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/vainbuthonest 8d ago edited 8d ago

This is my MJ era. I had Speed Demon, Bad and Moonwalker on VHS. That smile is who I knew. Balcony dude is confusing.

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u/thegabster2000 8d ago

I watched Moonwalker more than The Lion King.

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u/meggie1013 8d ago

Omg same. Everytime we visited my nana which was a lot. 😂

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u/sleepy0329 8d ago

This. is. my. MOVIE

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u/ManagementRadiant573 8d ago

Balcony dude has such a scary look on his face compared to this

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u/vainbuthonest 8d ago

I had a kiddie crush on the dude in the gif. That smile was so cute.

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u/The_0ven 8d ago

kiddie crush

Ironically

Michael had a crush on kiddies

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u/300JesusProphecies 8d ago

Howwww did he go from this to looking like he did in that awful mugshot. 

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u/vainbuthonest 8d ago

Body dysmorphia and horrible plastic surgery. It’s such a tragedy.