When I was in Jr. high I had a friend named Beth. Beth and I had a lot of sleep overs. We did all kinds of fun things at our sleep overs. We made prank calls ( before caller ID.) We streaked naked through the neighborhood because there was a popular song called the streak, and we stole our parents booze and cigarettes. We also looked at my dad's playboy and read parts out of The Happy Hooker. Beth had some experience with boys, I had none. Either way, eager to practice, for when we got real boyfriends we kissed at sleep overs too.One time we even felt each other up. Poor Beth got the raw end of the deal though, since my boobs were about as big as my 4 year old brothers.
I wasn't attracted to Beth and I definitely liked boys.In fact, even if I liked girls that way, I don't think Beth would have been my type. But basically I made out with her and felt her up anyway. I never thought much of it and later in life I found out boys did similar things. Although it seemed like boys were a lot grosser, with their circle jerks and what not. And I heard of boys showing each other how to masturbate and things that I would have never done with Beth, even if she asked.
Now you may be wondering what on earth that has to do with my theory. I'm getting to that.
From what I hear most child molesters are 1) sexually attracted to children and 2) get off on the power and were most likely molested themselves.
That never really fit Michael Jackson from what I could see and it seemed he genuinely loved his little friends and was sincere when he said he wouldn't hurt a child. Although, I would not be surprised to learn he had been molested at some point in his life. He was definitely abused and used by his father.
But if you go back and read what the kids said happened with Michael , you could see it happening. Why? Because Michael Jackson did not think of himself as an adult. When he had children over and had little boys sleep in his bed, it was just like any very rich 12 year old having another kid sleep over. They watched videos and jumped on the bed, and giggled. They played video games together and probably ordered pizza.
But some of the boys said they sometimes watched dirty movies together and there was some fondling going on. He was never accused of rape, it always sounded like two adolescent boys experimenting.
Except Michael wasn't a little boy, he was a grown man. And if you listen to him in interviews, he really didn't get that. Against ALL advice from everyone he refused to stop sleeping in the same bed as little boys. Even when he was married to Lisa Marie, he told Diane Sawyer he would not deny a child to sleep in his bed, with him, if they wanted to.
I don't think Michael believed he was hurting those boys. I think he thought he was having fun with his friends.
The man was emotionally 12 years old. I think he was as sweet and shy and generous as everyone says. He was amazingly talented. And he was big time screwed up.
Even his whole dangling his baby off the balcony thing? I could see an immature boy doing something like that. I don't think Michael's frontal lobe ever developed.
So I don't think he was a child molester in the classic sense of what we normally think we know about child molesters, but I do think he molested those kids. I don't think he was attracted to little boys, I believed him when he said he didn't think of kids like that, but I still think there was touching going on and porn watching and drinking. And I think Michael was just recreating what he never had when he was 12.
So there you have it, my theory. No disrespect to an icon, some of you asked so I told ya.
wow... that's a pretty impressive theory! and I think that I have to agree. It makes complete sense to me. You are so smart!!
That's pretty much what I think as well.
Huge Props!
Holy moley... that actually makes since.. I never thought of it that way!!!!
He said in that interview with Martin Bashir "I am Peter Pan". Bashir said "No, you're Michael Jackson" and MJ replied "In my heart I am Peter Pan". So, I think you may be right, in some ways. He may not have molested those boys in the way we think of when we think of the traditional pedaphile. He was a grown man, totally f'd in the head, who didn't want to grow up. But remember the investigator who said that MJ had an alarm that would trigger if anyone came down the hall to his bedroom? That shows that he knew that whatever activity he may have been engaged in with those boys was wrong, and he didn't want to be caught at it.
I know you generally like to avoid outright controversy on your site so I won't say what I think. No need to rehash it anyway
@Bricker59 - I agree, he did know what he was doing was wrong,I just think his motivation was different than other child molesters. I did NOT mean to imply it was okay.
i would say something like. leave him alone. hes dead. have some respect. but i liked the first part of the blog too much so ill just say. nice blog.
that's exactly the point i was trying to make on another blog with my comment. if you have a 14 year old boy and a 12 year old boy experimenting sexually, is it child abuse because the 14 year old is older? (that was rhetorical, btw. ) i just don't think he ever matured emotionally beyond a young boy. i think you hit the nail on the head again, Laura.
