We live in the age of Cancel Culture, where public figures face a one-strike rule.
You step out of line and were done with you.
Kellys been indicted.Roseanne is out of a job.So is Matt Lauer.
Michael Jackson.Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Do we now hold him to that same standard?
Do we have tocancelMichael Jackson?
But Michael Jackson is dead.
Do we treat those songs differently?
(If Im self-analyzing, I likely was compartmentalizing so I could continue to enjoy his music guilt-free.)
There are a few songs that Ill likely be retiring from my Apple Music playlists P.Y.T.
A case-by-case strategy is essentially how Ive chosen to deal with the reckoning that is this documentary.
How best to move forward will be different for every person.
Some may choose to only listen to his Jackson 5 hits.
Others may go in search of fantastic covers of his songs rather than listen to his voice.
