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Aug. 3, 2009 On the one hand, the family and fans of the late Michael Jackson are fighting to keep his image as the "King Of Pop" and the world's greatest entertainer alive. Many tributes and plans have been set in motion to ensure that Michael is remembered for his talent. MTV ran a special this past weekend praising Michael and his music and radio stations everywhere are still playing Jackson songs all day and night. There is a huge birthday celebration planned for what would have been Michael's 51st birthday in Las Vegas. Many have spoken about Michael and their experiences with him on television and in newspapers and magazines. They speak with a reverence in their voices as if they had been touched by greatness simply by being in his presence. Many keep repeating, "He was so normal, so kind, so wonderful". Why is it necessary to constantly speak about his normalcy? Why the need to tell the world that Michael Jackson was a great humanitarian and lover of children? Could it be because the facts are starting to contradict the impressions that he left on those people who consider themselves so fortunate to simply have been in his presence? Every day there are constant bits and pieces of information that expose Michael for the sad, miserable and fragile drug addict that he was. Every day a little bit more information leaks out about the vast amount of drugs that Michael was using and how he procured those drugs. There are tales of doctor shopping, paying vast sums of money to any doctor who would give Michael the drugs that he craved and as the investigation goes on, it is apparent that at the very least, some medical professionals will most certainly lose their licenses to practice. Some may even go to prison. CBS recently ran a poll about how Michael should be remembered. The majority said that they would remember him for his music...is that ALL he should be remembered for? What should we believe and how should the real Michael Jackson be remembered? For the older fans Michael's talent is set in stone and no amount of truth will shake their faith in the proverbial Peter Pan of music. With these die hard fans his legacy will be one of reverence and awe. What about the younger generation who have only come to know Michael Jackson since his death? Will they only remember him for what they are currently seeing and hearing about his musical legacy or will they have to face the facts that Michael Jackson was a junkie who is just as responsible for his untimely death as the doctors who supplied him with the drugs he craved. I believe that Michael Jackson is a very poor role model for the young people who are just discovering him. He had a lot of talent in his time on the planet but he was also a sick mess who walked around like one of the zombies portrayed in his "Thriller" video. How much of a father was Michael Jackson since he spent long hours either stoned out of his mind or in a coma-like sleep induced by a dangerous substance that he had no business using (Deprivan). I would not want my grandchildren to emulate Michael Jackson nor would I want them to blindly worship him solely on the fact that he had a lot of talent. I would want them to know that along with that talent came a man who was twisted in many ways and not a good example to follow in their young lives. I would want them to know the whole truth about Michael Jackson. Not everything about Michael was child-like and out of some fairy tale saga. He was NOT Peter Pan but more like the Pied Piper....children followed him to Neverland and some were never the same afterwards. We will probably never know the whole truth about Michael Jackson's life, but I am sure that we will eventually know the truth about his death. It would be wise for all of us to pay attention and let his newest fans in on the secrets that are slowly spilling out about how Michael Jackson lived his life and who he really was.
Was he the hero of our fairy tales or the ogre who hides under the bed? I suspect that he was both.
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