I never got into his music so I didn't pay much attention to him, but your theory sounds good. About the alarm, some people know that other people think something is wrong but they may just try to avoid being caught and not believe it is really wrong. Like people speeding on the highway. It is wrong, but people do it until the radar detector goes off! Like lies, it seems like people lie so much that they even lie to themselves. Like steeling, lots of people take things from their workplace that they shouldn't.
This is a very interesting perspective.
I couldn't have said it as well... but I've thought the same thing.
I've never thought of it that way, but it makes sense.Â
That's a pretty well-thought out theory. I've never even thought of it that way.
Maybe it's because I was a quiet, introverted kid that lived out in the middle of the boonies, but I never had those experiences as a kid with my friends. I didn't even know that was common. Not being judgemental, just sort of surprised I suppose. Interesting.
Possible.
Wow. That makes SO much sense. I'm really glad that I read this blog because I've never thought of it that way, and it really helps to better understand the human psyche when you explore these kinds of things in a new, better light. Thanks for posting this!
Interesting perspective I never would have thought of. I wouldn't have because I never had those sorts of experiences with anyone and really didn't know that happens until I was well into adulthood.
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wow... that's a pretty impressive theory! and I think that I have to agree. It makes complete sense to me. You are so smart!!
That's pretty much what I think as well.
He said in that interview with Martin Bashir "I am Peter Pan". Bashir said "No, you're Michael Jackson" and MJ replied "In my heart I am Peter Pan". So, I think you may be right, in some ways. He may not have molested those boys in the way we think of when we think of the traditional pedaphile. He was a grown man, totally f'd in the head, who didn't want to grow up. But remember the investigator who said that MJ had an alarm that would trigger if anyone came down the hall to his bedroom? That shows that he knew that whatever activity he may have been engaged in with those boys was wrong, and he didn't want to be caught at it.
I know you generally like to avoid outright controversy on your site so I won't say what I think. No need to rehash it anyway
Wow, interesting theory...
I concur.
@villainwasright - yep
@ThePraisedOne - thanks, I'm glad people get what I was saying
@madamzephyrus - THANKS! That's exciting ( that someone thinks I'm smart)
@LucyWrites - great minds and all that
@ImUrKarma - yay! So glad you get it. Sometimes I never know if I'll be understood on here
@WakeUpLaughing - Very true
@radicalramblings - it could havwe been fun, but yeah I'm stressed so thanks for the controversial avoidence.
@lifeatrandom - thanks
@lizbeth62 - I know
I think you could be right.
Very intersting point...
I was going to mention the hallway alarm too.He knew damn well what he was doing was wrong.
And he did it again, even though he made a 20 million plus payout the first time the authorities were called.
Pop icon, perhaps, but he'll always be a child molester to me.
@Erika_Steele - I know I am : )
@CiaoBella810 - thanks
@Bricker59 - I agree, he did know what he was doing was wrong,I just think his motivation was different than other child molesters. I did NOT mean to imply it was okay.
i would say something like. leave him alone. hes dead. have some respect. but i liked the first part of the blog too much so ill just say. nice blog.
that's exactly the point i was trying to make on another blog with my comment. if you have a 14 year old boy and a 12 year old boy experimenting sexually, is it child abuse because the 14 year old is older? (that was rhetorical, btw.
) i just don't think he ever matured emotionally beyond a young boy. i think you hit the nail on the head again, Laura.
I never got into his music so I didn't pay much attention to him, but your theory sounds good. About the alarm, some people know that other people think something is wrong but they may just try to avoid being caught and not believe it is really wrong. Like people speeding on the highway. It is wrong, but people do it until the radar detector goes off! Like lies, it seems like people lie so much that they even lie to themselves. Like steeling, lots of people take things from their workplace that they shouldn't.
This is a very interesting perspective.
I couldn't have said it as well...
but I've thought the same thing.
I've never thought of it that way, but it makes sense.Â
That's a pretty well-thought out theory. I've never even thought of it that way.
Maybe it's because I was a quiet, introverted kid that lived out in the middle of the boonies, but I never had those experiences as a kid with my friends. I didn't even know that was common. Not being judgemental, just sort of surprised I suppose. Interesting.
Possible.
Wow. That makes SO much sense. I'm really glad that I read this blog because I've never thought of it that way, and it really helps to better understand the human psyche when you explore these kinds of things in a new, better light. Thanks for posting this!
Interesting perspective I never would have thought of. I wouldn't have because I never had those sorts of experiences with anyone and really didn't know that happens until I was well into adulthood.
Your theory does make sense.