. Anyone who says that he is their natural father is stupid or just scared of not being politically correct. Im not sure that Micheal Jackson wanted to be white but he made sure his kids were. There is no need for debate on whether the kids are his biologically just look at them. He may have changed his skin but his DNA is still black. Anyone who says that he is their natural father is stupid or just scared of not being politically correct.

]]> By: Tiiz http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-4/#comment-779274 Tiiz Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:53:07 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779274 ON RACE: Thank you for speaking so candidly about race. I am of the mind "let's celebrate our differences" rather than asking the world to become ONE boring place. I can imagine that Michael's experiences are similar to my own. As an African American woman, MOST Pantene commercials, revlon etc. feature long haired Caucasian women as beautiful. Until recently, there have been few African-American beauties (even now...these are typically biracial children with curly long hair). Like any other human...Michael wanted to be ACCEPTED first. I am sure this is part of what MIchael was experiencing. If you read Toni Morrison's, "Bluest Eye", it offers some insight as to how we get to that place of longing to be somewhere...anywhere else. For example, I don't have long hair. Many AA women don't feel comfortable when our hair is not straight b/c long hair is deemed beautiful. Every time we turn on a commercial, turn a page in a magazine...beauty is defined for us. Never mind our genetic constraints. Look at Michael. He wore wigs for quite some time. To him...that was what was acceptable (straight hair). I still have issues when I date, knowing what's accepted by the masses. I have fought to see my natural self as beautiful and plan to instill it in my children. RACE is an issue. How we got here...that's another story but it's not going away and it IS important as a social construct. Michael may have been torn between mass acceptance and self-acceptance. I know I am. I absolutely abhor accepting rumor as truth. Nobody TRULY knows what Joe Jackson inflicted upon Michael. We DO know he was harsh. He couldn't have known HOW his harshness would affect Michael. Each child is different and if he treated Michael like he treated the others...that is often a common mistake made by parents. We also KNOW Michael wouldn't be WHO he IS today without a Joe Jackson in his life. We shall miss Michael's added contribution to today's music. Remember...you did not not know him completely. Neither did I. Apparently, very few did, including his family. ON RACE: Thank you for speaking so candidly about race. I am of the mind "let's celebrate our differences" rather than asking the world to become ONE boring place.

I can imagine that Michael's experiences are similar to my own. As an African American woman, MOST Pantene commercials, revlon etc. feature long haired Caucasian women as beautiful. Until recently, there have been few African-American beauties (even now...these are typically biracial children with curly long hair). Like any other human...Michael wanted to be ACCEPTED first. I am sure this is part of what MIchael was experiencing. If you read Toni Morrison's, "Bluest Eye", it offers some insight as to how we get to that place of longing to be somewhere...anywhere else. For example, I don't have long hair. Many AA women don't feel comfortable when our hair is not straight b/c long hair is deemed beautiful. Every time we turn on a commercial, turn a page in a magazine...beauty is defined for us. Never mind our genetic constraints. Look at Michael. He wore wigs for quite some time. To him...that was what was acceptable (straight hair). I still have issues when I date, knowing what's accepted by the masses. I have fought to see my natural self as beautiful and plan to instill it in my children. RACE is an issue. How we got here...that's another story but it's not going away and it IS important as a social construct. Michael may have been torn between mass acceptance and self-acceptance. I know I am.

I absolutely abhor accepting rumor as truth. Nobody TRULY knows what Joe Jackson inflicted upon Michael. We DO know he was harsh. He couldn't have known HOW his harshness would affect Michael. Each child is different and if he treated Michael like he treated the others...that is often a common mistake made by parents. We also KNOW Michael wouldn't be WHO he IS today without a Joe Jackson in his life.

We shall miss Michael's added contribution to today's music. Remember...you did not not know him completely. Neither did I. Apparently, very few did, including his family.

]]> By: Rain http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-4/#comment-779264 Rain Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:36:33 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779264 this is so sad, agreed mj is an icon but let us not forget farrah fawcet, david carradine who was buried on saturday, mcmann, landon! there are other things to report, life around the globe and our own economic woes! let him rest in peace finally! mj has already been a legend but he isnt the only legend so lets celebrate them all, its not that he is the greatest, he can be remembered as one of the many legends in our history! white or black , black or white does it matter! this is so sad, agreed mj is an icon but let us not forget farrah fawcet, david carradine who was buried on saturday, mcmann, landon! there are other things to report, life around the globe and our own economic woes! let him rest in peace finally! mj has already been a legend but he isnt the only legend so lets celebrate them all, its not that he is the greatest, he can be remembered as one of the many legends in our history! white or black , black or white does it matter!

]]> By: Joanne Pacicca http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-4/#comment-779263 Joanne Pacicca Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:36:15 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779263 We create heroes to worship of debase. This is sad and no exception. We create heroes to worship of debase. This is sad and no exception.

