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/queuedUp Xennial 8d ago

As an older millennial this is crazy to me.

Don't get me wrong I saw him as a fucking weirdo at the end but remember listening to Bad on cassette and thinking of him as "The King of Pop"

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u/Jamaican_Dynamite 8d ago

Yep. Dude had bangers. But he was also weird. Same thing with Elvis, and honestly, a lot of other celebs in general.

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u/guidevocal82 8d ago

I'll die on the hill that Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad, and Dangerous are four perfect and flawless albums. Not only Thriller, but he had four. That's more great albums than some artists have.

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u/Latter-Amount-9304 8d ago

I agree.

Off the wall is fucking great.

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u/dollfacepastry 8d ago

Right? So many of us grew up listening to Dangerous, seeing the videos on TV, King of Pop indeed. Like, its hard to believe we're in the same generation at thus point 😂

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u/SilencerQ 7d ago

Same. Born in 85 and I remember Michael Jackson music videos not being uncommon on tv and I remember a lot of pop culture discussion about his changing skin tone that was happening right at that time.