TRIGGER WARNING: mentions of abuse.
anyone who defends joseph jackson will be on my block list.
the amount of excuses I’ve seen people make for him on social media is ridiculous. there is a HUGE difference between disciplining your children versus straight up torturing them. from beating them with any objects he could find (not just belts. he would beat them with shoes, iron cords, etc. even almost dislocating michael’s shoulder by throwing him against a wall), insulting them for their features, and making them call him joseph.
i remember janet said in an interview that he struck her for calling him “dad.” and she was a little girl.
which is insane, considering the child he had outside of his marriage with katherine, was able to call him “dad”, and apparently treated her better.
one day, i will talk about her.
yes, the jackson family became a house hold name, especially for the black community. yes, some of them ended up having successful careers. yes, they are loved by many people around the world.
but at what cost?