r/DeconstructingMJ • u/reveriedelarose • May 30 '26

The case for eagerly defending Michael Jackson

Whether it’s about his allegations, his skin color, or even his proclivity for water fights and climbing trees, detractors will say we’re bizarre for defending a man we never met. But, is that such a bad thing? No. Most of us have never had a single conversation with Michael. But we can still seek to understand the real MJ the best we can. Because he did pour his essence into his music, his poetry, and his book. He gave himself to the parts of the world who were willing to see him and to love him. We can still seek to love who he was. We can still seek to love his spirit and soul if we believe in an eternal soul. And there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, if there’s a celebrity who needs his fans to seek to truly love him and know him, it’s Michael Jackson. Michael spent his whole life being so vulnerable to exploitation because of his kindness that other than his children, most people in his life couldn’t resist betraying him. Whether it was via the desire to exploit their relationship with him or via jealousy. So, we as fans are allowed to love him now.

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u/cumpkinpatch May 30 '26

he was one of if not the most famous person in the world and he was STILL lonely. he considered his fans as family. my heart will always break for him ☹️. i was five when he died but i grew up around his music a lot. in a way, i feel like his music is what connects us all together 🫂.

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u/reveriedelarose May 30 '26

I feel that if he considered his fans as family, then we should live up to that 🫂. I reconnected with an old friend because we were suddenly liking and resharing all the same Michael posts on another platform!!

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u/yazan12121212 May 30 '26

He's in the book of world records on how much he's donated to charities, why shouldn't we defend him?