tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850154011550249825.post441409744409808666..comments2023-11-02T02:41:16.818-07:00Comments on greteman: Reflections on MJ: The King of PopA Queer Lens...http://www.blogger.com/profile/09626087659843942261noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850154011550249825.post-70160862821641463662009-07-09T07:19:51.541-07:002009-07-09T07:19:51.541-07:00I agree that Michael did indeed challenge our sche...I agree that Michael did indeed challenge our schema of what it meant to be black and male but I don't think he did it for the reasons mentioned. Perhaps we can find meaning in the "queer" things Michael Jackson chose to do and use them as examples to teach others to open their minds beyond binary thinking, but alas, the man was still a troubled soul who led a seemingly random and bizarre life. <br /><br />Of course, anyone who knows a bit about MJ's background knows that his childhood was all but non-existent which more than likely contributed to his "queer" behavior, but I don't think we can now classify his actions as some sort of social experiment that he was conducting to test the limits of society (which I don't necessarily think you are doing. <br />I just dislike how society romanticizes celebrities when one dies after having just talked smack about him/her/hir just a week prior to death. <br /><br />The man made amazing music and revolutionized pop music but he didn't exactly bring salvation to the world nor was he the greatest humanitarian of our age. I am all about giving people "props" where they are due but I dislike this glorified view we now have of him and the circus that MJ's death has become.Icarusnoreply@blogger.com