CELEBRITY SCALES: Michael Jackson, the Wounded Messenger

[chrisbarrett]

Source: Elites TV

With the mask finally removed, her tearful goodbye humanized him in the eyes of millions of adoring fans and even skeptical detractors across the globe. Paris Jackson was the poignant conclusion to her father Michael’s celebrated memorial service. At the same time, her few words served as a painful reminder of the conflicted legacy that, as some proclaim, the greatest entertainer of all time leaves behind in the wake of his sudden, tragic and mysterious death. In Michael Jackson’s passing, this international icon casts as many if not more unanswered questions about the out of the ordinary life he led behind the curtain of his private stage.

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Global events in the weeks surrounding Jackson’s death alone directly mirror the complex problems for which he attempted to raise international awareness. In Iran and before the world’s eyes, civilian demonstrations were squashed and innocent victims like the young Neda Agha-Soltan brutally murdered by instruments of a totalitarian state. In Washington, D.C., a white supremacist motivated by pure hate attempted a killing spree at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, murdering an African American security guard in his rampage. In North Korea, U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee were unjustly sentenced to twelve years of hard labor to merely serve as international bargaining chips for an evil dictator. Michael Jackson spoke out loudly against these forms of racism and repression and attempted to ignite our passion to prevent the continuance of such abuse, neglect and discrimination. How are we now missing this message when it is even more crucial for it to be absorbed into the public mind? Not only do Michael Jackson’s cries of awakening continue to be ignored but his reputation continues to be smeared.

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Read more: http://elitestv.com/pub/2009/07/celebrity-scales-michael-jackson-the-wounded-messenger-star-studded-legal-commentary-for-the-celebrity-obsessed

[Ex Lurker]

1. Unrecommend n/t

[MichiganVote]

2. Ok he was a saint already. Can we quit this now?

[midnight]

3. His last tour was to promote a message that was quite clear

"they don't care about us" I didn't follow his ups and downs as I was too busy going through school. But after watching the video to this song after hearing of his death, it was clear that his message was as strong one. I really appriciated his last song and the message it spreads. Here is a link to one of the videos that show cases his last song. Listen to his message. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wy5qTeHqms

[Catherine Vincent]

6. Thanks. I had never seen this video before. nt

[Triana]

7. Thank you. If people would listen to Michael and his songs and lyrics instead of the tabloid garbage

....they'd easily know what he was about.

DON'T LET THEM BURY HIS MESSAGE!

[LaRaven]

4. Its about time

Finally some thoughtfulness about A man who believed in LOVE, PEACE, HOPE and HUMANITY.

This author has articulated what so many are feeling. I, too, have learned more about Michael Jackson since his death, and I'm astounded at the power of the media to submerge any fact that does not support the "preferred" story. And this doesn't just pertain to MJ -- look at what the corporate media has been feeding us for the past 10 years! I'm so sick of this, time to find a deserted island to escape the madness and hate of our world.

And if you choose make your own judgements about MJ's message
try reading some of his thoughts - http://www.mjquotes.com/quotes.htm

He certainly was not a child abuser.

[Triana]

8. ABSOLUTELY NOT a child abuser. And thanks for posting that link (mjquotes.com)

I posted it earlier here (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=258x7114)

-- but it's worth posting daily, IMO.

The man was one of the most loving, com/passionate human beings ever.

Perfect? NO. But a damn lot better than most.

[Crowman1979]

5. I just thought he was another wrongly accused and misunderstood person.

Some people are just blowing it WAAAYYYY out of proportion! Maybe it's because I haven't listened to as much MJ as most people.