Greatness from Bad People

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• Jul 8, 2009

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Ok, the debate last-night on the couch (while watching a Michael Jackson retrospective - over my objections) was: can you appreciate a persons achievements and still abhor them as a person.

I was never a big MJ fan (although I did see him in concert once and he was fantastic live) but I'm really not a fan of pedophiles - which I believe MJ was. Does the latter (if you believe it) cancel out the former (if you like it)?

It was interesting to see the GF's view of this, then I used the OJ example (damn good running back) who was also never convicted of his sin - her view changed slightly.....

What do you folks think?

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• Jul 8, 2009

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Oh shit, here we go again.

 

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What do I think?

I think your GF should stop listening to you.

 

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• Jul 8, 2009

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Even the Devil wears Prada.

 

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• Jul 8, 2009

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lookingforitallthetime said:

What do I think?

I think your GF should stop listening to you.

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Why?

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• Jul 8, 2009

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onthebottom said:

What do you folks think?

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I thought I already made this perfectly clear...

MJ The entertainer- Outstanding! Arguably one of the best ever... Maybe not everyone's cup-o-tea, but still an excellent entertainer to millions.

MJ The Human being- A complete wackjob and quite possibly a child molester.

Does one cancel the other out? No, it doesn't... he was an excellent entertainer and a complete wackjob and quite possibly a pedophile as well.

My ONLY issue with this whole thing, is the way the Media and the lemmings that follow them, were all waxing poetic and ready to "saint" him the second he died... when just 2- 3 weeks ago, they were all calling him a "Wacko Jacko" and a suspected pedophile.

 

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• Jul 8, 2009

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Interesting

...just ask the Baseball Hall of Fame. (ie Pete Rose)

 

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• Jul 8, 2009

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Wow. How many MJ threads do we need?