That's exactly what was going on. I don't get how some people didn't pick up on that. It was SO OBVIOUS he was making reference to those allegations, among other things.

"Ghosts" is not just some silly video with kids and "scary" effects. It's about more than that. What I got from watching "Ghosts" is that I realized Michael is more than aware of what the public's perception of him is than I had thought. He know's people think he's a "freak, monster, weirdo", etc. but the message he seems to be trying to convey is that he is very misundertstood and all he wants to do is to entertain and bring joy into people's lives with his music. I thought he was confronting many issues about his personal life in this though -from the allegations to plastic surgery-, he made reference to the "big" controversies. Just listen to some of the things he says and does in this film and it's obvious. Listening to "Is It Scary" especially, that song is all about how he thinks most of the public views him. Ghosts is autobiographical in many ways. I've learned more about him actually by watching "Ghosts" than pretty much seeing any interview of his or reading anything about him.
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If I was to properly explain this it would take a lot of energy. At the moment I can't be bothered, but the most profound (and damning) revelations in Mike's work have never been commented on, even though they are pretty brazen.

As you said, they are pretty brazen. Which means that the vast majority of fans who can think at all have already seen them.

As you said, they are pretty brazen. Which means that the vast majority of fans who can think at all have already seen them.

That's exactly what was going on. I don't get how some people didn't pick up on that. It was SO OBVIOUS he was making reference to those allegations, among other things.

"Ghosts" is not just some silly video with kids and "scary" effects. It's about more than that. What I got from watching "Ghosts" is that I realized Michael is more than aware of what the public's perception of him is than I had thought. He know's people think he's a "freak, monster, weirdo", etc. but the message he seems to be trying to convey is that he is very misundertstood and all he wants to do is to entertain and bring joy into people's lives with his music. I thought he was confronting many issues about his personal life in this though -from the allegations to plastic surgery-, he made reference to the "big" controversies. Just listen to some of the things he says and does in this film and it's obvious. Listening to "Is It Scary" especially, that song is all about how he thinks most of the public views him. Ghosts is autobiographical in many ways. I've learned more about him actually by watching "Ghosts" than pretty much seeing any interview of his or reading anything about him.
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I can assure you, they have not.

Yes, but by saying he's just misunderstood, Mike proves that he is the one misunderstanding reality.

Plying children with alcohol and providing them porn in order to lure them into your bed and have sex with them actually does make you a monster.

wow, did you even take the time to look into the case or how the main "witnesses" kept contradicting themselves?

wow, did you even take the time to look into the case or how the main "witnesses" kept contradicting themselves?

Yea. The witnesses were terrible and the kidnapping angle was laughable. The alcohol and porn are very real however. The prosecutor went buck-wild and tried to tackle things they couldn't prove. He should have been acquitted on those charges.

Not because of innocence, but because of a terrible prosecution.

That doesn't make Thriller a bad record. It just makes MJ a creepy monster with a child fetish.

Yes, in the sense that they were really found in the home of a middle aged man. Where's your evidence that it was ever shown to kids?

Meh, let's not have another debate about this. If you read the case (not just the surrounding media) and came to that conclusion, so be it.

Yes, definitely about the allegations but not just a video but an taking the chance to thumb his nose at those involved. Maybe not the best idea. He might as well have flipped them the bird. I knew someday something would come up again.

I'm OK with not opening a long debate either, but since you asked, the accuser and his brother's fingerprints were on porn collected from MJs bedroom. It's all in the case transcripts. I didn't follow any of the media coverage except to see the people crying and cheering outside the court each day.

I'm OK with not opening a long debate either, but since you asked, the accuser and his brother's fingerprints were on porn collected from MJs bedroom. It's all in the case transcripts. I didn't follow any of the media coverage except to see the people crying and cheering outside the court each day.

I think Michael's acting is pretty good in "Ghosts".He seems much more confident and relaxed than he has in previous videos/mini-movies.I was pleasantly surprised.

vainandy said:

Was it that bad to you?

I think Michael's acting is pretty good in "Ghosts".He seems much more confident and relaxed than he has in previous videos/mini-movies.I was pleasantly surprised.