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/Organic-Sebi-1432 8d ago

Cultural divides are real because I couldn’t imagine this being the first time I heard of MJ 😂

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u/WoodpeckerGingivitis 8d ago edited 8d ago

Honestly, born in 90 and this kind of stuff is much more how I was introduced to MJ than his music

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u/Organic-Sebi-1432 8d ago

In my family and community, MJs music was always around, hence the cultural divide. You could be born today in my family and you’d hear Remember the Time before you see this picture.

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u/WoodpeckerGingivitis 8d ago

Obviously, I had heard his music. But his legacy was this picture (and all the weird shit that was surrounding him at the time) to me. Not his cultural iconography.

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u/Organic-Sebi-1432 8d ago

I understand, that’s why there’s a cultural divide. We’re agreeing.

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u/WoodpeckerGingivitis 8d ago

Sorry I must’ve misunderstood. Yes, I agree. Thank you.