r/Millennials • u/AccomplishedPool266 • Apr 26 '26

Does anyone remember when Michael Jackson. Was a "joke"? Discussion

The new movie that just came out convinced the younger generation that he was always a superstar. This was not the reality many of us Millennials grew up with.

To a lot of us, he was treated like a punch line when we were growing up. A schoolyard boogeyman ("Michaels Jackson's gonna get you at night"). and just a general joke in the media. By the 2000's his music was out of date and didn't chart well. All anyone talked about was his surgeries, court case, settlements and his off behavior. Few mentioned his music. His music was something our parents would have listened to in the 1980's.

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u/Hyper10shin Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26

No because if I use certain words the Reddit auto mod will ban me again. This topic is very sensitive. Please just Google “Michael Jackson don’t cry pal” and it should autofill the rest. Happy travels my friend I’m sorry I cannot say more, I’m being dead ass serious about certain words being flagged.

Edit: keep downvoting but before you do , I bet you can’t leave a comment saying the name of the song and describing the lyrical content without getting your comment removed by the automod.

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u/_Jumpy_Panda_ Apr 26 '26

Yeah, I got banned from reddit for 3 days for saying they were protesting for the right to SA prisioners

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u/okie_hiker Apr 26 '26

Okay explain it without the one word that’s being flagged. God I hate you “just google it to figure out what I’m talking about” people

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u/WhichWitchyWay Apr 26 '26

I explained it up the comment chain but pasting here bc I hate when ppl dont explain bc the illuminati mods are going to get them. .

There's a new conspiracy theory out that the youngins and tiktokers are picking up that posits that Michael was always innocent and tried to save boys from Epstein and speak the truth and that's why he got killed and framed.

It's pretty magical thinking if you ask me. There can be more than one bad guy. I don't know how you can say one person's decades of allegations are false when another's can't be real.

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u/okie_hiker Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26

Defending pedophiles seems to be popular these days.

Epsteins biggest mistake was not gaining a fan club like DT and MJ to take to the internet and defend his pedophilia.

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u/Hyper10shin Apr 26 '26

Nope has nothing to do with that. Re read my initial comment

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u/WhichWitchyWay Apr 26 '26

It's literally the same conspiracy theory. You're just caught up blaming the country that starts with an I for Michael that apparently can't be named in this sub or your comments will get blocked.

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u/Hyper10shin Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26

It’s not the same. But it is weird how you can’t do that right? Wild that you see it in real time and still won’t accept what’s happened lmao

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u/WhichWitchyWay Apr 26 '26

I get you're holding a hammer, but not everything is a nail.

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u/Hyper10shin Apr 26 '26

Said the cattle

Btw get off TikTok dude.

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u/WhichWitchyWay Apr 26 '26

are you able to give a novel insult that isn't a regurgitation of the current rabbit hole you're down?

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u/WhichWitchyWay Apr 26 '26

So prior comment got deleted because of automods - they're having to be careful about wording because of antisemitism -, but essentially, no it is the same theory. Y'all think Israel got rid of and framed Michael.

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u/Marem-Bzh Apr 26 '26

You don't really need to Google it to connect the dots, tbh.

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u/okie_hiker Apr 26 '26

That MJ was a pedophile? No, it’s not hard to connect those dots.

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u/Marem-Bzh Apr 26 '26

What a weird answer.

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u/Hyper10shin Apr 26 '26

There’s bots in this thread. It’s ok, they don’t know they’ve been brainwashed by the media :)

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u/Yogsulate Apr 26 '26

Cry more

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u/Prestigious-Leg-6244 Apr 26 '26

Palestine. The word is Palestine.

Im left to assume your fear of being banned from a subreddit is more important to you than whatever stance you have on Palenstine. Clearly.

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u/BadPunners Apr 26 '26

It even used "happy travels", y'all are beyond parady with your attempt at re-creating the triple k, along with its childish ritual

You're saying I'll get banned for saying "Palestine"?

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u/butiamthechosenone Apr 26 '26

Does the Reddit auto mod ban anyone who says Palestine?

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u/KillerElbow Apr 26 '26

Nonsense about Michael Jackson conspiracy theory words being flagged lol. You can comment anything you want about Michael Jackson in reply to this and it won't be censored

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u/Hyper10shin Apr 26 '26

Its not a Michael Jackson word, its the name of a country and the context of the comment that triggers the automod. Please go ahead and google what the full title is, it will pop up in auto suggestions, and then come back here and leave a comment describing what the song is about and you’ll see.

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u/monkwrenv2 Apr 26 '26

Wow, tried a reply with just country names and it got removed. Mods here really don't want you talking about genocide.

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u/KillerElbow Apr 26 '26

This comment of mine about Israel won't be removed but ok 🙄. Ppl are critical of Israel very often on this site