Michael Jackson

Whether I’m in the minority about this issue or not, I really feel like the world has lost a great person. Michael Jackson was unfortunately known and judged more for what the press decided to label him as, instead of for what he should have been known more for – which was his BRILLIANT and unique music. People tend to forget that just because you see it on TV, doesn’t mean it’s necessarily true on all counts. MJ fell victim to poor media coverage and was given so many labels, his career never recovered fully, and the press should be ashamed. They ruined the life and career of one of the most talented people ever to set foot on this planet.

No one will ever know, except his close friends and family, if the allegations in the mid-90′s and in 2005 were true or not, but even if they are, you have to learn to separate the man and his music. Don’t forget the amount of good he has done through his music. Who could forget ‘We are the World’? This spawned Live Aid which is still one of the most recognized charity fund-raising attempts to date.

Most people have looked past the negative over the last day or so and have really been affected by his passing, and for the rest of you, there’s nothing I can say. I’m sure you would want the positives in your life to be remembered rather than the negatives, so give him the same benefits as you would want to have.