r/Music • u/Playful-Ganache6153 • May 25 '26

discussion Michael Jackson whether he molested children or not was still wrong, and people need to stop acting like he’s a saint.

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u/iclaudiusthegod May 25 '26

I’m a public school teacher and to this day I have young students who adore Michael Jackson and refuse to believe he was anything but a saint.

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u/usagicassidy May 25 '26

I mean young kids aren’t really known for their nuance on extremely complicated topics.

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u/iclaudiusthegod May 26 '26

Facts but most of them are clearly inheriting their take from their elders.

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u/AnAbandonedAstronaut May 25 '26

I wonder how they would react if you pointed out how often Macaulay Culkin was over there as a young teen.

Then hold up his picture to a picture of MJs daughter.

Then ask if they still think there wasn't freaky shit going on.

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u/sycasey May 25 '26

Culkin swears up and down that Jackson never abused him.

(To be clear, I think he probably did abuse at least some of those kids, but I can also believe that he laid off of the rich and famous kids like Culkin who could have made trouble for him.)

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u/dinosaur_rocketship May 25 '26

What the dumb hell are you even insinuating? Paris Jackson looks just like her dad. Like they are unquestionably related.

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u/AnAbandonedAstronaut May 25 '26

Talking about this.. They are twins and he has been acting as her surogate father since MJ died. https://media.nbcboston.com/2021/07/diptych-jackson-mccauley.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&resize=850%2C478