Slate editors and writers will not worship IF he is an artist? Michael Jackson was not remotely the greatest pop singer/entertainer of the 20th century. Stop and consider John Lennon for instance. His death was a genuine tragedy to the music world because the man was a genius.

Consider the Beetles themselves. Will their music be listened to a century from now? Yes, probably. Consider Michael Jackson. Will his music be listened to a century from now?

Bwahahahaha! Stop it! You are killing me! Oh my aching sides. No . . . no, obviously it will not be.

Michal Jackson was a freaky pedophile with only a modicum of talent. The shallow-minded press artificially made him an international star.

So you've forgotten all about MJ's charity work and focus in on something he was acquitted for. I know you've forgotten about Ryan White and his plight with AIDS. Here is a list taken from AllMichaelJackson.com:

AIDS Project L.A.
American Cancer Society
Angel Food
Big Brothers of Greater Los Angeles
BMI Foundation, Inc.
Brotherhood Crusade
Brothman Burn Center
Camp Ronald McDonald
Childhelp U.S.A.
Children's Institute International
Cities and Schools Scholarship Fund
Community Youth Sports & Arts Foundation
Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)
Dakar Foundation
Dreamstreet Kids
Dreams Come True Charity
Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Love Match
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Minority Aids Project
Motown Museum
NAACP
National Rainbow Coalition
Rotary Club of Australia
Society of Singers
Starlight Foundation
The Carter Center's Atlanta Project
The Sickle Cell Research Foundation
Transafrica
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
United Negro College Fund Ladder's of Hope
Volunteers of America
Watts Summer Festival
Wish Granting
YMCA - 28th Street/Crenshaw

Like him or not, he inspired alot of people to do good. Get over yourself.

he donated to as many charities as possible in hopes that weak-minded people such as yourself would either forgive him his trespasses against humanity if ever they came to light OR deny that any occurred. Hey look! It worked!

What a shit you are for trampling him when he is dead.

Look at all those charities for kids! He was just like the Scout leaders in the tight shorts who BECAME scout leaders just so they have a pool of kiddies to diddle!

Except for the "more money" thing.

Hypocrite.

been illegal to trample him while he was alive. Pedophile entertainers are a protected species, don't you know? Now that he is dead, however, I can probably piss on his grave with only a light fine as a result. See? Every cloud has a silver lining!

tell me exactly when he was proven guilty...got a link?

you make no sense.

scully:

tell me exactly when he was proven guilty...got a link?

Would you, if you were the most lawyered-up celebrity on the planet, pay 20 million dollars in exchange for silence to the family of some kid who accused you of molesting him? Or maybe you would only do that if there was some serious evidence you didn't want to come out in court?

a kid from being abused by his parents. The second time, I believe he fought it. I also believe at least one of those boys grew up to say it never happened. I believe he was unbelievably naive or stupid to put himself in the situations that he did. Unfortunately there is no law for stupidity.

If your kids were truly molested by a person, would you accept money or would you want to see him behind bars? I know my answer.

Stupid- not proven guilty does not mean innocent. The lack of a conviction from a celebrity worshipping culture is just clear proof that one should never underestimate the ignorance of the average American citizen. Anybody remember OJ? Another African-American defendant, another California jury, another defendant able to buy the best legal representation and another gross miscarriage of justice. Michael Jackson was a pedophile and nothing else.

scully:

a kid from being abused by his parents. The second time, I believe he fought it. I also believe at least one of those boys grew up to say it never happened. I believe he was unbelievably naive or stupid to put himself in the situations that he did. Unfortunately there is no law for stupidity.

Wouldn't be too surprising to me if a kid - who was paid 20 million to say it never happened- said it never happened.