The Undeniable Racist Overtones Of The Posthumous Michael Jackson Witch Hunt
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while white men accused of sexual crimes tend to have their brushes with infamy muted by the media, when it comes to African American celebrities, the rules are very different. Michael Jackson is an innocent man according not only to his sworn testimony, but according to an American justice system that historically has been known to have anti-African American biases.
What is your proof that white men accused of sexual crimes have gotten light and fluffy treatment from the media? You got any stats on that claim? No? What a surprise.
shareWoody Allen, Roman Polanski, Bryan Singer, Garth Ancier, David Neuman, Gary Goddard, Charlie Sheen, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Paige,Ted Nudgent ,Ed Buck....etc
shareAll cases you cite have had their names dragged through the mud in the press. Polanski had to flee the US to evade prosecution for rape. If you just mean these guys are not in jail, then why not include MC Ren, Tavis Smiley, Russell Simmons, Tyga, Rick Ross, etc. Oh yeah. Black guys. We wouldn't want to upset your racially selective memory, now would we?
shareI wish the supposed liberals and bleeding heart do-gooders condemning Jackson right now could be pushed a little more on this point, Threadkiller.
These pretend progressives seem to so quickly forget how stacked the justice system is against men of colour.
Right. Poor, poor Michael Jackson, the international superstar of all superstars, millionaire many times over. Who paid off one accuser for $22 million with a clause guaranteeing him neither his accuser or his parents could ever speak about him or testify against him. Who was acquitted by an all-white jury in conservative Santa Maria.
Yep, the justice system sure was stacked against him.
Look Catbookss, I just saw a thread where you say you can't compartmentalize and separate an artist from their art. That being the case, you're going to find that there's not a lot of art you can continue enjoying.
Maybe that makes you a better person than me, but I suspect if I were in your shoes I'd be miserable.
I've made a lot of sacrifices in my personal and professional life in order to be a 'good person', and as a consequence it has left me lonely and poor. Still, if that's what integrity takes, that's what I'm prepared to do.
Moreover, I don't eat meat or dairy, and I don't drive a car. I do everything I can to reduce my carbon footprint including giving up the soft drinks I liked until recently, in order to cut down on plastic waste.
But art and entertainment is where I draw the line. I'm prepared to be alone and in a job far beneath my skills and intelligence level, but one thing I'm not prepared to give up is the music, the films, the TV shows, and the literature I hold dear. They're the things that make life worth living for me, and quite honestly I'm not responsible for Michael Jackson, especially since he's long dead, and nor should I be made to feel guilty about still wanting to listen to his music.
If that's my vice, bear in mind that it's a vice that hurts absolutely no-one.
What does any of that have to do with the fact that the justice system was NOT stacked against Michael Jackson? Right, not a thing.
shareI didn't categorically say that the justice system was stacked against Michael Jackson.
I just know that it tends to be stacked against black men. Michael Jackson was a black man.
You do the math...
You know, you're impossible to have a rational, logical discussion with.
shareI'm sorry (although I had, perhaps wrongly, believed you had said something different to me in the past).
Anyway, I'm not saying Michael Jackson is innocent. Not at all.
All I'm saying is that I think the OP makes an interesting point about the racially biased justice system. Whether he is applying his point to the right case is another matter altogether.
The OP's point is bullshit. There are plenty of examples of famous white guys going to prison for rape, while black celebrities get off in dubious circumstances. There's nothing particularly "interesting" about it when no real data is put forward. Just more in-vogue woe-is-me racial victimization.
shareHe didn't molest anyone until he was white though
shareOh please, Jackson had turned himself into a white woman by the time of the trial.
shareOh look, the race card has been tossed. What a surprise. There's nothing more racist in the scrutiny Jackson is getting than, say, that which Kevin Spacey got. Hey, the critics of Kevin Spacey clearly had racist motivations. Even the white ones. Disprove that. What? You can't? It means I'm right.
shareKevin Spacey is gay.
You don't think the LGBTQ community are also subject to discrimination?
These days, no, not more than anyone else. And as a "protected class" they stand to be awarded a healthy chunk of change if they're fortunate enough to have anyone even look at them funny at the workplace.
shareI have a dream that someday people will be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
shareSo do I, but as it stands it is still just a dream.
shareOne of the smartest things I've ever seen about how we can get rid of racism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=55&v=GeixtYS-P3s
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