Soul Drops

Michael Jackson’s iconic choreographies

“[…] Michael Jackson understood his talent—and what he was willing to do for it—better than we ever have.” - John Jeremiah Sullivan, GQ.com

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Rock with me / Michael Jackson

-Clade

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Rock with me / Michael Jackson

-Clade

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Iconception

I checked Taj Jackson’s twitter today and look what I found. 

Okay, when I see someone spew such hate, I usually get angry. No matter who it is about. Not this time. This almost had me laughing out loud for some reason. Thanks for making my day, dude. He even went on to make a list of the deluded sycophants. Sycophants. That’s a new one. We’re usually called p******** apologists. Please, don’t get mad at me. I’m trying to approach this with a sense of humour. Which is what we all should do. We shouldn’t even acknowledge people like that.

Look, and please don’t go for my throat for saying that, but I actually don’t have a problem with people believing Michael was/is guilty AS LONG AS they are respectful to the fan community and open for conversation. Those people you can talk to, they don’t insult Michael, some even appreciate him as an artist. They are not haters. Haters are a different beast. 

Believing or even knowing someone (you’ve never met) committed a crime and hating them are two different things. Hate is personal. People like this person from the screenshot, they hate for the sake of hating.They would’ve hated him even without the allegations. And I feel sorry for them. I wonder what it must be like to be filled with such hatred and negative emotions. How are people like that even able to function? And going to the fans to harass them? Really? I also wonder how much time it took this person to come up with such a creative way to describe him. Was it worth the effort just irritate us?

What I’ve noticed about them is how they strive to use the most derogatory way to describe Michael. They get off on the image those words create in they minds. I would never use such words to describe anybody. No matter who it is or what they’ve done. The words you choose to use tell more about who you are as a person than they do about the person you’re describing.

And then my favorite part is that they say that there is something wrong with us. We’re ‘rabid fans’ or ‘stans’ and we’re ‘delusional.’ But when you think about it, how are we delusional? We’re not saying believe that MJ is innocent because we tell you so, we’re saying do your research. That’s it. That’s all we’re asking for. And we shouldn’t even have to ask for it. Nobody had to tell me to go and read about the cases a few months ago. I did it on my own. Because it was the logical thing to do. So far, at least from my experience, the people who have read on the cases with an open mind either believe in his innocence or at least have a reasonable doubt in his guilt. A reasonable doubt. That should be enough. 

This is not just about Michael Jackson. A while ago I found out that Melanie Martinez has been accused of r*** and her fans started burning her CDs and any merchandise they owned right away. All because someone said something. Blindly believing someone’s words is dangerous. If it’s so easy for you to believe that someone is capable of r*** then it should be just as easy to believe that someone could lie about it for financial reasons. People have done worse than just lie when it comes to money. 

What about Polanski? He’s also been labelled a r***** as well. Believe it or not, there are people online who are familiar with the case and defend him. Why don’t you go and harass them? Why don’t you do and call them apologists? Because you seek attention and few things will give you more attention than slandering MJ. 

Someone’s words are not proof. Especially if the case has never been taken to court. There are people who would probably call me stupid for it, but I do believe in innocent until proven guilty. And we also have to learn not to generalise and look separately at each case. I know that celebrities also commit crimes. I know that some of them are in fact guilty. But you have to acknowledge the fact that in some cases someone else wants to use a certain celebrity as their personal ATM. If you want to ruin somebody, the easiest way to do it is to throw accusations at them. Look at what happened with Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. At least Johnny got an apology from the media. Which is more than the Jackson family is ever going to get. 

Anyway, I didn’t mean for this post to go in this direction. This is a serious subject that cannot be covered in two short paragraphs. The point of this post are haters. 

I am part of many fan communities. I’ve witnessed a tremendous amount of hate aimed towards things and people I love. I can’t go through a comment section on yt without reading a hateful comment. Go back to 2017 and try to say that you like BvS/Zack Snyder or Eminem’s Revival album. You’d have an army of people coming to you and explaining to you how you’re wrong to like it. It’s so hard to enjoy things these days. It’s easier pointing out the negative instead of trying to find the beauty in something. 

However, today I stumbled upon a video that gave me a little hope. This person, a yt creator who reviews films, made a video about how even though back in 2016 they hated BvS, their perspective changed. I recommend the video even if you’re not a DC fan. It’s interesting to see how someone’s opinion can change radically if they give something a chance. The video is called  WHY I LOVE BATMAN V SUPERMAN or: How I Learned To Stop Hating And Love Zack Snyder. Give it a try. 

Before I finish, I’d like to say one more things. This post was about haters, but I have acknowledge the other extreme - the stans who in some cases do a bigger damage to a fan community than haters. Not accepting anything negative about something/someone that you like is just as harmful as not accepting anything positive. 

Since this started with Michael, I’d like to finish it with him. I’m new to the community. I haven’t spent years defending him like many of you have. I admire your dedication. But please, there are lines you shouldn’t cross. Be respectful, and don’t insult Michael accusers. Don’t harass them, don’t call them liars. It’s not worth it, and you’re not helping MJ’s case in any way. You’re just hurting the reputation of the community. 

Michael Jackson in the 80's with a John F. Kennedy picture

Michael Jackson with Caroline and John Kennedy Jr.

Michael Jackson x Bad Directed by Martin Scorsese

MJGlobal Fam Zoom Chat with Siedah Garrett - June 25, 2020

My new wallpaper 😍

Most awarded artists of all time:

1. Michael Jackson (834 awards)

2. Beyoncé (688 awards)

3. Whitney Houston (657 awards)

PSA for those who haven’t realized.