tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post687606066340164788..comments2023-07-16T03:58:42.088-07:00Comments on Acts of Faith In Love and Life: Michael Jackson, Lil Wayne, R. Kelly & Roman Polanski: Media Coverage Vs. PerceptionFaith at Acts of Faith Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02150553143062604249noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-79855298197257585792009-07-02T21:37:03.092-07:002009-07-02T21:37:03.092-07:00Aphrodite: That's ok. I couldn't get throu...Aphrodite: That's ok. I couldn't get through to the Labor Dept either. The phone rang but no one picked up. Anyway Lil Wayne just cancelled a bunch of dates in Europe today because he's supposedly sick. Makes you wonder if some of those calls touched off something.....Faith at Acts of Faith Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150553143062604249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-86797610634269681292009-07-01T19:15:05.828-07:002009-07-01T19:15:05.828-07:00I could not get through to the labor dept and I tr...I could not get through to the labor dept and I tried for a few hours straight. <br /><br />I did get through to CPS in LA county and they transferred me to the national hotline - the information and details were taken and I will see what happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-77182980913846631082009-07-01T15:58:42.151-07:002009-07-01T15:58:42.151-07:00Khadija: You're right. So many blacks just wan...Khadija: You're right. So many blacks just want to sweep it away in its entirety. It wouldn't have been an issue if they had been black youths or specifically females he'd surrounded himself with. Like I said it's a mess and the behavior was troubling. I've tried to be as balanced but realistic as I could but something like this is difficult to discuss and live with.Faith at Acts of Faith Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150553143062604249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-57605191917586513342009-07-01T14:51:28.491-07:002009-07-01T14:51:28.491-07:00Faith,
Thanks for having the courage to take on t...Faith,<br /><br />Thanks for having the courage to take on this topic. I've been relatively muted in most of my public comments about MJ's scandals. Here are my thoughts:<br /><br /><strong>First (as I constantly have to explain to clients), people need to understand that being found "Not Guilty" does NOT equal being found to be factually innocent. A Not Guilty finding (bench trial)/verdict (jury trial) means that the prosecution lost. Period. There can be many reasons for this. The factual innocence of the defendant is just one of many possible reasons for this outcome.</strong>-<br /><br />Second, MJ's continued popularity among AAs shows the corrosive effect of celebrity worship. AAs generally don't care about males allegedly sexually molesting girls. But we usually care about the alleged molestation of boys by men. Except for MJ.<br /><br />Third, even if MJ was factually innocent of the molestation charges, AAs <em>should have</em> been concerned about the KNOWN, ADMITTED behaviors that MJ engaged in that are the SAME, KNOWN behaviors that pedophiles use to "groom" their intended victims. [Material and other bribes, seeking opportunities to be alone with the intended victim, not to mention official "sleepovers," etc. {shudder}]<br /><br />Most AAs would be ready and eager to lynch any other GROWN MAN who engaged in these "grooming" behaviors. We're usually not that naive. We generally don't believe in those sorts of unicorns.<br /><br />The fact that MJ <strong>persisted</strong> in these grooming behaviors even after his first case was another troubling indicator. Most folks back off of something after it's burned them. That is, unless they're acting under some sort of compulsion/obsession.<br /><br />There's also the example of Woody Allen. No, he wasn't imprisoned. But, unlike AAs, White audiences never really warmed up to him again after his actions became known.<br /><br />Peace, blessings and solidarity.Khadijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07732325133964607276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-13982809605526117432009-07-01T12:45:12.606-07:002009-07-01T12:45:12.606-07:00Frau Sally Benz: I don't know if I'm prepa...Frau Sally Benz: I don't know if I'm prepared to believe in unicorns so to speak and take away all culpability from MJ.<br /><br />Aphrodite: Ok channel that and contact the Labor Dept and CPS and the link I provided has phone numbers listed.Faith at Acts of Faith Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150553143062604249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-61907682451116800472009-07-01T11:35:03.194-07:002009-07-01T11:35:03.194-07:00I am going to be sick. I goggled the video clip a...I am going to be sick. I goggled the video clip and I saw the Lil Wayne performance and I am just stunned. <br /><br />I have a lot to say, but I can't get it out bc I am so overwhelmed. <br /><br />Who in the world thought that was normal??<br /><br />This guy is singing about sex and he parades preteen girls onstage. <br /><br />Oh my God. I want to jump out of my skin right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689654975245458947.post-60163364230000570972009-07-01T10:51:46.773-07:002009-07-01T10:51:46.773-07:00My guy and I have been talking about MJ's case...My guy and I have been talking about MJ's cases lately and we are in agreement that the problem from the beginning was that he just did not see the world the way others see it. It is in his musical genius, his activist work, etc. -- this was a man who not only believed we could reach a utopian society, but lived his life as if he was already in it. That is why he was able to go through all of that in a way we find foolish, because he was living in a world where there isn't anything wrong with showing children affection, trusting children, etc.sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054413520223145494noreply@blogger.com