"The Man in the Mirror" (a look at us)
truthprevails
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Hi everyone:
I'd be curious to know how much attention we all paid to Michael between 1999-2009 (the last decade before 6/25/2009). I think it's important for multiple reasons, and hope that you will vote in the poll I've created.
Thanks! LOVE to you all.
I'd be curious to know how much attention we all paid to Michael between 1999-2009 (the last decade before 6/25/2009). I think it's important for multiple reasons, and hope that you will vote in the poll I've created.
Thanks! LOVE to you all.
Comments
You know you can vote anonymously... No need to say how you voted if you wish not to. It's up to you. Casting an honest vote is what matters.
Thanks, Bec! I hope that those who want to offer an explanation that's not captured in the poll will post, like you, and say so (explain).
I certainly appreciate your honesty, trublu (I was brutally honest myself!), but I disagree with the latter part of your statement... "We Are The World", and looking at our own attitude toward Michael in the decade before he passed/"passed" can teach us some important lessons about ourselves, the world (humanity), Michael, and the power of the media. If it's true, for instance, that Michael's message and his real personality pretty much got drowned out by the messages put out by the media, don't you think that would be an interesting finding, and one which makes a statement?
I personally come from a place of regret and remorse... I fell in love with MJ around age 10-11, followed and admired him for a while... And then, somewhere along the line, I forgot what he was all about. I did my homework big-time after 6/25/2009, and discovered so many songs I'd never known about! So many beautiful messages, so much amazing music!
There's a saying, "All it takes for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing."
If we abandoned MJ, we shouldn't be surprised that the world did... We should own up to our mistake (I'm guilty as charged), try to make amends for it (I'm trying!), learn the lesson, and try to teach others the lesson...
Confronting the "man in the mirror" is one of the hardest things in life, but also one of the most essential - if we are to call ourselves humans.
I really do see your point and I agree.
I don't however regret my lack of knowledge from that period, because I felt, even though I wasn't a 'fan' that Michael was a good person who put out great music.
I cannot live with regrets you see, it's something I have learned not to do, I am just happy I know what I know now.
I can only speak for myself, I cannot have regrets for other people who thought horrible things about him because that wasn't me.
Love to you
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I truly hope that others on this forum will see some value in these polls...
All the best!
I fully agree with your "Living Crucifixion" - don't recall seeing it before. Very good points, as well as great writing! I think I was driven by guilt too, on some level... I was living in the States when news of MJ's passing spread like fire, and so many people said so many things at the time... And I felt that most of them weren't truly informed about MJ - and I realized that I was one of them, one of those who had something to say despite not really knowing what they were talking about. So I started the research... Read "Dancing the Dream" and "Moonwalk" (for the first time), watched all the music videos and speeches and interviews, read the Aphrodite Jones book, looked at everything that Michael's friends and collaborators said about him... And I was so shocked at the discrepancy between the real MJ and the image created by the media! I was horrified, and it hit me like a ton of bricks - what the world (WE) had done to him. <!-- s --><!-- s --> <!-- s --><!-- s --> <!-- s --><!-- s -->
Um, hmm, are you sure you're not pranking me? <!-- s;) -->;)<!-- s;) --> Do you have a TV set in your home? Radio? Or maybe cousins who have a TV set or radio?
I certainly wasn't prepared for this - i.e. someone on this forum not hearing of MJ prior to 6/25/2009. <!-- s:oops: -->:oops:<!-- s:oops: --> I imagined that anyone old enough to be here would have heard of MJ before then. If you're telling the truth, then I apologize I didn't include that option in the poll... Your answer, in the form of this post, will count. You simply heaven't heard... Got it. <!-- s:D -->:D<!-- s:D -->
that has been one of the saddest parts for me that i missed seeing so much of his work when it was fresh and new. but maybe if i had i would have fallen prey to the tabloid bs. idk
I'm not kidding around. Yeah, I have TVs, but I wasn't watching the news before 6-25-09, so... . When I first heard that he was 'dead', I was like, "Who is that. That name doesn't ring a bell", but when I turned to the news and heard that he was (cough)dead (cough), that's when I found out that he...was...the King of Pop and he's the reason why I listen to pop.
***ugg, I remember that day like it was yesterday. I don't think I ever cried that much over a two-month period time; I mean I was crying EVERYDAY, especially when I heard Usher and Jermaine sing at the memorial... I broke out.***
Thank you for sharing that, suspicious mind. I think some people are natural empaths who instinctively understand certain things... Maybe you are one of them! No need to vote if you don't feel comfortable doing so... Posting an answer instead, with whatever you wish to express, is great.
OK, you mean to say that you had heard of "the King of Pop" but didn't know the real name was Michael Jackson? So you only made the connection on 6/25/2009? I understand. That's very interesting. I think a lot of people were crying pretty hard on and after that day. <!-- s:( -->:(<!-- s:( --> I cried later...
I see... Thanks for clarifying! <!-- s:) -->:)<!-- s:) -->
Apologies again for not envisioning this scenario... I'm glad you know about MJ now. <!-- s:P -->:P<!-- s:P -->
God bless.........2good2btrue