Open Thread: Michael Jackson Edition
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arkday – um no MJ without the beatles?
um what?
What – when are you going to apologize for using retard as an offensieve slur. Not in context, but as an offensive slur. You have a thousand posts like that. So apologize.
THL – I agree. I think Dina does need to stop hiding behind Caroline – but again she did sorta stand up last night and say she would be willing to have a friendship with Danielle.
Am sorry, yes I think Danielle’s past is the past, but she’s a fruitbat who should be in therapy and not thinking her new “fans” are really there to love her – that part grossed me out!
for me the reason why i am interested in talking about michael jackson is because it seems so shocking that he just died. obviously he was a very disturbed guy, but i didn’t think he was physically unfit (except for the stuff he did to himself, like bleaching his skin, plastic surgery, etc). so for me i somehow find it more worthy of discussion than farah farrah fawcett and ed mcmahon because it was much more unexpected.
also, it is a very conflictual place to be in though – wanting to appreciate someone who has brought a great deal of joy to the world through his music but has also been accused of hideous crimes against children.
Gem10 – yeah, that makes more sense.
“Even as a member of Team Hetero, I had a picture of him from his Thriller days in my locker at school, just above a picture of Katerina Witt.”
sounds like high camp to me also Biff : )
i named one of my dogs Tito after this Eddie Murphy skit of Michael:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhA_xRVl5Vo
“What, it seems to us that there’s a big difference between calling some the N-word (or using it disparagingly) and discussing its usage. We’re open to being persuaded differently, but so far, as usual, you’ve resorted to ranting rather than reasoning. ”
Really??!! This is calm for me. I feel at this point we are getting nowhere. Like I said before if your OK with it then I’m OK with it too.
” Clearly, in the context it was used, there was no malice intended by the commenter.”
Context is perception Brownstoner.
“And don’t make it a personal attack on DIBS–make a reasoned case.”
Dave get a pass. Thank you Brownstoner for addressing my concerns, you have been a big help and far as I’m concern this matter is now closed.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end…
Yes – he was one of the greatest musicians of all time.
but he used the fame and fortune WE gave him to live above the law.
people who deserve our praise and mourning more than mj die everyday.
Dave, just a small point, your first amendment right is something the government cannot infringe. Mr. B could make the choice to ban the word from the blog without any violation of the Constitution.