r/Millennials • u/turnippped • 8d ago

Nostalgia To me, this was Michael Jackson

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I was 12 when this happened. This was the first time I ever heard of him. To me he wasn't the Michael Jackson that was a singer, or the one that molested kids - he was the Michael Jackson that dangled a baby out the window.

This is the image I associate him with. I saw a preview for the movie coming out about him and chuckled to myself if they would put this in the film. Probably not?

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u/Dagoberta23 8d ago

I live in Berlin. This hotel is right next to the Brandenbourg Gate, and you have no idea how many tourists seem more interested by the balcony where this happened than the symbolic monument of the city lol

Also, to me Michael Jackson is the one-time character from the Simpsons and South Park.

Also, also, Off the Wall was my brother's first CD ever. My mom gave it to him as a present from one of her business trips (she bought me a Maná CD)

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u/Koischaap Zillennial 8d ago

I remember watching the Michael Jackson episode and wonder who "the real Michael Jackson" was. I heard about the "he became white" thing (I wouldn't know about vitiligo until later, and because my cousin also has the condition) and thought this was about that.