Is the Coverage of Michael Jackson's Death Racist?

[twinqletwinqle]

It wasn't just his 'death coverage' that was racist.

The media's coverage of MJ for the last 25 years was racist.

[12onomicprotv1]

well on elvis all i gtta say is you aint nothing but a hound dog and forrest gump rip michael jackson

[2008rebirthx]

James sounds stupid lol. I do understand what Marc says about the child molestation. And I feel that Black people has always embraced mike and claimed his greatness. MJ said in an interview he is proud to be a Black Man. Enuff said and Mike did not bleach his skin Look at the blotches in his skin from younger years to older years.

[smiler29]

boycott the t,v media and press, they work for the powerful they keep this up, it will backfire and people will tell that mj was framed by

[bigbigmjfan]

I'm so glad that the fans held steadfast and ratings weny down when they tried to

bring up those lies against him. And truthfully after he died, like Larry King said, it wasn't really even talked about.

Fox tried to bring it up again but fans: turned it off.

And they learned!

[bgngbg]

MJ IS A BLACK MAN

[criticalage]

Part 1:

Racial bias? Michael was not a hero. He's infamous suspicion of abusin children as well as the suspicion that he was homosexual doesn't make him a hero. This was a man who entertained and he was paid for that. It doesnt convert him into an idol.

[criticalage]

Part 2:

Now, Elvis was another generation and people of that generation was not as SCANDALOUS. Moreover, I remember Elvis sang christian songs, but Jackson did not sang christian songs, did he?

Moreover, why did mickie married (or chose to procreate) with only white women? Why didn't mickie married a black sista? Why wouldn't anyone answer this question.

[SniPerAMeRIcan91]

james harris actually has common sense unlike all the rest of the negros.. i wish blacks were more like him.especially the huge loud oboxious big mommas that beat their kids in stores

[Cutesweetyuna]

@SniPerAMeRIcan91 straight to hell you shall go:)

[SniPerAMeRIcan91]

ok JFK was the president he deserves the respect. elvis was 10x better than mj he deserved it to.. MJ raped children

[JR2O1OJR]

Michael Jackson married two white women, CRIME OF THE CENTURY!

Michael Jackson had vitiligo, get over it, seriously.

[mixedrick]

I agree with the professor 100% the radio bald guy doesnt have his fcats straight becuase people who grew up with micheal can see him as weird n stuff too and my kids see him as moonwalker so generation doesnt matter ,and i never knew elvis was on drugs people always just said he was sick smh and micheal never tried to look like peter pan wtf where he get that from and micheal said he shared his bed by givin the kid his bed and he slept on the floor god this guy doesnt know shit

[thedarknight911batmo]

basically they just admitted mtv was racist ..im soo happy mj is african american. iit builds my confidence

[Dudex58]

This guy is also stupid, he slept with kids, ask the black guy on the right does he sleep with his kids. These kids were sick,

[Dudex58]

he had vitiligo, he was not wierd, thats why he had umbrellas, and wore long clothing and hats

[Mahe34]

Media is going to report everything due to death and their life. And this report is ridiculous !

HOW ABOUT WE LEAVE RACE OUT OF THINGS SOMETIMES !

Child Molestation and drug problems are different. Even if Michael didn't touch kids sleeping with kids not yours is STILL NOT RIGHT !!!

AND I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER ELVIS AS A HANDSOME, FUN, CHARMING, TALENTED PERFORMER.

[Redrumhydro]

bottomline they shud chill with wat drugs he used or whatever cuz later reports said they found dope n all of that b.s so we shud pay attentioon to his legacy.

[BWKsoccer06]

U have to understand that people are much more interested in celebrities personal lives than they were back in the 50s and 60s. U also have to consider how bizarre MJs legal accusations were, they were much more interesting than a rockstar being caught with drugs.

