SmoothCollins
Proud Member
Although I have made a personal choice about buying the album (or not buying it), and my choice is respectfully evident in my previous posts, I'm not going to state my opinion in this post. All you need to know is that I'm a fan, I have been for a long time, and I support Michael the best ways I know how 
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I'd really like to see each of us use empathy when we talk about other members' choices and opinions.
For example: we have two sides on the album- A) people buying the album, and B) people not buying the album:
A) If you are buying it, that's great - I trust you are wanting to support MJ in the best way you know how. I noticed some of you said you are buying the album even though you believe they messed with MJ's vocals. You're doing that because you don't want the press to manipulate poor album sales into articles that call MJ a flop. We can, and should, all understand and empathize with that assessment because it's true. Even if you are of the other opinion, you can still put yourself in someone else's shoes and understand that they're still supporting MJ.
B) If you are NOT buying it, that's great too - you are also wanting to support Michael and fight for all the injustices that seem to happen to him. You personally believe that they've either messed with the vocals, have added too much of James Porte, or have added in too many samples from other MJ songs. You feel that by not buying the album, you are sending a message to Sony that you won't tolerate MJ songs that have been meddled with. Even if you are of the other opinion, you can still put yourself in someone else's shoes and understand that they're still supporting MJ.
I'm making this its own seperate thread because I see this continuing undercurrent of snarky remarks coming from both sides of the opinion. I know the staff of MJJC have taken care of the personal attacks, but I'm talking about the subtle snide remarks that have been in almost every thread I've read recently. Things like calling people "stubborn", "non-supportive", "wanting Michael to fail", "not using your ears", etc is so disrespectful and not what this board is all about.
We are ALL fans, and we are all following our own personal beliefs as to what we think is right. So before you post your opinion or try to convince someone else of your opinion, just re-read your post and make sure you're not subtly putting down people who are supporting MJ in a different way than you.
At this point, is it even necessary to try to convince someone else of your opinion? I think it's time we just trust that each one of us have learned as much as we can, and made the decision that's right for ourselves.
Let's try to empathize with one another instead of trying to convince one another. We're all fans, and we all are doing what we think is right to support MJJ.
That's what Michael taught us, and we can show it here and now.
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. I'd really like to see each of us use empathy when we talk about other members' choices and opinions.
For example: we have two sides on the album- A) people buying the album, and B) people not buying the album:
A) If you are buying it, that's great
- I trust you are wanting to support MJ in the best way you know how. I noticed some of you said you are buying the album even though you believe they messed with MJ's vocals. You're doing that because you don't want the press to manipulate poor album sales into articles that call MJ a flop. We can, and should, all understand and empathize with that assessment because it's true. Even if you are of the other opinion, you can still put yourself in someone else's shoes and understand that they're still supporting MJ.B) If you are NOT buying it, that's great too
- you are also wanting to support Michael and fight for all the injustices that seem to happen to him. You personally believe that they've either messed with the vocals, have added too much of James Porte, or have added in too many samples from other MJ songs. You feel that by not buying the album, you are sending a message to Sony that you won't tolerate MJ songs that have been meddled with. Even if you are of the other opinion, you can still put yourself in someone else's shoes and understand that they're still supporting MJ.I'm making this its own seperate thread because I see this continuing undercurrent of snarky remarks coming from both sides of the opinion. I know the staff of MJJC have taken care of the personal attacks, but I'm talking about the subtle snide remarks that have been in almost every thread I've read recently. Things like calling people "stubborn", "non-supportive", "wanting Michael to fail", "not using your ears", etc is so disrespectful and not what this board is all about.
We are ALL fans, and we are all following our own personal beliefs as to what we think is right. So before you post your opinion or try to convince someone else of your opinion, just re-read your post and make sure you're not subtly putting down people who are supporting MJ in a different way than you.
At this point, is it even necessary to try to convince someone else of your opinion? I think it's time we just trust that each one of us have learned as much as we can, and made the decision that's right for ourselves.
Let's try to empathize with one another instead of trying to convince one another. We're all fans, and we all are doing what we think is right to support MJJ.
That's what Michael taught us, and we can show it here and now.
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