Why do many white people and the media Love Micheal Jackson now hes dead but hated him when he was alive?

Its just the nature of man. True, majority of Caucasian people refused to acknowledge that Micheal Jackson had excised, along with several other races. It was probably a way for people to cope. When you look up to someone in complete awe, you don't want to believe that they are capable of such terrible acts. So, they lock that person out their mind, not wanting to believe that facts placed in front of them. Or they simply keep all the classic memories of when such accusations were not put forth, and keep at bay any new ones. And when Micheal had passed, this had brought people back to realization that Micheal did indeed exist. Now, its a common act when people feel guilty for they decisions. They claim to have always loved him to make themselves feel good. Its all mental stuff. If that isn't the case, then people just simply fell prey to the media. Listened to it all, and joined in the anti-MJ group. Then of course they felt bad when he died, and they tried to make amends.

he rocks, rocked and wld always rock thats all i can say lol

I don't understand how this is a race issue. I'm white, and I have loved MJ my entire life.

People get more respect after they've died.

Meh. that's life. I guess it's hard to go against the majority when they listen to the media.

I don't understand how this is a race issue. I'm white, and I have loved MJ my entire life.

When someone dies, you try to remember the positive things. He contributed so much to music, dance, and entertainment in general. Plus, he obviously had problems, so we try to understand why he was the way he was.

I always loved him and never hated him, and he died while I was at Disney land :'( ummm this also happened to van gouh (or how ever you spell his name, sorry) people dont like to hate on dead people is the only reason I can think of

People were creeped out by the rumors of hi and what he did but maybe after they died they al just realized how great of a pop star he was and a great singer and performer and just man in general despite his decisions.