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Why Michael Jackson Was "Too Good for His Own Good"

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Let’s be honest for a second... being Michael Jackson sounds like a dream, but when you look at the reality, it was more like a gilded cage. And I think we need to understand how much Michael struggled with things we take for granted, like basic social cues and "reading the room". Here is a breakdown of how Michael’s "squeaky clean" heart and his lack of a normal life created a "lose-lose" situation he could never really win. 1. He Never Had a "Normal" Manual Most of us learn what’s appropriate by just living a regular life, but Mike was famous since the 60s. He never had a childhood, never had solid "regular" relationships, and honestly, didn't have a chance to learn the social cues we use to navigate the world - his crippling social shyness and hypersensitive soul didn't help either. While we know how things "look" on the surface, Michael’s intentions were so pure to him that he didn’t realize the public wouldn...
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Want to Be a Better Man? Learn from Michael Jackson!

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Michael Jackson respected women. He didn’t treat women as conquests. And this is important to emphasize because Michael Jackson absolutely could have treated women like collectibles if he wanted to — especially in his 20s. Women of all races — white, Black, brown, beige — were obsessed with him.  He was beautiful, charming, soft-spoken yet electric. Men wanted to be him. Women wanted to touch him, date him, marry him. There has honestly never been another male celebrity with that level of universal desirability and hysteria. But Michael wasn’t chasing women like trophies. He was looking for love. Real love. A stable relationship with a woman he could trust and feel safe with emotionally — something he sadly never fully got. And despite the heartbreaks in his life, he didn’t become bitter. He didn’t start preaching that women are evil manipulators. He didn’t become entitled. He remained shy, awkward, romantic, and deeply respectful around women. Compare that to the podcast bros of t...
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What The Green Mile (1999) Can Teach Men about Masculinity

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  The Green Mile is an adaptation from Stephen King's novel of the same title. Whenever I hear about the atrocities men commit to women, children, and each other, I watch this movie to heal.  I watched it again to get over the R@PE ACADEMY reports. Now, I want to show men what they can be: GOOD. Maybe I could show men that hurting women - the women of your home in a vast, organized way, teaching each other how to not get caught is neither brave nor masculine. 1. John Coffey (the late Michael Clarke Duncan) John is alleged to have r@ped and murdered 2 girl children and is a prisoner on death row - he's huge, very muscular - but not violent. Slowly, the prison guards on the green mile discover his mysterious powers, learn of his innocence, and work to do him justice.  Not only John has miraculous powers to cure people, he can also bring the dead to life - provided he does it immediately after death - as he does to Mr Jingles, another prisoner's pet mouse. John had been tryi...
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