Reply #9: Suspicion of pedophilia? [View All]

[Dogmudgeon]

I doubt that Jacko is a pedophile at all. I think the man has severe sexual repression and is asexual. Nobody has so much as seen him act out with girlfriends, let alone his wives.

There are people like this, and Michael Jackson is a good candidate for being afflicted with this disorder. He had an horrendous childhood, his parents (ostensibly hyperreligious) pushed him into courtship and sexual behavior at an early age, and he never got to have the typical experiences of childhood. Pedophiles typically aren't pushed into sexual behavior; they have sexual behavior forced on them.

I don't think there is much for a parent to fear from Jackson except that he might start crying on the shoulder of a young child who would not know what was going on. I don't knock people who make it a point to announce that they wouldn't let their kids around Jackson -- he's a strange, sad man. That doesn't mean he's a pedophile, but the strangeness of his character does give a lot of people "the willies".

There's a better chance, IMO, that Jackson would develop a debilitating psychiatric illness than overt pedophilia acting-out.

Sorry if this doesn't mesh well with the outrage many are experiencing. My "take" on Jackson isn't so much exonoration as pity. The guy's a mess, and I think he's doing a good job holding it together. But there's only so much one person can do.

--p!