Re: Michael Forever Tribute/ MJJC Official Statement / Discussion / Estate statement / Fan letter @p
^^I disagree with you in some respects.
We make judgment calls every day based on what people do. But that doesn't mean that our judgement calls are going to be fair and to the proper degree.
And not forgiving someone who contributed in even a small way to MJ's negative image?? MJ himself contributed to his own negative image in some ways. So what? People are not consistent. They pick and choose who they want to follow when they are a part of a group who all did the same thing. Spike Lee spoke about MJ's appearance, not in jokes, but very forthright in interviews. But since he throws a party in the park, I guess it is ok now? Jamie may have made jokes about MJ in stand up, but when speaking to him forthright, as in that interview, he always acknowledge MJ's greatness and continued to do so after he passed. What gives Spike a pass and gets Jamie downgraded when they both did the same thing?
Now everyone might not have treated MJ correctly while he was still here. Hindsight is 20/20. But he has never said a cross thing about MJ after he died, which is more than can be said for some people. What kills me, is that there are some people who now genuinely want to help, who continually and consistently spotlight the kind of person MJ was, and it's MJ's own fans who want to have memories of elephants.
And please do not compare what Jamie said to someone making a racist statement. They do NOT compare in the slightest.
If someone wantef to hate every single person who ever said and did anything wrong to MJ in his life, then what could I say? They can go talk to Bubbles and be only his fan because that is about all who you are going to find that we know of. Otherwise, if you are in the market for forgiving some and not others, then you might come off a bit hypocritical. Jamie making fun of MJ's appearance in a comedy skit yet commending him and contribution to music when speaking on the real does not do as much damage as Spike Lee on the real talk commenting on MJ becoming less black and purposely getting rid of his Black features.
^^I disagree with you in some respects.
We make judgment calls every day based on what people do. But that doesn't mean that our judgement calls are going to be fair and to the proper degree.
And not forgiving someone who contributed in even a small way to MJ's negative image?? MJ himself contributed to his own negative image in some ways. So what? People are not consistent. They pick and choose who they want to follow when they are a part of a group who all did the same thing. Spike Lee spoke about MJ's appearance, not in jokes, but very forthright in interviews. But since he throws a party in the park, I guess it is ok now? Jamie may have made jokes about MJ in stand up, but when speaking to him forthright, as in that interview, he always acknowledge MJ's greatness and continued to do so after he passed. What gives Spike a pass and gets Jamie downgraded when they both did the same thing?
Now everyone might not have treated MJ correctly while he was still here. Hindsight is 20/20. But he has never said a cross thing about MJ after he died, which is more than can be said for some people. What kills me, is that there are some people who now genuinely want to help, who continually and consistently spotlight the kind of person MJ was, and it's MJ's own fans who want to have memories of elephants.
And please do not compare what Jamie said to someone making a racist statement. They do NOT compare in the slightest.
If someone wantef to hate every single person who ever said and did anything wrong to MJ in his life, then what could I say? They can go talk to Bubbles and be only his fan because that is about all who you are going to find that we know of. Otherwise, if you are in the market for forgiving some and not others, then you might come off a bit hypocritical. Jamie making fun of MJ's appearance in a comedy skit yet commending him and contribution to music when speaking on the real does not do as much damage as Spike Lee on the real talk commenting on MJ becoming less black and purposely getting rid of his Black features.
