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Jacob 03:40 pm UTC 06/28/09 |
| In reply to: | re: A little game for Rockmaniacs who read the forum from the top down... - Smeghead 12:55 pm UTC 06/28/09 |
| I thought that selling more than 50 million copies of a single album was the thing that created his legacy, but I guess nobody cared about him until that trial. And if a man is found not guilty in court, that's how he should be treated. Especially with how nuts that family was to begin with. I know it's lol wikipedia, so take it however you want, most of it has sources though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._Jackson#The_Arvizo_Family But please, when you have absolutely no perception of happened other than what the media has told you, don't say anything. > A pedophile does not deserve respect. He built his legacy > by abusing kids... those who choose to ignore this are > disrespecting the children he abused. > > > It's one thing to "not mourn" and one thing to disrespect > > the dead. It's called "rest in peace" for a reason. Just > > be quiet if you don't think he's worthy of your > > condolences. We're talking about a man who was ill on so > > many levels and was so exploited by the media, if he was > > guilty I'm fairly sure he received enough pain in his > > lifetime as punishment. > > > > And nobody is excusing his actions. They're simply taking > > some time to commemorate his legacy as a performer. > > > > > If it's fine for people not to mourn him then why the big > > > fucking headache over Smeg and me who don't want to? > > > > > > He was a great performer who had some great songs, but > > > that doesn't excuse what he was and what he did. Phil > > > Spector was great in the studio but that doesn't excuse > > > what he did. > > > > > > > Once again, not the point. People aren't mourning Michael > > > > Jackson the person, they're mourning Michael Jackson the > > > > artist. Fine if you don't want to do it, but what's the > > > > harm in people who do separate the two? > > > > > > > > It's the same with Phil Spector. If he dies, would you > > > > honestly not spend a single second honoring his music > > > > simply because he's a murderer? > > > > > > > > > What a stupid fucked up perspective. I'd mourn Meat Loafs > > > > > passing because he doesn't fiddle with kids, fuck monkeys > > > > > or reshaped his face every 5 years. > > > > > > > > > > I'm a Meat Loaf & Jim Steinman fan not a Wacko Jacko fan. > > > > > > > > > > > Put it into perspective. If Meat Loaf died tomorrow, > > > > > > wouldn't you in the slightest mourn the man who made Bat > > > > > > Out of Hell rather than just whine about how he treated > > > > > > Jim regarding The Monster Is Loose? | |
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