]]> By: Itai http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-4/#comment-779261 Itai Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:26:23 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779261 Michael Jackson did work with black people he did turn into white but he was still working with black artists maybe he did hate his black fater maybe he did hate his black skin maybe he did not hate his black skin but thoght he will be more accepted as a whithe (to think such things comes with reason, sadly) maybe he was jst sick but he was not a rascist, else he would not work with black artists or say that he is proud to be a black american maybe he just hated him self as he was, maybe he was just trying to break with his own roots ... not because he comes from a black family but maybe because his family was not his luke he did much good things for poor people of all colours ho ever is trying to connect michael jackson with rascism must be sick and just an ignorante idiot people who allways try to connect things with rascism are self rascists there can be many other reasons why he turned into white ... self hate ... sicknes .. maybe a psycic complex but to speculate if a guy who said that he is a proud black american was a rascist can only be done by rascists who ry to connect everything with racism and if he turned into white because he a race matters it must be very sad for a cilivilisated free world as the USA ... if michael jackson saw just any reason to change his race it can only be because he thoght that a black skin is not good as a white skin ... if that happens to anyone in the USA it is only because black and white is not the same in the USA ... and thats not free or civilicated ... thats rascism and the last trash as such on world so if people try to connect MJ with rascism they deliver us the reason in the same time as they try to connect the race of someone with some problems allways searching if the one race is better then a other race that a sad world with people who cand open theyr mind and allways keep on race and "the others" if they are right and if he turned into white because some reasons based on race it must be because in the USA not all races are the same and that mean nothing else that the USA is a rasistical trash because such people wo cant get over race i think he was sick ... maybe he had a illnes of skin ... maybe he was sick in his head .. but i dont think he was a rascist as the people who wanna turn him now into a rascist without any reason but theyr own rascism MJ was great and got over any race and he proofed it by working with all colors everyone who search now for rascism is a poor lost soul who still sticks in the time of slavery ... the best is to ignore theyr ideology and even better theyr existence because such ideas bring nothing else up then some kind of middle age Michael Jackson did work with black people
he did turn into white but he was still working with black artists
maybe he did hate his black fater maybe he did hate his black skin
maybe he did not hate his black skin but thoght he will be more accepted as a whithe (to think such things comes with reason, sadly) maybe he was jst sick

but he was not a rascist, else he would not work with black artists or say that he is proud to be a black american

maybe he just hated him self as he was, maybe he was just trying to break with his own roots ... not because he comes from a black family but maybe because his family was not his luke

he did much good things for poor people of all colours

ho ever is trying to connect michael jackson with rascism must be sick and just an ignorante idiot

people who allways try to connect things with rascism are self rascists

there can be many other reasons why he turned into white ... self hate ... sicknes .. maybe a psycic complex

but to speculate if a guy who said that he is a proud black american was a rascist can only be done by rascists who ry to connect everything with racism

and if he turned into white because he a race matters it must be very sad for a cilivilisated free world as the USA ... if michael jackson saw just any reason to change his race it can only be because he thoght that a black skin is not good as a white skin ... if that happens to anyone in the USA it is only because black and white is not the same in the USA ... and thats not free or civilicated ... thats rascism and the last trash as such on world

so if people try to connect MJ with rascism they deliver us the reason in the same time as they try to connect the race of someone with some problems

allways searching if the one race is better then a other race

that a sad world with people who cand open theyr mind and allways keep on race and "the others"

if they are right and if he turned into white because some reasons based on race it must be because in the USA not all races are the same
and that mean nothing else that the USA is a rasistical trash because such people wo cant get over race

i think he was sick ... maybe he had a illnes of skin ... maybe he was sick in his head .. but i dont think he was a rascist as the people who wanna turn him now into a rascist without any reason but theyr own rascism

MJ was great and got over any race and he proofed it by working with all colors

everyone who search now for rascism is a poor lost soul who still sticks in the time of slavery ... the best is to ignore theyr ideology and even better theyr existence because such ideas bring nothing else up then some kind of middle age

]]> By: Meg London on http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-4/#comment-779250 Meg London on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:46:59 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779250 how many white people try to be darker by going to the beach to get a tan or tanning beds, or self tanning creams, are they all trying to avoid their race? how many white people try to be darker by going to the beach to get a tan or tanning beds, or self tanning creams, are they all trying to avoid their race?

