Originally Posted by
Cranberry
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They have pictures and video of him threatening to throw his child off a balcony... you don't think that's damaging to a child?
Most kids will look back on family photos of vacations to the Grand Canon. His kids will look back and and say "Oh I remember that vacation! That's where Daddy threatened to kill me by dropping me out a window."
And he himself said he invited children to his bed, so I'm not make wild accusations. That's all I said... I did not elaborate what I speculated went on there, so there is absolutely nothing incorrect about that statement.
I will not argue his importance in the music world, but to celebrate the man himself? We are getting really good at forgiving the famous.
Virtually every person who is popular and in the public eye has some sort of sordid past. Michael Jackson's was exploited due to his immense fame. He couldn't walk out the door without 50 cameras flashing in his face. You just have to wonder what that does to the mental state of a person. He also admitted he was abused as a child by his father. Again, what does that do to a person mentally. As far as 'throwing his kid out the window', he wasn't trying to physically harm the kid in any way. He was exploiting the kid by trying to show him to his fans. Was what he did stupid? Of course. But he explained he never had any intent whatsoever to physically harm his child.
To celebrate his accomplishments, you have to celebrate the man himself. When doing so, both the good and bad aspects of the person will come out. Whether you agree or not, the guy will always be remembered for how he change the world of music.
