u/Long_Dragonfly_3067

Speaking in absolutes about MJ's (or anyone's) sexuality is wrong.

I find a lot of the discourse around his sexuality lazy and at times in bad faith. Some fans try hard to push the narrative that MJ was this 100% straight womanizer that could've never been interested in the same gender, mainly because they believe it counters the idea of him possibly molesting young boys. But just like you can't assume that he didn't like the same gender, it's also wrong to assume that be couldn't possibly be attracted to women. It's similar to what fans do: to validate the allegations some people claim that he has never ever been attracted to women in his life (you don't have to believe this to believe the victims) when there are signals that he was, and even if you don't believe those you still can't know for sure the extent of his attraction to women. Sexuality is a spectrum, and him speaking in a feminine way or looking androgynous doesn't prove lack of attraction to women. Him being attracted to women also doesn't prove lack of attraction to men. I say this because both of these points were being made under a now deleted post from another user. I personally believe that he did like women but wasn't necessarily straight. I think his love for Diana Ross was real, and he expressed it both privately and publicly for more than 2 decades. But at the end of the day sexuality is complex and claiming that someone was 100% straight or 100% gay is tricky, especially when it comes to someone who we don't fully know.

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u/Long_Dragonfly_3067 — 15 hours ago

MJ had kids from a white woman but wanted black women to be their mother figures

Michael chose to have white children (plus Blanket who doesn't look half black either) but cut their biological mothers out of their lives and wanted them to be raised by black women. He chose Grace Rwaramba (who was previously his secretary) to be their nanny. Wanted his mother Katherine to take care of the kids in case something happened to him (not that surprising, but still wouldn't let Debbie Rowe raise them). And in his will he wrote that in case something happened to Katherine, he wanted Diana Ross to be their guardian.

According to Paris, Michael was telling them that they were black and should to be proud of it. There was a point where Michael was getting closer to the black nationalist group Nation Of Islam, known for their anti-white and anti-jewish sentiments, which caused Debbie Rowe to sue for custody of her white jewish children.

It's interesting how Michael didn't want to pass down his genes and disliked blackness on himself, but wanted his kids to identify with black people and be around them. He clearly had issues with body dysmorpia but I don't think this shows a disdain for black people as a whole.

u/Long_Dragonfly_3067 — 4 days ago

What are the odds of the theatrical release of a concert film?

After the success of the biopic and Michael's increased popularity among younger audiences, studios might want to make money from restoring the footage from some of Michael's concerts and making a concert film. For us younger fans, watching a Michael Jackson concert in a movie theatre would be the closest we'll ever get to seeing him live and i would die to watch the bad or dangerous tour on a big screen! Do you guys think that this could happen after the release of the second biopic, or would it be counterproductive as Michael could end up oversaturating the media?

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u/Long_Dragonfly_3067 — 7 days ago

YouTube channels recommendations

Hi, new fan here! Can anyone recommend some good YouTube channels that post archive footage and accurately cover Michael's career and personal life?

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u/Long_Dragonfly_3067 — 1 month ago