Boys Need Love Too--The Michael Jackson Saga
I'm not sure how I feel about the whole Michael Jackson thing. Personally, he seems like a sad little man whose been deprived of a healthy childhood. The fact that he changes his face as often as my teenage daughter changes her haircolor makes me think he's not happy with who he is. Deep inside, I feel he's trying to give boys the affection he never got. I don't think it's about sex or molestation. I truly think he feels a platonic love for children. Unfortunately, in our society, men arent' allowed to show affection to kids other than their own. If they do, they're immediately suspected of being sexual predators. Sure, there are freaks out there who get pleasure out of getting it on with prepubescent boys (gross.) But boys and girls need adults in their lives who aren't afraid to show platonic intimacy and affection (and this includes Michael). This is how children learn to love back, to not be afraid of expressing emotions that leave them vulnerable. If we had a society that allowed that, if we had a society free of pervert, and if we had adults with the courage and compassion to extend affection to children of either gender, maybe we wouldn't live in a world conducive to bringing up molestors. Maybe we wouldn't have the testosterone driven criminality, war, and so on. I also think all males convicted of committing aggressive crimes of any sort should be given prolactin injections for the rest of their lives. Prolactin, the "hormone of motherly love" might make them feel maternal affection for their fellow man. The alternative, an all female society--how fun (or possible) would that be?