Pop was the king of him

Here's another interesting piece on Michael Jackson, at dream not of today.

I found this rather by accident while I was writing the previous post about lightning bugs.

As disconnected from popular culture as I am, the truth is that I'm not terribly familiar with Michael Jackson's music. I don't know much about him as a person. I don't know if sexual abuse allegations made against him several years ago were true--he was acquitted in criminal court, but made a large cash payment to settle a civil case. But looking at him, it seems likely to me that he was himself a victim of severe abuse, as Patricia Williams also pointed out.