tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588782047699119223.post4402616028206903906..comments2023-02-15T04:10:10.697-05:00Comments on Special Needs Truth: Michael Jackson: Lessons for Disability Advocates, but Which Lessons?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588782047699119223.post-84113161172940526162009-06-29T11:07:27.017-04:002009-06-29T11:07:27.017-04:00Thanks Mark for your well written "rebuttal&q...Thanks Mark for your well written "rebuttal" to my article. I totally agree that MJ's behavior absolutely cannot be condoned. I think the collective "we" I refer to in my articles includes all of his inner circle and the other people who enabled Jackson to conduct himself in a manner inappropriate of an adult, as well as those people who supplied him with his pain Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213088637831479794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588782047699119223.post-91268104903078159372009-06-28T05:25:25.755-04:002009-06-28T05:25:25.755-04:00I think that the story of Michael Jackson is prima...I think that the story of Michael Jackson is primarily a story of child abuse. His genius is another part of the story, of course.<br /><br />Constant abuse and beatings from his father left Michael Jackson a deeply wounded person who clearly hated the sight of his own face.<br /><br />The boys who shared his bed were willingly offered up by their parents, who then accepted handsome payoffs to Sister Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105400876362635324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588782047699119223.post-57807679653464120642009-06-27T12:07:55.400-04:002009-06-27T12:07:55.400-04:00This is an excellent discussion point. I also rea...This is an excellent discussion point. I also read the article from PediaStaff, and I don't believe there was any implication that she was endorsing inappropriate behavior, rather, questioning whether Jackson's odd personality and pathology contributed to his social isolation. I, too, am very troubled by his own admissions about his relationships with children, especially given your Jen Lavianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874350783417579363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588782047699119223.post-35246991140817357182009-06-27T11:41:57.612-04:002009-06-27T11:41:57.612-04:00This is a thoughtful commentary and on the mark. I...This is a thoughtful commentary and on the mark. I think that I can mourn the man (and I do) without excusing his behavior. I'm just sad that he didn't get the help he needed, sooner, and either 1. harmed other people or 2. put himself in a position where he could be accused of harming other people.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520714506544863902noreply@blogger.com