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ooli3 ( ooli3@sopuli.xyz )  to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 24 days ago

TIL Michael Jackson's iconic style, fashion, and choreography were heavily influenced by Bob Fosse's performance as the Snake in the 1974 musical film The Little Prince

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TIL Michael Jackson's iconic style, fashion, and choreography were heavily influenced by Bob Fosse's performance as the Snake in the 1974 musical film The Little Prince

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ooli3 ( ooli3@sopuli.xyz )  to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 24 days ago
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  • lemmysmash ( lemmysmash@piefed.social ) 
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  • Setiyeti93 ( Setiyeti93@lemmy.ca ) 
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    Bob Fosse has been insanely influential on pop culture in general.

    • wyldrstallyns ( wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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      Even that scene in The Birdcage!

    • HugeNerd ( HugeNerd@lemmy.ca ) 
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      The movie Sweet Charity is a great reference.

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        Sweet Charity was one of the most formative movies in my childhood. For me.

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          Barbara Bouchet and Suzanne Charny will do that I suppose.

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    MJ: “you know, I’m something of a snake in the grass myself”

    • wyldrstallyns ( wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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      Considering the thematic overlaps between said character portrayed and MJ’s off-stage history IRL… 🥲

      • AlteredEgo ( AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml ) 
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        Are you implying that Michael Jackson was a pedophile? Because that has been pretty much proven to be completely false. Like with overwhelming absence of evidence.

        If such things as truth and justice matter to you at all of course. Maybe you said this just for the lulz.

        I saw this meme pop up on reddit, and it’s reposted here and follows the same disgusting trajectory here. “Oh look MJ stole!” No he didn’t, he credited Bob Fosse who admired MJ for being an amazing dancer and perfecting this style.

        “Oh look it’s a snake and a child, get it? get it?” - no he was innocent and framed by the media and racist prosecutors and people seeking money.

        I’m so sick how stupid evil will always triumph over justice and truth because it is so relentless and “so yummy” and “fun” to spew this shit. People have learned nothing today from OP except reinforcing the lies.

        • wyldrstallyns ( wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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          ffs. 🤦🏼‍♂️ I’m so sick of redderped and frothy idiots squirming into the fediverse.

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            I’m not sure what you’re trying to say but the evidence is all there: https://themichaeljacksonallegationsblog.wordpress.com/

            If you haven’t actually looked at the evidence (or absence of it) then you can keep your mouth shut you know?

            I’m just sick of the systematic racism. It’s been decades of proven false accusations and media failure.

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    Thats so fucking cool!!!

  • melsaskca ( melsaskca@lemmy.ca ) 
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    Cool find!

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    Oh cool, so not only was he forgiven for being a pedophile but his entire (later) image was a ripoff

    • gastroglizzy ( gastroglizzy@piefed.social ) 
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      You’ve been fooled by propaganda.

      His image was attacked and destroyed because he wouldn’t sell his music catalog.

      • belated_frog_pants ( belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org ) 
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        He slept in the bed with children that werent his own and were obsessed with them. Its not a thing a normal adult does.

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          100% he was not normal and was abused his whole life. Whether he was fondling anyone or not, we’ll never know for certain, but none of those kids should have been allowed to do that just to leave a safety margin.

          It’s not impossible that he became a rich target for extortion, but he was off enough that it would def have been grounds for pedo like restraining orders.

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      You’re right, but there’s way too much MJ dick riding in the world for it to ever be a popular thing to say.

      • gastroglizzy ( gastroglizzy@piefed.social ) 
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        Yeah, because you being wrong simply isn’t possible.

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          Not in this case, pedophilic billionaire dickrider.

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          lol nah, I’m eight. You’re just a sour dick rider. Sad for you, unable to graple with reality in which your favored celebrity was a demonstrably obvious pedo…

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      Just for Billie Jean, not his entire image.

      • wyldrstallyns ( wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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        thafuq? Is that the only song of his you know? That dance style was integral to much of his whole thing, and permeated his own style from very early on. 🤙🏼

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    Hmm, all MJ moves weren’t his. Its like all his moves are from just this movie.

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    Whole lot of pedophile and billionaire apologia in these comments from the Lemmycel crowd.

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      Go take a walk. Enjoy nature or something.

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        Gotta feed the wildlife somehow.

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            Oh, hey, thanks for letting me know about one more armchair expert to block here. Aww.

            Won’t redderp take you back, kiddo? 🙏🏼🙄😝

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              You wouldn’t listen to actual experts and victims over the fact that you really liked that one album. Your opinion means literally nothing.

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      Ugh, is this a standard Lemmy comment or something. Whole lot of these hypocrite comments in .world, please just cut the crap outside of that instance.

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    Removed by mod

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