Understanding Joseph Jackson

Michael Jackson rebelled against his father early in his solo career and made harsh judgements about him. The press never stopped repeating them, long after Michael's own anger had passed.

When Michael tried to say good things about his father, reporters wouldn't listen. Outtakes from the Martin Bashir program show Michael starting to say positive things, only to be cut off and "corrected" by Bashir.

Fortunately, in 2001, Michael had a chance to speak.

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[newbeginxyz]

Michael Jackson will have to serve some time in pergatory before making it into heaven because he did not leave his father a dime in his will.Michael always complained way to much about his father. Millions of black men today would not be in prison if more black fathers provided the same kind of love and discipline that Joe Jackson provided to his family.

[jxhensley]

@newbeginxyz Whatever you think of him as a father, Joseph is not good at managing money.

[harveysuperboy]

I've always said that Mike was wrong to do that to his father.And that danm that movie.Joe loved his son.

[jxhensley]

Michael wasn't the first son to rebel and then reconsider it later.

[PhuckHue2]

Michael said it was a ritual. Joe stripped him naked, oiled him down, beat him with an extention cord, then slammed him into a wall. why didn't somebody call child protection? :(

[jxhensley]

He never said that Joseph whipped him, then immediately threw him into a wall afterward.

If Joseph made a ritual of whipping Michael, that means he didn't do it casually.

[balotelli456]

@newbeginxyz exactly, sometimes i get a little annoyed at mj, because i think he forgot where he came from, if he hadn't become as big as a star as he was and just became as famous as the rest of his brothers then he wouldn't be saying all this stuff about his father and he wouldn't supposedly feel that way, cause the only reason he was that insightful was cause of his experience, mj needed to search his feelings a little more before feeding his ignorant ass fans that crap about his own father

[Tomtheartist]

@newbeginxyz The kind of LOVE Joe provided? Are you serious? I agree for discipline, but love? Teaching discipline doesn't mean you shouldn't be friendly, smile at your children, joke with them, being pals. Again, I wasn't there so I can't say much. But I saw the biopic.

[capothedon2010]

well you know Michael Jackson was a incredibly smart human being. He made alot of decisions on what to say and have portrayed based on how the media will accept it. For example, he even said himself that alot of the crazy stories about him from the media(and I dont mean child molestation stories) was his own ideas. He knew that after awhile of something being said about him he could use to his advantage. So you never really know when it comes to Michael Jackson speaking in public, just saying.

[Nickleby2]

Michael told a whole ton of lies about Joseph. Even in this very speach he lied. Joseph DID play with his boys. He took them to play agames. He took them fishing and he and went camping with them. Jackie wrote in Katherine's book that he doesn't believe his father was too strict. Jackie said people don't know about the nice things his father did because they only want to talk about dicioline.

[balotelli456]

i love mj alot but i think he wanted to be a little white, i mean, im sure he understands the position of a black father especially back then

[mjbluemoon]

Michael grew up and had kids of his own... he never said he didn't love his dad,, he didn't understand him... and the decisions he had to make..like I didn't understand stand my mother ti I had kids of my own.... Micheal didn't leave his father out of his will he wasn't mentioned , he would have never done that..knowing what the scriptures had to say about taking care of your elderly parents... he loved JOE. Michael and JOE LOVE EACH OTHER..

[lmikepowers1]

I wish JOSEPH JACKSON would have been my FATHER. I was a good musician and entertainer. So good that a young boy imitated the way I played, the clothes I wore. The vehicles I rode and drove and became a star. I didn't have a father nor the discipline Joseph gave Michael. I road a motor cycle. wore ruffle front shirts and the color purple. My mother baby sat the kid. He was Prince. Black children need guidance and discipline. Joe Jackson I LOVE YOU AND WHAT YOU REPRESENT TO ALL BLACK CHILDREN.

[MsYvetteCorbett]

Lol at the "Doughnuts." Thank you for this video. I've been saying this same exact thing about MJ not having any quarrel with his father after MJ understood what parenting was all about. Though, I must say if I was at that University i'd be snoring because I hate long speeches. However, Papa Joe loves all his kids and people need to know that is the way Blacks raised their kids in that generation. Joe had too many kids to play nice, he had to be firm and i'm happy that he was.