[chatanwarrior]

bullshit obama is president not because of some pedophile because people believed in change

[mixedrick]

@chatanwarrior bitch he wasnt a pedophile u dont get why he said that he broke color barriers get yo facts striaght he was innocent

[chatanwarrior]

@mixedrick 1 no he didnt break color barriers, great men before him did otherwise we wouldnt care that his pedophillic ass is dead right now, and same reason would be that everyone would agree he's guilty of the crimes he commited, except of course the black community that always scream the white man is out to get them, he gave to charity sure, out of guilt maybe, he didnt prove his innocence he bought it, get ur facts he gave the family 3 million dollars to shut them up

[mixedrick]

@chatanwarrior ummmm your wrong again he didnt pay second family off and he settled the first case cuase he didnt wanna deal with courts would u take the money ?or would u maked sure the dude was in jail if someone molested yo kid ,did u not here the voicemail the guy left sayin how he planed to ruin mj

[chatanwarrior]

@mixedrick would you pay someone off if you were innocent? no, hell no! he paid for his guilt like all other rich celebrities, with money, not jail time or punishment

[mixedrick]

@chatanwarrior SO IF SOMEONE MOLESEDTED YO KID YOU WOULD TAKE THE MONEY OR WILL U MAKE SURE THE BASTARD IS IN JAIL???? USE COMMON SENSE PEOPLE SMH

[chatanwarrior]

@mixedrick fuck no i wouldnt, but see i would have a sense of justice and revenge when it comes to my child, i wouldnt want his ass in jail, or his money i'd tear his nuts off with my bare hands and nail his dick to a tree in bear country, but im not like you i dont bow down before the celebrity gods and believe they're perfect, or is it just the black celeberities you stick up for? racist ass

[mixedrick]

@chatanwarrior YOUR IGNORANT , NO ONE IS BOWING DOWN TO CELEBIRTIES I GO BY FACTS NOT OPINIONS U OBVIOUSLY CLOSE MINDED AND JEALOUS ,IM TO MIXED TO BE RACIST I LOVE EVERY RACE THERE ARE GOOD N BAD IN EVER RACE AND WHETHER THERE RICH MIDDLE CLASS OR POOR SO RACE HA SNOTHING TO DO WITH IT

[chatanwarrior]

@mixedrick fuck you lyin ass mother fucker just because your mixed doesnt mean your not racist for one, you're the one putting the emphasis on race, how he did good things for black charities AND white people too i dont give a fuck what good things he did, he was an evil person covering up his evil, im not jealous of his dead ass, why would i want to be a dead pedophile? you dont know facts, you were not there, your going by his story because you favor him being your rich idol dick

[mixedrick]

@chatanwarrior FIRST OF ALL THE ONLY ONE MAKING A BIG DEAL ABOUT RACE IS U ,U TRY TO JUSTIFY EVERY FACT I HAVE BROUGHT UP THATS GOOD ABOUT THE MAN YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE JEALOUS ONES , EVIL ?HMMM NO ,U ARE THE EVIL ONE ,ONLY THE WICKED WILL PICK ON THE DEAD

[chatanwarrior]

@mixedrick actually no, on both accounts, i never brought up race until your dumb ass was talking about his charity, i dont know why you brought up he also did black charities i dont give a shit, y dont u go down n read your own shit

[mixedrick]

@chatanwarrior dumb ass u was the first to bring up that he donated tio black charities and i said he gave to all charities charities dont have a race u fucktard ,its for anyone that doesnt have much

[chatanwarrior]

@mixedrick one no i didnt 2 im done with you, you're making up shit now, go burn in hell for all i care im going to piss on MJ's grave now

[mixedrick]

@chatanwarrior aint nobody makin up shit bitch comprehend yourself damn what are u a schitzo? u just a mj hater and your ignorant as hell i dont know why i wasted my tim trying to school your jealous ass

[mixedrick]

@chatanwarrior and also he was upset cuase micheal wouldnt read his screenplay ,get ya facts straight it wasnt even 3 million stop reading tabloids ,and when people say he broke color barriers they meant he was first black to be on mtv and have allll races attend his concents he captured the hearts of everyone he loved everyone nobody said he was Martin Luther king,and also he didnt just give to black charities ,he saved children who were white,indian,asian,west indian etc

[chatanwarrior]

@mixedrick i dont read tabloid shit you dumb ass, he did not break color barriers there were black people on mtv long before him what is wrong with you?! who gives a fuck what charites he gave to, he gave to justify his own immorals, he fucking killed himself over it when he finally came to grips with it, the dick is dead so leave it at that im tired of listening to you little bitch whine about a dead child molester!

[XxGaarasGirlxX]

I don't think Mike would want this debate at all over his death, black or white we're ALL humans!!!!!

I'm aware he was the first black man on MTV and if not the most successful black artist on MTV and the world. But I don't know why they need to bring race into his death and negativity. I could care less what race, religon, sexuality he is! He's still that man in the mirror that we all love dearly!!!

