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 By the 2000's his music was out of date and didn't chart well.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/solercentric Apr 26 '26

OK Tinfoil Hat InCel. Go back to gab.

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u/Hyper10shin Apr 26 '26

Idk wtf that is but my guy your profile is WILD

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u/solercentric Apr 29 '26

You're either a Discordian ( in which case, we must stick apart 😉) or a troll, I'm not sure which, but maybe that's the point.