Re: Michael Forever Tribute/ MJJC Official Statement / Discussion / Estate statement / Fan letter @p
I don't remember the families of other black entertainers acting like this. I don't see their actions as a reflection of their race. It's just a Jackson thing
The Jacksons are the biggest and most well known black family in the world. So they are seen as a reflection of the American Black family unit. It didn't help that Motown promoted the image of them being a happy, caring, loving, functional family to the masses. It wasn't until decades later we learned that things weren't all roses and sunshine. Even then, the family still tries to promote themselves as moral, loving, and above judgment. The way the are acting is promoting the image that black people can't handle money because they spend it on stupid investments, their inner circle of friends and family who are often no good to them, and the willingness to sell out one another to get ahead. The thing is similar things has happen to other semi famous black families like Fantasia who family has use her fame, money, and left her out to dry. So, it kind of short sighted to dismiss what they are doing as simply a 'Jackson' thing. Especially when they undermine the most success black person in modern history who is rival only by Oprah and Obama.
Yes, white families and acts has done similar things, but there is just a smaller pool to look at with black people and people often judge us base on who sticks out the most. It is easy for one who isn't black to say that, 'we don't look at race', when you're not black and don't understand how black children look up to people like the Jacksons as the ultimate success story.
However, this is off-topic and I simply wanted to share my experience to why I think the Jackson clan is currently a disgrace.
As for Gene. What can I say, he is an asshole. His comments reflects more badly on him then it does Michael at this point. He believe Michael screw kids, yet he saw no problem with honoring a man he did such a terrible crime. Even if he says it is just to honor the music, that still does little to excuse what he had done. Because you are telling the suppose victims that you don't really care what happened to them because the man's music was so good. So, you are telling the victims that they are trash and what happened to them doesn't really mean anything.
Most likely Gene took the gig for the same reason he does most of the things he does, money. He had said that KISS simply wants money. It has never been about the music, the fans, or even fame. It's all about getting as much as they can out of people's wallets, screw morals and principles. Gene dishonored himself, but I know for a man like that it doesn't mean a thing to him. Which is why it is more of a disgrace that the Jacksons even considered him to be part of any tribute. Yet to them, it was only 'unfortunate'.
