To me this is a VERY important point that needs to be made... the lack of a "family" theme in all this process. First off, something that really bothers me is the memorial. When they are showing Pictures and film of MJ, theyre not remembering MJ the Father, the son the brother, they're just honoring the artist. Tell me if im wrong on this one, there is like ONE picture in the whole memorial of MJ with his kids, all the other pics and videos shown were either professionally done, from interviews, photoshoots, album covers, etc...... No pics with his cousins, or brothers just being brothers not performing. How come??? How come the people that took the front rows at the memorial, maybe even most of the rows, were all celebrities. Most of them not even close to MJ. I know SOME family was there, so then why were all the speeches made by people like Queen Latifa, and Kobe Bryant?? 2 people that never even met MJ.. It seemed more like an awards show than it was a Memorial.
[size=+2]Where are these people?[/size]
And we have all seen the funeral booklet, here's the link, not the one at the memorial.
http://new.etonline.com/documents/mjackson_funeral_program_et_090409.pdf
It begins with the family's messages to MJ, but surprisingly enough, his kids were not included. Then the pics that are included again, are not very personal, there are some with his bros and sisters and kids, but they are pics we have seen hundreds of times before, in magazines, etc. Sure there pics that hold deeper meaning to MJ. One that are personal, not ones used before by the media. I mean the Private Home Movies special that aired a few years back about MJ was more persona than this stuff. We got to see MJ the person in that show, doing things with his family that we had never seen before. Being hilarious and just loving life. Last thing in there is a bio of MJ. I was shocked when I read this, because it is just basically an overview of his career. It barely even mentions that MJ had those 3 beautiful kids. I know that he started his career before he could write and its a major part of his life, but that's not all he is. Certainly not, thats why i find it weird that even his family did not give him the humanity he deserves. He's always wanted to be seen as just a normal person, a brother, a father, a son, not just a celebrity. To me it just doesnt make sense, it really does seem like MJ the performer died, but not Michael Jackson the little boy from Indiana...