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Thread started 05/12/19 8:21am

Number23

Newspaper article on Michael Jackson being the modern day Elephant Man

Also saying paedophile hunters might dig him up.
https://www.heraldscotlan...of-nature/
[Edited 5/12/19 8:48am]
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Reply #1 posted 05/12/19 10:25am

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Number23 said:

Also saying paedophile hunters might dig him up. https://www.heraldscotlan...of-nature/ [Edited 5/12/19 8:48am]

Kind of an unfair article and comparision. Joseph Merrick was no victim, far from it. He capitalised on his 'freak' value 50/50 with fair owners, not at all how his story is depicted in the David Lynch film.

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Reply #2 posted 05/12/19 1:54pm

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Er, no. Merrick's life condition was a terrible genetic disease. He lived in poverty, got used in freak shows before dying of a broken neck aged 27, because his head became too heavy for his neck to support sad .

Most of MJ's problems were self-inflicted. He had mental issues, but obviously a great performer.

No comparison smile.

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