Jacko
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@mariner4life said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Look, people don't like to find out that figures they have put a lot of stock in may not be as pure as our idealistic view of them. George Pell in Australia is another good example.
People will perform mental gymnastics in order to avoid admitting their hero is a creep. And Michael Jackson is a loooot of people's hero.
Human nature is a funny thing.
The think with MJ it's not so cut and dried because the guy was so astonishingly weird. He took a chimp as his date to an award ceremony ffs.
Also what's this I hear about him being chemically castrated to keep his singing voice? Didn't his doctor verify that?
If that's true that'll do some serious mental damage.
....then again think of how much distractionless work you could get done
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@dogmeat said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
The denial over whacko has only ever been matched by the shocked response "Freddy Mercury's not gay!" when it was announced he had died of AIDS
Yes it's exactly the same.
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@Rembrandt said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@mariner4life said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Look, people don't like to find out that figures they have put a lot of stock in may not be as pure as our idealistic view of them. George Pell in Australia is another good example.
People will perform mental gymnastics in order to avoid admitting their hero is a creep. And Michael Jackson is a loooot of people's hero.
Human nature is a funny thing.
The think with MJ it's not so cut and dried because the guy was so astonishingly weird. He took a chimp as his date to an award ceremony ffs.
Also what's this I hear about him being chemically castrated to keep his singing voice? Didn't his doctor verify that?
If that's true that'll do some serious mental damage.
....then again think of how much distractionless work you could get done
Yeah was that true? Sounds weird but it's MJ. That's why the question is up in the air. The guy was a farking alien.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@mariner4life said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Look, people don't like to find out that figures they have put a lot of stock in may not be as pure as our idealistic view of them. George Pell in Australia is another good example.
People will perform mental gymnastics in order to avoid admitting their hero is a creep. And Michael Jackson is a loooot of people's hero.
Human nature is a funny thing.
The think with MJ it's not so cut and dried because the guy was so astonishingly weird. He took a chimp as his date to an award ceremony ffs.
You got a problem with blowing Bubbles?
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@MajorRage said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@mariner4life said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Look, people don't like to find out that figures they have put a lot of stock in may not be as pure as our idealistic view of them. George Pell in Australia is another good example.
People will perform mental gymnastics in order to avoid admitting their hero is a creep. And Michael Jackson is a loooot of people's hero.
Human nature is a funny thing.
The think with MJ it's not so cut and dried because the guy was so astonishingly weird. He took a chimp as his date to an award ceremony ffs.
You got a problem with blowing Bubbles?
Yeah I hate West Ham.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@MajorRage said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@mariner4life said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Look, people don't like to find out that figures they have put a lot of stock in may not be as pure as our idealistic view of them. George Pell in Australia is another good example.
People will perform mental gymnastics in order to avoid admitting their hero is a creep. And Michael Jackson is a loooot of people's hero.
Human nature is a funny thing.
The think with MJ it's not so cut and dried because the guy was so astonishingly weird. He took a chimp as his date to an award ceremony ffs.
You got a problem with blowing Bubbles?
Yeah I hate West Ham.
And Scott Hamilton (FFABSH)
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@RLx31 said in Re: Movie review thread...:
Leaving Neverland is on Ch4 in UK tonight and tomorrow in two parts. Not sure I could watch due to its nature but its getting a lot of publicity here at the moment. Are radio stations in NZ Aus, elsewhere playing his music still or stopped like UK??
They are stopping the play of his music which is just stupid.
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@RLx31 it airs in NZ over the weekend.
@Hooroo ooh, loved that movie, might have to get that for TR Jnr
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It’s not his fault he knew sexy kids.
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the stance to not play his music is pathetic, I know there has always been the suspicions, but he was cleared in a court of law, one of the guys now claiming the abuse defended him in the case.
Can they re-open the case to try him posthumously?
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It's also a slipperly slope. John Lennon beat his first wife, should we can The Beatles too? Others have already mentioned R Kelly and Chris Brown.
Some artists are scumbags. We have mechanisms in place to deal with that (courts, etc). This is consequence free virtual signalling, super brave to take a stand against a dead guy. How about targetting the guy who still is fucking kids (and peeing on them) and is still alive?
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@Kirwan Elvis allegedly liked his young girls...
The price of fame is such that rumours, unfounded or not will follow these people.
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It's also a slipperly slope. John Lennon beat his first wife, should we can The Beatles too? Others have already mentioned R Kelly and Chris Brown.
Some artists are scumbags. We have mechanisms in place to deal with that (courts, etc). This is consequence free virtual signalling, super brave to take a stand against a dead guy. How about targetting the guy who still is fucking kids (and peeing on them) and is still alive?
Who is doing that???? I'm not a fan of the death penalty but I am of brutal torture for those types!
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@taniwharugby said in Jacko:
the stance to not play his music is pathetic, I know there has always been the suspicions, but he was cleared in a court of law, one of the guys now claiming the abuse defended him in the case.
Can they re-open the case to try him posthumously?
Re: music, not a huge fan but I like some of it seems silly to stop and these allegations have been made before. Or is this a royalties thing-do relatives get the royalties after the death of an artist and no one wants to line his pockets so to speak because of accusations?
This whole thing is very messy that's for sure.
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@RLx31 said in Jacko:
@taniwharugby said in Jacko:
the stance to not play his music is pathetic, I know there has always been the suspicions, but he was cleared in a court of law, one of the guys now claiming the abuse defended him in the case.
Can they re-open the case to try him posthumously?
Re: music, not a huge fan but I like some of it seems silly to stop and these allegations have been made before. Or is this a royalties thing-do relatives get the royalties after the death of an artist and no one wants to line his pockets so to speak because of accusations?
This whole thing is very messy that's for sure.
In Gary Glitters case he’s using that money to buy child prostitues in Asia so not playing his music would be a good idea.
