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Defending Mike

Ok fans, i know yall might have defended mj once or twice when some hater/mj basher has gone and dissed our Mike! i wanna hear how you defended him and if the hater/mj basher stopped and tell his/her reaction, :D send them storys to [email protected]

Welcome to Michael Jackson 101 ( introductory level ) ;)

Michael Jackson is mostly misunderstood because of four main issues. The first thing that most people think of when they hear the name "Michael Jackson" is the child molestation charges that surfaced eight or nine years ago. Is Michael Jackson guilty of such a horrible crime? The answer is simple but goes against what any tabloid would tell you if you gave them your time. Its just a simple No. Why? Simply because of the Information the media failed to deliver to the public, but it is not hard to figure out if you just think about it and look at the facts. What happened was a 12-year-old boy claimed to be molested by Michael Jackson. His parents (one of which was jealous of his sons relationship with the super star) did one of two things that no other 'sane' parent would do. First, they allowed their case to go public. Simply because they wanted publicity and they wanted to tarnish Jackson's reputation. Secondly, they asked for a large amount of money from Jackson in order to settle the case, even when they were asked by the authorities if they wanted to go to court to prosecute Jackson further by landing him in jail. They said No. Now, I ask what parent when thinking that their child was in fact molested would simply settle for MONEY? That shouldn't be the issue. A parent in that situation should want Justice and Revenge. Not in this case... Why? Simply because they were greedy and saw this as a perfect opportunity to get money. They also knew that Michael Jackson was infact innocent and did not want to put an innocent man in jail. Now let's say that they thought that getting money from Jackson was punishment enough and thought that would be getting back at him for ''molesting'' their son. But the fact remains that it wasn't punishment at all because Michael Jackson is a very rich man and probably makes the amount of money that they asked for in a series of months or a year. Its very simple all they were out for from the beginning was money and publicity, like I have stated before. Michael Jackson is very rich and large amounts of money and popularity are very tempting to "normal everyday people'' such as the parents primarily the father of this young child who he used just like Michael Jackson to get what he wanted. People will do anything for money, and in this case a painfully innocent man was used and tortured for it.

The second thing most people tend to think about when they hear the name "Michael Jackson" is that his skin color is obviously not the same color it used to be. No, its not because he bleached his skin like tabloids said when they saw that his skin was different and didn't know why. They had to tell the people something and since Jackson didn't come out and say he had a problem at first they just made it up... No harm done right? Wrong. The fact is that he has a skin condition which destroys the pigmentation of the skin and in his case, would turn black skin white. Its called Vitiligo. It also creates blotches on the skin, which he uses makeup to cover, which brings me to my next issue: Makeup. Like I said, Michael Jackson uses Makeup to cover the blotches on his skin created by Vitiligo. He also wears it because he was brought up on stage. Every artist, yes even males wear makeup on stage. Its called stage makeup and when your famous you find yourself wearing makeup almost 80 percent of the time. Michael has always had a hard time with his looks and wearing makeup helps him feel better, he is more conformable wearing it. What's wrong with expressing yourself? Nowhere on a bottle of makeup does it say ''for women only''. If a man wants to wear it let him. We are all different. When a male wears makeup why should he be labeled and condemned. It does not mean their gay which Michael Jackson is not. He was married twice and has two children.

The last thing most people comment about is the fact that Michael Jackson has had plastic surgery. Yes, he has had some, but not as much as the papers have led the public to believe. I'm not about to list everything he has done, nor do I know. What I do know is the fact that many other artists in Hollywood and in countless other places of the world have infact had plastic surgery, just like Michael Jackson. No one ever says anything about them. Thats not fair to harp on one person like they do Michael Jackson. Let me just remind you that we ( the public ) really don't know what Michael Jackson goes through when the cameras stop rolling. Michael Jackson has not had a normal life. He is constantly chased and tracked down like a dog. He is the most famous person on this earth and cant go anywhere without 10 body guards. He missed out on a lot growing up including a childhood, he is a prisoner of his own fame. Its like he is trying to change his life with each surgery. Bottom line no one knows what its like to be Michael Jackson so why should we judge?

Now that I have listed and cleared up many of the rumors about Michael Jackson, I would like to say that Michael Jackson is a sweet person. He is a very shy and bright individual, who cares deeply about this plant and the people who live here. He writes songs about healing mother earth and brining up children so there will be no more hatred and no more greed like he has unfortunately seen in his life. He hates wars and wishes for world peace. He has set up many many foundations for sick and need children of the world. He wants nothing more out of life than to help people and share his love though his music and dance. He has accomplished a lot throughout the years. Just to name a few, he recorded the biggest selling album of all time, selling over 40 million copies worldwide. He had the most requested video to ever be played on MTV. He breaks new records every time he releases a new album. I'm not going to list all the wonderful things that this man has done for music history because it would simply take too long.

The next time you hear the name "Michael Jackson" just remember all the records he has broken and remember that under all the garbage the tabloids have attached to his name is a loving man who cares about people, the earth, animals, children, life, peace and harmony. Therefore, Michael Jackson is one of the most misunderstood people in the world

By Angela Antinarella

" People think they know me, " Michael once said "but they don't, Not really. Actually, I am one of the loneliest people on this earth. I cry sometimes, because it hurts. It does. To be honest, I guess you could say that it hurts to be me."

- Michael Jackson

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