Michael Jackson was a paedophile. Why does the local school choose one of his songs for the kids to perform to?

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I also have a friend whose little boy has learnt all his moves and she puts MJ on for him to dance to.

I don’t understand, hearing his music makes me feel sick.

My point was that even if you separate the artist from the art (which is what you had an issue with) people still wouldn’t watch Jim’ll Fix It.

I think he was probably a paedophile. I do see the sense of separating the art from the artist, though.

MJ has become popular again. Many of my teen’s friends are listening and singing to his music.

Drew Barrymore, allegedly

He was a paedophile.

His music wasn't that good.

He was acquitted of all charges. Get over it.

I grew up in the 80s and we all knew he was bizarre and odd. Almost like human rules didn't apply to him. He seemed to not have a gender, a sexuality, anything you could pinpoint as normal. But we still danced and sang along to his music as it was so popular at the time.

I think now I wouldn't introduce my kids to his music as it's not something mainstream that they'll come into contact with unless an older person influenced them to look at or listen to him.

Like OJ and Diddy.

If you're old enough to remember the MJ of the Jackson 5 and the Off the Wall album, a nice looking and very talented black guy, it was bewildering and sad to see what he turned into physically and in terms of how he behaved and I think a lot of excuses were made for him for a very long time. It seems like it is still going on. I suppose people will always defend those they admire and always will. I didn't follow the case but paying people off is never a good indicator of innocence.

I suppose people will always defend those they admire and always will. I didn't follow the case but paying people off is never a good indicator of innocence.

💯@Uricon2 . Excellent points.

He was found not guilty. But one of MJs accusers described the Vitiligo pattern on his pen*s perfectly, at thats pretty damning.

As others say, separate music from the artist. Most famous male singers are unsavoury, liking teenagers etc. I can’t stand most of them
but enjoy the music.
I still love lostprophets even though I hope the singer will die a painful death.

His pens?
You can write the word penis on here.

Thank you, I wasn't sure 😅

I'm feeling faint - bring me the smelling salts 🤣

Oh so this is how an intelligent society wants to love 'oh well the media says the person is guilty so they must be' and I say this in general, I personally use more brain cells than that

I have no interest in what the media say.

The adult men who tell us through tears how obsessed he was with their anus at 8 years old. I find that quite compelling.

When combined with video footage of him regularly accompanied by boys between 8–12, holding their hands, taking them on tour, I would be stupid not to believe these men.

He literally paraded his ‘boyfriends’ in front of the entire world. But people will do ridiculous mental gymnastics to claim he was ‘childlike’. If it sounds like a horse, smells like a horse and looks like a horse, then it’s probably a horse, not a zebra. If it behaves like a paedo, it’s probably a paedo.

These two things are not connected.

Was Fred West a murderer?

Was Jimmy Savile a serial abuser?

Did OJ kill Nicole?

The difference here is, banning the playing of Red Hot Chili Peppers music would be a blessing to humanity whatever the reason, but Jackson, not so much.

In your opinion

Yes.

Everything I write on Mumsnet is my opinion.

I expect that’s the same for most people here.

Unless you believe there are lots of people on Mumsnet posting other people’s opinions for shits and giggles?

I suppose we could all write “in my opinion” as the final line of our posts.

Or, if people don’t, you could post “in your opinion” after most of the posts on Mumsnet.

Alternatively, it’s probably OK not to, and most people will still understand whose opinion it is.

They should dance to Blame it on the Boogie. Even though it was written by Michael Jackson there is no doubt it was not written by a paedophile.

If a couple of US law firms are to be believed, documents have been sealed until 2034 relating to direct evidence he was. Film footage from a hotel outside the USA and other snippets not seen before. Hush money, non disclosure agreements, bribes and direct threats involved until all the cash from his estate can't be touched any more.

I would like to think these are all conspiracy theories ... but tbh they all sound far to close to what is possible to happen, that I would guess we'll have to wait nine more years to the 25th anniversary of his death.
I never like his music anyway barring Thriller video.

It wasn't written by Michael Jackson