It don't matter if you're black orrrr white. Dadadadada dadadada OW! *grabs crotch*

[KraziJazlyn]

YES FINALLY THE TRUTH

damn. so tired of the medias lies

[meneshayounot]

MTV (MICHAEL TELEVISION)

[meneshayounot]

marc was right, you don't hear sinatra's name and the first thing they bring up is his mafia associations and kidnappings.

yet with michael, it's always bringing up things that he was found to be innocent of. let's be real.

it is a bias. i wouldn't say it's racism. but clearly it is not equality.

[dyhard678]

to me it was racism. I remember when they were talking about the kind of jail cell that he was going to be in. Then the media overlooking all of the evidence in the case and only talking about the man having playboy and liquor in his house the other shit that just didnt add up but succeded in humiliating him and twisting it, proved to me that there was a racist motive against him. From they way he influenced people to buy a catalog that would usually be owned by whites, tells me something racist

[empressoffrance]

The man has passed why do they have to bring up the past. He was proven innocent, did they forget and he was not a drug addict. I take pain medication daily for a painful disease, but I do not consider myself a drug addict. Elvis took buckets of drugs, not MJ. For God sakes leave the man alone.

[Yahyabudilimawan]

he did'nt bleach his skin. its d disease tht cause tht happen

[coolzsinger67]

i dont think thats its completely true its a generational thing. as incredibly pained as i am to say this, im part of the miley cyrus generation and i think everything these days is a pile of shit. i love michael jackson he represents true music.

i also think the point Mark made at 2:51 is absolutely correct.

[iLuvsIjaee]

I dont understand why this white presenter is determined to talk about the not prooved aligations on a great entertainer.

When was it so wrong to remember someone in a good light?

Keep on speaking. Blak power!

[iLuvsIjaee]

I dont think its got anything about race.

Just because the black artist are talking about him in a possitive way.

The world has to make that a controversy?

I dont believe in this 2012 world ending phiasco. Im a child og god.

but what I do know is that if the world doesnt make a turn soon well...

Judgement day might not be far.

[vanitypirate1]

wtf crazy shi

[randycash39]

Mr james u have an idiotic point of view but u are entitled to it regardless of ur race. and mike had the right to be wierd, that's not against the law.

And i like how she posed the "blackness" question to the guy that clearly has lost touch (assuming that he ever had it) with the black community.

[tedgaby24]

Is this bitch for real white women. Love is color blind shut up JAMES

[RaccismSux]

Marc is BRILLIANT!!! I LOVE tha man.

[RaccismSux]

Monica is such a bitch who has no respect for the office of hte president.  The Bama?

BITCH!

[rishi851]

I personally believe Jamie Fox went a tad bit overboard and Diddy's words may have rung right to him but gave mixed signals to everyone else.

Michael was a universal entertainer....Man is our species fucked up!

Hatred,jealousy,selfishness...­....Oh please,please Let an asteroid hit us on December 31s 2012!

Please wipe this ignorant,self-hating species and replace us with some higher enlightened ones

[empressoffrance]

I agree. Why not make the media and all the disbelievers happy and write on his headstone, MICHAEL JACKSON PEDOPHILE. How this must be hurting is family is beyond belief. They didn't do this to Elvis. They never bring up his drug use. The man was overworked due to a grueling schedule, heartbroken, abused by the police. What more does a human being have to endure. Let it be one of your relatives and see how you feel. The man did NO WRONG idiots.

[MDB101681]

I couldn't agree more gashbit. In fact the word nigger truly means "ignorant and stupid" which when blacks came over here they were forbidded educations making them actual niggers but til this day they all are retarded enough that they never figured out the term nigger was never racist the action the whites have done was though. emb706 sounds so ignorant that I just had to laugh at his nigger ass. LOL

[jacobjudah]

It wasn't until about 6 years later that he married her. Sorry for the confusion. Priscilla Presley (24th May, 1965) is an actress as well as a businesswoman. She has a daughter named Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley (8th January 1935-16th August 1977). Priscilla met Elvis when she was only 14 years of age. There was a difference of 10 years between them, and although Elvis was only 24 years of age, both came close to each other in a short span of time.

[jacobjudah]

I'm sorry. What I said wasn't not factual. Elvis did not marry Priscilla when she was 14, that was when there relationship became sexual. At that time, her father wanted to press charges on Elvis. Also, that was the age when he was confirmed to be addicted to prescription medication.

[wilsonshane]

People need to relax,no death is racist.

