baldwin on michael jackson

“The Michael Jackson cacophony is fascinating in that it is not about Jackson at all..He will not swiftly be forgiven for having turned so many tables, for he damn sure grabbed the brass ring, and the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo has nothing on Michael…Freaks are called freaks and are treated as they are treated–in the main, abominably–because they are human beings who cause to echo, deep within us, our most profound terrors and desires.” – James Baldwin, "Here Be Dragons"