]]> By: Rebecca Bell http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-4/#comment-779249 Rebecca Bell Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:43:48 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779249 I am so sad about Michael's sudden passing . I also have been watching all the coverage and only hope and pray for the best for his children and family with the outcome of his tragic death and his worldwide legacy. I just wanted to share that I saw him in 1974 at Marine World Africa USA, San Carlos, Ca. At the time, he must have been about 15 or 16 years old. I was on a school bus for an 8th grade field trip to that amusement park (we all were about 12-13 years old). Of course, we were excited and wanted to see Michael Jackson! We were then told by our teacher and the bus driver to stay in our seats and not get off the bus because Michael Jackson's limo was in front of us. We then watched a teenage Michael, not much older than ourselves, exit the limo with many adults, presumably body guards. After they entered the park with Michael, we were allowed off the bus; however, we were told to leave him alone and not to go near the vicinity of where he was at the park. I must say that memory of him has always stayed with me. His music, his legacy and his children will be his truth. I know I saw a musical sensation and entertainer grow up with me. I just watched "Michael Jackson Home Movies" on "Youtube" and I cried and laughed and saw with my own eyes again the man, son, brother and father he came to be. May he rest in peace. I am so sad about Michael's sudden passing . I also have been watching all the coverage and only hope and pray for the best for his children and family with the outcome of his tragic death and his worldwide legacy.

I just wanted to share that I saw him in 1974 at Marine World Africa USA, San Carlos, Ca. At the time, he must have been about 15 or 16 years old. I was on a school bus for an 8th grade field trip to that amusement park (we all were about 12-13 years old). Of course, we were excited and wanted to see Michael Jackson!

We were then told by our teacher and the bus driver to stay in our seats and not get off the bus because Michael Jackson's limo was in front of us. We then watched a teenage Michael, not much older than ourselves, exit the limo with many adults, presumably body guards. After they entered the park with Michael, we were allowed off the bus; however, we were told to leave him alone and not to go near the vicinity of where he was at the park. I must say that memory of him has always stayed with me. His music, his legacy and his children will be his truth. I know I saw a musical sensation and entertainer grow up with me. I just watched "Michael Jackson Home Movies" on "Youtube" and I cried and laughed and saw with my own eyes again the man, son, brother and father he came to be. May he rest in peace.

]]> By: isa http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-4/#comment-779228 isa Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:59:12 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779228 I think the BAD video was when he was at his finest , in fitness, and appearance also. He really looks good and healthy. After that things seemed to take a turn for the worst, appearance wise. When I watch the video now, I cry. I wonder what happened to such a talented dancer and entertainer. with so many people around him, no one stepped up to the plate for him. I think it is very tragic. He was a gentle spirit and very full of emotion, and no one nutured that in him when he was young growing up. You know what they say about your "INNER CHILD". He ended up having to nuture the child within him himself. I think the BAD video was when he was at his finest , in fitness, and appearance also. He really looks good and healthy. After that things seemed to take a turn for the worst, appearance wise. When I watch the video now, I cry. I wonder what happened to such a talented dancer and entertainer. with so many people around him, no one stepped up to the plate for him. I think it is very tragic. He was a gentle spirit and very full of emotion, and no one nutured that in him when he was young growing up. You know what they say about your "INNER CHILD". He ended up having to nuture the child within him himself.

]]> By: Renee http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-4/#comment-779226 Renee Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:53:29 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779226 Bottom line, the famous Michael had become and was around Michael was White People and Michael had to at one point become not comfortable in his blackness so Michael had the money and change his color and his features to look like a White person. Poor,Poor man. I wish Michael could of Loved himself The Blackness that God made him to be. Bottom line, the famous Michael had become and was around Michael was White People and Michael had to at one point become not comfortable in his blackness so Michael had the money and change his color and his features to look like a White person. Poor,Poor man. I wish Michael could of Loved himself The Blackness that God made him to be.

]]> By: my 2 cents http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-4/#comment-779195 my 2 cents Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:54:01 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779195 I might have been in MJ's shoes except that I didn't have abusive father. I am not white but admired white face that we can see on TV or runway. I wanted to have white features myself and didn't like the typical features of my own race. But at the same time, I liked the fact that non-white people age well after 20s. Well there are good and bad on both sides. So I think Jackson preferred the white face features to his own but he preferred the black DNA in music and dance to the white's. He was an insanely perfectionist which driven him to his own perfection to own a perfect face of his ideal. I might have been in MJ's shoes except that I didn't have abusive father.
I am not white but admired white face that we can see on TV or runway.
I wanted to have white features myself and didn't like the typical features of my own race. But at the same time, I liked the fact that non-white people age well after 20s.
Well there are good and bad on both sides.
So I think Jackson preferred the white face features to his own but he preferred the black DNA in music and dance to the white's.
He was an insanely perfectionist which driven him to his own perfection to own a perfect face of his ideal.

