Michael Jackson Hoax Death

nycscenie said:

Im asking because i see many posts here on this forum using the media as their source to prove something true or to prove something wrong by using another form of media.  I mean no rudeness in my words but alot of people are saying “not to believe the media” or “not to believe in whatever is written or said”, but then use the media to help make their point. I know we live in an internet world and we get most of our info there so its hard to avoid using it. im just saying, dont say those things when u use it urself. 

We are suggested to not believe in the bad things that people say about mj but does it make anything truthful if we only believe in the good things? I love MJ so much but im sure he wasnt a perfect angel like i see people make him out to be.  For example, tmz says he was drug addict.  why is everyone so quick to disagree or agree with that then use another media source to prove that the first media source was wrong/right.  I dont know the real answer, you dont know the real answer, no one really knows except for michael himself.

well anywho, i just wanna know, when people say “dont believe in the media”, is it a one sided statement meaning only dont believe in the bad or does it go both ways?

im asking also cuz i also found myself doing the very same thing im voicing about sometimes (crap, im even doing it in this post) and come to realize it so now i wanna stop it by finding out why it happens.

I agree.  I try to approach things from both angles, and contribute opinions stemming from such. Don't know successful I am in doing so, but nonetheless I try.

The bias on here needs to settle.

I'm sure Michael had both a good and dark side, just as any human being. While it is nice to see the community's faith in their idol, and ability to look past the bad, in this occasion we need to accept what might be harsh truths in order to come to a realistic and accurate conclusion with respect to the situation at hand.