[jacobjudah]

Elvis not only did drugs but let's not forget that he was also a child molestar. In fact, both of his wives were 14 when he married them. Priscilla was 13 the adult Elvis was having sex with her. Her father wanted to press charges of statuatory rape. When Elvis married her she was 14, while he was 24 years old. Now sick are you when you watch that child predator show on MSNB C when there are 24 year olders walking in to meet the 15 and 16 year old girls.

[wilsonshane]

You're an idiot.

[jacobjudah]

I'm sorry. What I said wasn't not factual. Elvis did not marry Priscilla when she was 14, that was when there relationship became sexual. At that time, her father wanted to press charges on Elvis.

[lemmy351]

HAHAHA jacobjudah ,you just made that up you tosser. Elvis married Priscilla in 1968. She was born in 1945, try & do the math again.

[jacobjudah]

It wasn't until about 6 years later that he married her. Sorry for the confusion. Priscilla Presley (24th May, 1965) is an actress as well as a businesswoman. She has a daughter named Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley (8th January 1935-16th August 1977). Priscilla met Elvis when she was only 14 years of age. There was a difference of 10 years between them, and although Elvis was only 24 years of age.

[emb706]

LLLOOOLLLL Jealous? I think not. How can we be jealous when whites are always stealing from our culture?, Tanning all day long to become darker, trying to dance like us? What an ignorant fool you are.

[agent2020]

What Black issue? He's been concentrating on the problems the previous administration. If he was concerned with Black People, we would be hearing about that every day in the news. Instead we are hearing this from people like you. Africa would not be where it is today if Europe, France, Britain, and the U.S. wouldn't have colonized, destroyed, and raped it!!! He does represent the States. He's a rep for us both, yet it seems like you don't like him representing ALL of us, just the usual ones.

[agent2020]

WE STARTED CIVILIZATION, NOT JUST AFRICA!!! Can you see how mis-educated you sound?? How can you speak on the "black graduate" when you sound like you were "given" your diploma? Negro means Black in the Spanish Dictionary(had to correct you). Didn't see "nigger" in there. That was made up by your racist counterparts from slavery days. Gangsters and thugs,huh? John Dillinger, Al Capone, The Mafia. White and Italians were the FIRST GANGSTERS AND THUGS!!! These are the examples WE have from you.

[agent2020]

M.J wasn't a "kiddy fiddler either!!! All I see is white men kidnapping and molesting children. Bishops, Cardinals, Ushers of the Catholic Church paying millions of "hush" dollars to keep them in the church and out of the spotlight!! WHITE MEN!!! Don't see no one on that subject. White men have been rapist and molesters since I can remember. What excuse do you have for that behavior??? Since you are oh-so-white, can you explain that??

[agent2020]

Now we are talking!!!! This is what we have been waiting for!! Finally THE REAL ATTITUDE towards the individuals that educated your so-called ancestors, built your country for free, then endured Black Codes, Jim Crow, discrimination, racism, and this is what you think of us???? Fear of genetic destruction caused your people to come up with a White Supremacy system to keep whatever control you thought you DESERVED to keep.

[saywhaatuk]

I don't think you should be saying that. You can't say nigger in that way? Are you un-educated?

If a black kid is to go missing... how soon will the police give up?

If a white kid goes missing..... how long will it take the police to give up the search?

Black people are only angry because they aren't given the chance that white people are, can you also answer why 'niggers' as you put it are the scum of the Earth? It was the white man that exploited them in the first place right?

[marquise1972]

there not racist the media jus mad that A BLACK MAN LET ME REPEAT A BLACK MAN broke all these records. they dont like it alot of white people dont like it. that why dont like the coverage. rip mike

[marquise1972]

yes my whole family because we grew up w/him u speak 4 urself not all black peole

[agent2020]

DO I SEE ANOTHER HOUSE NIGGA ON THE FOX NETWORK? Not saying it for insult purposes, for professional purposes!!! Guess he's speaking how they want him to, or is he another hater of his people and don't REALize it???

[agent2020]

We did stand by him. A LOT OF US DIDN'T BELIEVE he done those things in the first place!!! You can't tell us how WE felt about him.

[snoops71]

Right. I never believed that crap.

[Orion1232]

Yea, I hate entertainers who molest children. In fact, I can't believe he abused prescription drugs so much, he died from them. What an idiot. I agree, fuck ELVIS! Step right up folks. Don't be shy. Let's all be self-righteous hypocrites. YAY for the double-standard.

