u/Scarlxrd_enjoyer

Of course Joe worked him hard as a child, but he toured for his whole life and did it to make people happy, and it was this tough treatment that made Michael into the artist he is. I think it’s ok to make tour jokes therefore where people use that pic of Colman Domingo in the movie with his mouth open, so I think people should stop complaining about it and hating every time they see it

What I don’t think is ok, is when people post those weird ai pictures of irl joe holding a belt, because that’s just making fun of Michael’s real childhood trauma which was being physically abused, which is nothing to be amused by at all, and caused him serious mental health issues. That’s just my stance on it but I’d be curious to hear what other people think.

I love that the majority of people here humanise MJ, and I mean it, they humanise him. Bc while the rest of the world perceive him as a superstar, everyone here can acknowledge the fact that he was a human, a deeply troubled human, and through psychological analysis of his life and upbringing, we can learn more about his disturbing patterns of behaviour, and what influences someone to do such horrible things, rather than being emotional or acting obsessive or treating him like some higher being, in the way a lot of MJ fans do. Now I’m not saying it’s bad to say that you want him to rot in hell, or whatever, but it’s kind of useless and I don’t really care about it, but the value I personally see in this sub is that the discussion here is generally very civilised and calm, and it has educated more and more people on the patterns of abuse and pedophilia that pervade in regular society, but that do not receive such close analysis and understanding as the case of MJ has, ironically thanks to his “superstar” status. I think what’s really important to take from this sub is knowledge of abusive patterns and how to spot them, and to take this knowledge into our personal lives, to try and recognise how we can put a stop to and report this kind of behaviour when we notice signs of abusive behaviour. Pedophilia and grooming is way more common than people think in seemingly regular families and relationships, and taking action in our own lives is the best way we can show support for MJ’s victims but also victims of abuse in general.

It’s my favourite ever MJ performance, so addicting to watch, the dance routine is perfection, and this specific version of love you save is top 3 MJ songs ever for me, Ive watched this video 4 times today.

They are both amazing performances by Jafaar, I’d be interested in if people can decide, personally I’ve seen the movie only twice so other people will have better opinion than me.

For me it’s human nature just slightly, but I think that’s mainly bc the “ohwhyyy” of the song is just so heavenly, especially with that cinema surround sound, I find it impossible to not say it is the best performance, I think the crowd extras also nailed their reactions to the song, they all stopped losing their minds and just closed their eyes and felt pure, actual heaven in that moment, which is exactly how I felt in the cinema, lmk your thoughts.