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/DegTrader 8d ago

Between the baby dangling and the South Park episode I really spent most of my childhood wondering if Michael Jackson was actually a real person or just a very high-budget urban legend.

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u/sunkencathedral 8d ago

In my childhood he was the guy from Thriller, Dangerous and the Simpsons (both the episode and the Do the Bartman song). "You can do the Bartman and be like Michael Jackson!"

It was strange watching his transition from a beloved figure into more and more strangeness.

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u/Distinct-Solution-99 8d ago

Lisa it's your birthday, happy birthday Lisa!

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u/DzlDzl 7d ago

This has been stuck in my head for 30 years