[PAYBACKiszaB2]

what i would like to know is when Elvis died did anyone come out and say they are tired of all his coverage and say get to other news, I dont' think they said that for him?

[snoops71]

Not that I remember, and they didn't need to. When someone of the caliber as Elvis or MJ dies, there is no such thing as "too much coverage". It is warranted. People want to see it. Those who don't can just change the channel.

[agent2020]

Truth.

[PAYBACKiszaB2]

go and tell them that to both their faces, i want to stand there as you repeat what you are saying safely behind your computer screen so I can watch them both slap the whatever color you are clean off your face, he he he ..........to gashbit

[cobret19]

Fuck bil o'rielly he is the most racist piece of shit that I've ever seen and fuck elvis he couldnt hold mike's jock fuck elvis and fuck bill o'rielly and all the haters

[saganash]

Fox is such an embarrassment to anyone with a brain-I especially enjoyed watching this over processed, bleached blond bimbo make a fool of herself at 15:15, saying, "In deaf" rather than "In death!"

Really Fox....how pathetic. Can't you hire someone who knows the difference between "deaf" and "Death?"

LMAO at Fox and all the ignorant's that succumb to all their brainwashing bullshit!

[1900MOVIES]

he's the greatest ever and he wanted to be white point blank

[highbury10]

It was a good debate!

[cobret19]

There is no debate and this is how. We know that Michael Jackson was greater than all before him and after. We know that Michael was acquitted of all charges so to call him a pedophile is just wildly dumb. It was never proven that he bleached his skin or whatever. He said he never slept in the bed with the kids he slept on the floor and if he chose to then it would be ok but he didnt. Its obviously racial and O'rielly is trying to take away from the work Micahel's done to change the world.

[highbury10]

Lets say I agree with you that MJ was greater that those who preceded him. Don't you think it will be unwise to assume that someone who could be greater than him could emerge in the future? Unless of course, you admit you have a little bias, which I suspect you have

[cobret19]

Ok well this is why i say that nobody will have gain that type of status or celebrity in the future. One because there is no other innovation out there and the timing will never be on. All industries are dying in entertainment especially music. Trust me I know. This is exactly why there will never be a great basketball player than Michael jordan. Its about timing, it's about a 40 year stretch having number one after number one and Micahel is timeless and always has been. There wont be.

[Scorch360]

fuck you bill O'Riley

[rydndrtyllama]

damn o'reilly piece of shit, racist garbage heap. watching him now on tv and he is still accusing MJ of pedo and saying why would a black man have kids with a white person. i cant believe i liked watching this hunk of dog shit. may mj rest in peace now that he is out of medias rabid teeth reach, o'reilly can chew on his own ass, you cant touch MJ now.

[LegendProphet]

Elvis Presley said - " the only thing negroes can do for me is shine my shoes and by my records " ..." i would rather kiss a negroe than a mexican "

[newbrood87]

that makes no sense since mexicans can be white black asian etc...

[LegendProphet]

i know mexican is a nationality but that's what Elvis Presley said

[newbrood87]

then elvis presley is dumb

[newbrood87]

FOX NEWS enough said.

[freedomwonder]

FAUX NEWS :)

faux is false in French :D

[OTKP]

LOL at Marc smile before he starts speaking that cracks me up everytime

but it is like someone going to your family members funeral just to bring up all the negative stuff that person did while they was alive

the guy just died and on that day it was a few media outlets who only wanted to talk about the negative stuff about Michael Jackson instead of just talking about his career so I see what Marc is saying

Media has a way of doing sneaky things

[freedomwonder]

a bitch and a self-hating nigger :D lol

He says MJ is a "generational" thing which alludes to subjectivity yet he brags how "weird" MJ is even though That "Weird" in itself is a subjective argument!!!

Is Faux News a News Channel or a Comedy Network? LOL

[hetheru]

White racist media like white racist American they walk hand n hand and that will never change. Micheal Jackson is a black African man he belongs to black people not the WORLD!. The world hates black people..Shut up you mindless uncle Tom Negrow..mouthpiece for massa.

[commentsonly559]

mj does not belong to blacks, he belongs to the WORLD!!! just how he would like to be remembered as.

[PHRESHLLC]

Mark does have some valid points though.

[gatsu6969]

you're wrong hill about grace periods, there was no grace period for heath ledger . as for the molestation, i think he is innocent, so i choose to ignore that aspect when the media brings it up