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What do you think about the child abuse allegations against Michael Jackson? Did he do it? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by BackOnMyBS to c/asklemmy

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[–] BackOnMyBS 2 points 8 months ago

At the end of the day, the only thing that's of any relevance that could result from the discussion is whether or not you should feel guilty when enjoying the music of someone who may have been a child molester. My opinion is, no, you shouldn't. If that's what happened, the only people who could legitimately feel bad about supporting him, are those that bought his records during the time when those things were taking place, unknowingly and indirectly supporting his actions; and in the same breath: given that it was an unknown consequence of buying his music, I cannot logically hold any of his fans from that era, responsible for anything he may have done with the money he earned from those sales.

This was the motivation for my question.