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Originally Posted by sarramkrop
This I agree with. He was a victim of abuse who in turn became an abuser himself. Mix that with the fact that up until he really lost it, and with the dementia he had to cope with because of having been denied a safe childhood, free of any pressure, malign beatings, and god knows what other negativity infested his life, he happened to have great talent for pop music, at which he excelled up until Bad. Still not an exemplary human being, and one like many others, like Jenn rightly pointed out, who happen to have a talent for music.
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It's truly sad, the childhood he was denied, being beaten all the time and being forced to work until the early hours of the morning. I don't know how people can call him Whacko Jacko when it's blindingly obvious that he was in dire need of some serious psychological overhaul. When I see interviews of him talking about the allegations of molesting children and being questioned about letting children sleep in his bed, I don't see someone guilty of any wrong-doing, I see someone who was desperately trying to get a piece of his life back that he was not allowed to have. The way the media portrayed him really sickens me, and I truly feel sad for him and the life he's had to lead because of these allegations.