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Re: Michael Jackson Dead
iamthedevil wrote:

I was watching HLN this morning, and of course this was almost all they were talking about. It was over an hour about all his accomplishments and hits, but eventually they got to talking about how the guy was a bit of a wacko. I mean, seriously, he was a great performer, maybe the best of his time. And that's coming from me, a person who hasn't liked a MJ song since elementary school. But holy crap, he was a wacko! He made billions, and when he died owed more than he had. I'm not going to get into the question if he was a child molestor or not. I don't know enough of the facts. I would almost be willing to subscribe to the theroy that he was non-sexual at all. I dunno.

But here is my question: Was Michael Jackson a great, giving, generous guy? Was he known for giving to charities and helping people? I don't know, I'm asking. I haven't heard much about that aspect on the news. I was just wondering if he was the great guy half the world thinks he was, or was he really a crazy man-child that spent billions of dollars on his own private fantasy land and lifestyle? It was his money, so he had the right to do what he wanted with it. Tho maybe it would have been better for him if he put a little away and bought a couple less amusement park rides. I'm just trying to figure out if he was really a humanitarian worthy of all this worship, or was he just another spoiled pop star...

Well here's a list of a few charaties that he supported and donated to throughout his career:

  • 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

He also traveled throughout the world and visited children in need. He may have been mentally unhealthy, but I don't think he was a pedophile. There's just not that much convincing evidence to stake those claims.

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