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Whew Willa, you offer some tricky psychoanalysis here.
None of us can say what the Jacksons were thinking on that stage with
Paris, or what they were trying to project to the YouTube audience.
What we can safely say is that despite being a dysfunctional family,
they are clearly a family in grief. I think it’s unfair to try to
interpret their intentions. Would it have been better, or more
believable, if they had not embraced Paris and just stood off to the
side and whispered to her to suck it up? Is it really that implausible
that with Michael now gone they would want to surround his children in
a protective cocoon? ... (Read more at DoubleX.com.)
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So. That happened.
The bizarre spectacle of Michael Jackson's funeral was everywhere
yesterday, and the most talked-about moment was when Michael's
daughter, Paris Jackson, went up on stage and told the world,
"Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever
imagine. And I just wanted to say I love him so much." Her Aunt Janet
softly urged her forward and said, "speak up." Though I don't doubt
Paris's emotion was genuine, the thing felt creepily staged ... (Read more at DoubleX.com.)
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