]]> By: linda page http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-4/#comment-779186 linda page Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:20:06 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779186 it dose'nt make a differece if he is black or white he's a great preason with love for all man kind there will be no other to ever take his place 1 and 1 only micheal jackson that changed the world to be a better place he is a angel now and will god .please keep story to your seft please don't judge him . tell the true stosy and no lies let the man have peace god is a forgiving god . you cant beleave everything you read now of days my heart gose out to his beloved mother and micheal jackson kids . they will let us know what happen to there son . i am 50 years old to and i listen to his songs all my life from abc 123 .i never meet him but wasalways in love with micheall jackson like a brother i never had .heaven bound angel with wings now fly away micheal god bless him and his family .please just let his mother riase those kids it what he wanted song leave it alone it dose'nt make a differece if he is black or white he's a great preason with love for all man kind there will be no other to ever take his place 1 and 1 only micheal jackson that changed the world to be a better place he is a angel now and will god .please keep story to your seft please don't judge him . tell the true stosy and no lies let the man have peace god is a forgiving god . you cant beleave everything you read now of days my heart gose out to his beloved mother and micheal jackson kids . they will let us know what happen to there son . i am 50 years old to and i listen to his songs all my life from abc 123 .i never meet him but wasalways in love with micheall jackson like a brother i never had .heaven bound angel with wings now fly away micheal god bless him and his family .please just let his mother riase those kids it what he wanted song leave it alone

]]> By: ella http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-4/#comment-779182 ella Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:59:08 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779182 what has become of this world, in which we live.we ask questions that we already know . we made micheal the icon that he left this world being and want an answer to what happen to him and that answer should be given,but his family,children,wives etc should remain private,the jackson's are a family who deserve respect and privacy like any other family that lost a family member.instead of all the questions about his children, his skin color his debt, wealth let us start leaving something we can all give prayers to micheal's family.may god bless this family and through the times to come keep them strong!!!!!!!!!!! what has become of this world, in which we live.we ask questions that we already know . we made micheal the icon that he left this world being and want an answer to what happen to him and that answer should be given,but his family,children,wives etc should remain private,the jackson's are a family who deserve respect and privacy like any other family that lost a family member.instead of all
the questions about his children, his skin color his debt, wealth
let us start leaving something we can all give prayers to micheal's
family.may god bless this family and through the times to come
keep them strong!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Julia Rawdin http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-4/#comment-779166 Julia Rawdin Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:16:58 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779166 I don't think that it is the public's business who are the biological parents of MJ's kids. Even in death the news media cannot let him rest in peace. Please let him rest in peace! He obviously loved his kids very much and he took good care of them. Biological parentage does not make you a parent. It is love and caring and being a positive loving force in a child's life that really matters. I don't think that it is the public's business who are the biological parents of MJ's kids. Even in death the news media cannot let him rest in peace. Please let him rest in peace! He obviously loved his kids very much and he took good care of them. Biological parentage does not make you a parent. It is love and caring and being a positive loving force in a child's life that really matters.

]]> By: Bella http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-4/#comment-779142 Bella Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:55:17 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779142 Joe Jackson is a greedy, ignorant, unfeeling man with no manners. If he was my father I'd want to wipe off any trace of him too! Send Joe away, back to NV. No matter what Michael did to himself I still admired him. It just didn't matter why he did it. This is such a tragedy. Michael Jackson belonged to all of us, he belonged to the world. For those tired of MJ in the news...why? So you can hear about more freaking politics?! Now that's sickening. Joe Jackson is a greedy, ignorant, unfeeling man with no manners.
If he was my father I'd want to wipe off any trace of him too!
Send Joe away, back to NV.
No matter what Michael did to himself I still admired him. It just didn't matter why he did it.
This is such a tragedy. Michael Jackson belonged to all of us, he belonged to the world.

For those tired of MJ in the news...why? So you can hear about more freaking politics?! Now that's sickening.

]]> By: TRob http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/comment-page-4/#comment-779139 TRob Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:53:55 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=44211#comment-779139 DEBRA S. -None of us are in a position to judge anyone, however, Michael was allegedly abused as a child BY JOSEPH JACKSON, NOT his MOTHER...the one who has legal guardianship of his children and practically the only family member he fully trusted with all his heart...hence, he chose her to care for his children. Furthermore, Katherine lives at the family compound in Encino and Joe reportedly lives in Las Vegas and has been separated from his wife for at least the past decade. I'm pretty sure that with all the aunts and uncles, the children will be just fine and very well supported. ALTHOUGH~ I must say that this whole ordeal is pretty weird!! DEBRA S. -None of us are in a position to judge anyone, however, Michael was allegedly abused as a child BY JOSEPH JACKSON, NOT his MOTHER...the one who has legal guardianship of his children and practically the only family member he fully trusted with all his heart...hence, he chose her to care for his children. Furthermore, Katherine lives at the family compound in Encino and Joe reportedly lives in Las Vegas and has been separated from his wife for at least the past decade. I'm pretty sure that with all the aunts and uncles, the children will be just fine and very well supported. ALTHOUGH~ I must say that this whole ordeal is pretty weird!!

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