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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're conflating the art with the artist.  I guess you think art should be didactic?  People still love to view Gauguin's work and he slept with teenage girls.  Despite his abhorrent tendencies, MJ's music is not going away, because his actual WORK and musical legacy was brilliant. [/quote]

You’re still giving money to his estate, which has denied any wrongdoing on his part, every time you stream one of his songs. That’s the difference.[/quote]

You keep repeating this like some sort of mantra, apparently believing it is some sort of critical point.  It isn't.  Michael Jackson is dead, likely roasting in hell for his crimes.  He gets no benefit from any royalties.  What does it matter, at all, of his estate - which is comprised of his children, deny that he committed those crimes?

I don't disagree that the public should stop supporting artists who commit crimes, and the R Kelly movement is a perfect example.  And of course everyone has to draw their own line as to what they are comfortable with.  But for me, "the estate gets record streaming royalties," falls well short of a good reason for deleting Billy Jean from my playlist.

But, PP, you appear to be very fixated on the "estate has denied wrongdoing and vilified the accusers" argument.  So, I have a question for you - did you vote for Hillary Clinton for President?  Contribute to her campaign?    [/quote]

DP. When his estate attacks his accusers, they are making it so much harder for his victims to recover and lead healthy lives. I wouldn’t have a problem with his heirs continuing to earn royalties if they weren’t doing so at this point on the suffering of his victims. There is no question that a public acknowledgement of their truth would help them personally, emotionally to recover. Part of the insidiousness of their abuse was the way Jackson distorted their perception of reality. MJ took from them their ability to accurately perceive reality— the difference between love and abuse, whom to trust, truth and manipulation. That part of the abuse is ongoing by the estate toward his victims by denying the monstrous things that they KNOW Jackson did.

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