Not to Beat a Dead Horse...

...but i'd rather discuss Michael rather than other topics. In response to other people's posts claiming Mike is no doubt the "king of pop," i would like to argue a bit. I agree that Mike did a lot of charity work, but he also had millions upon millions to wipe his fanny with. And all charity work was focused exclusively on the "kids," because Mike was focused exclusively on "kids." And people did focus on Mike's good aspects when he died, but people ignore what an absolute farce he was in the years prior to his death. Again, when comparing Mike to John Lennon, there is no comparison. Maybe most students in this class are unaware, but the country literally went into mourning when lennon was murdered. I believe that there was even a moment of silence across the country. Ive had adults tell me that they broke down and started crying when he died. O, and Lennon was murdered, coming from the studio, to make actual music. He didnt die of a speculated coma-inducing drug concoction or whatever MJ actually died from. I love how the molestation accusations arent really a "big deal" because of charity work. Ignore the priest fondling your son because he "means well" or "is a man of God." I dont hear anybody ever arguing that OJ is still the best running back despite some silly "accusations." OJ is just as likely to have beheaded his ex as Mike is to have enjoyed fondling little boys. Even in prison, everyone agrees that child molesters are the foulest form of filth. Yet America spits on OJ (rightly so)and ignores/defends MJ. "Yea, he may have molested kids, but the man can dance." SO??? The freak "probably" molested kids. I very much agree that no matter what i say about the man, he still made fantastic music in his prime, as i would say that, despite murdering the mother of his children, OJ was a pretty nifty running back. But why would anybody declare Michael their King? Really? Even for those that argue that Mike brought a visual aspect to his music through his performance, I could argue that his mug certainly brought a visual aspect to the music, though not one that i would describe as "kingly."