You obviously didn't catch the irony in my post. I'll say it again, it shouldn't be the FANS responsibility to do what the Jackson family should be doing. Nor did you understand my point. I care nothing about the Jackson's, ONLY MJ. Let's be clear about that. I voice my opinions on their actions, and inactions, as they are the ones fame-whoring for the cameras and money. Oh my dear, but MJ fans DO have a say...ask the Jackson's whose MONEY they want? They want MJ fans money, and without the fans, they ARE nothing, as evidenced by their desperation to cling onto and hawk ANYTHING MJ, including his children.
If you believe Michael's own family didn't stab him in the back, you're living in a parallel universe. Check Latoya, Jermaine, Katherine, and the rest of them, who tried to belittle him, by claiming that he would be NOTHING without the J5, when in reality, they would have been NOTHING without HIM. He was the CHOSEN ONE, BY GOD, NOT them. Their cuts, cut the deepest, as they were the ones, he (MJ) expected, or would expect to have his back above all else, and they haven't and don't.
Where did I say, Sneddon, Dimond, etc. were better for MJ? You need to go back and re-read my post slowly, as I said no such thing.
Abuse can be emotional and psychological. If you don't believe Blanket is troubled emotionally and psychologically by these interviews and appearances he's being pushed into, you need to look again. That childs face, and eyes says it ALL.
And NO, the children are NOT just getting spotlight, they're being EXPLOITED, and that's a horse of a different color. If you don't believe EXPLOITATION is abusive, ask MJ...oops, you can't, because he's deceased. Even before his death, MJ lamented on what the "spotlight and exploitation" of him as a child did to him, and he considered it abuse, and that IS abuse!
What so ironic about it? Fans stayed up all night to flag and report youtube clips. Fans make donations to charity in Michael's name. Fans (Seven and Deborah Ffrench, for instance) who tirelessly research, write and spread the truth. Why? Becasue of ultimate love, admiration and respect.
Does it matter what the Jacksons do or don't do? Their lack-of-action probably makes it more necessary for us to focus our energy on the real priorities - defending Michael against misinformation from the media.
Again and again, your harsh words will not change the way they behave. Your frustration and anger do not lead to anywhere. Face it. None of us here has any say in the Jacksons' family matters.
Dimon, Grace, Bashir, Drew Pinsky intentionally twist facts for ratings. They are the one who stabbed Michael in the back.
Sneddon was the one who brought the bogus charges against Michael.
If you think the above mentioned individuals are better for Michael than the Jacksons, then I don't know what to say.
None of us like the family's actions. But, don't make it sound like the the family is abusing the children. There is absolutely no evidence of any abuse. You can go to the California DFCS and cite all of your observations (the children showing up on interviews, Paris has a twitter account and posing with a bottle of wacky perfum) and see how far you can get. Is it frustrating to see the children getting so much spotlight? Yes. But, again and again, what can we do? Like it or not, Katherine Jackson is the children's guardian. For that reason alone, I'll send her my prayers.
I'm not defening the Jacksons here. Honestly, they don't need my defense for none of the harsh words here carries any impact on them. I'm just saying we should think about the consequence of our actions. Criticism that borders personal attacks on Taj's public twitter does not help; acutally, those posts hinder the good work done by many people.
In which case, we should probably put on our tin-foil helmets?). Sorry for digression, but. . . . . .