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[lanajax]

today is Wallace's birthday. he suggested a couple of weeks ago that we should maybe might could throw him a party. after we suggested back to him that he maybe might could throw himself a party, we didn't hear any more from him

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[dandelionwhine]

i just added you from chrissstopher's page.
imagine my surprise when i found you're not only witty (eg comments on his journal) but you're thoughtful and genuinely provocative as a writer.

thank you for saying those things about Michael. i've never been able to decide what i feel about him. but i have never thought for a moment he abused anyone. and i just hope this holds true: there hasn't yet been a legal precedent set, i said, that can punish a man for being weird.

anyway, that's my two cents.
gladtameetya

[lanajax]

YAY for new friends! and what a nice thing for you to say! i'm overdoing it with the exclamation marks but, hell, it ain't every day i get called thoughtful AND provacative! hot damn, i'm in love with you already.

(= for your two cents. two cents like that is always welcome to me

[litos]

I've always said that I don't think Michael intentionally harmed a child. From what I have seen, however, he may not understand where some boundaries lie. He might not know what is and is not appropriate. He could, thus, be unintentially damaging a child.

I'll let the jury decide and I will accept their decision. That is what they are there for. I certainly do not know all of the arguments in the matter and would not feel comfortable basing a decision off of what I have seen and heard through the media. Let's hope they do a good job.

Off the cuff, I would say it would be wrong to imprison Jackson. If, in fact, he is a danger to children, there are other ways to prevent him from causing harm. He is not a pedophile lurking in the bushes...

[lanajax]

appropriate is a relative term, Karl. Michael isn't dragging these kids off the street and into his bed. to him-- and to me, and to thousands of other people, i might add-- kids need unconditional affection. not sexual affection, actual, unconditional affection. this boy was troubled and sick. dying from cancer, so Michael opened his home and his wallet to his ENTIRE family. not just the boy. but to his Mother, and sister, and younger brother

[litos]

You are correct in asserting that what is deemed "appropriate" is both relative and culturally determined. Parenting methods considered perfectly in Germany might shock the Turks, and vice versa

[litos]

In the future, I think I will refrain from commenting on the Jackson issue. I think it makes your blood boil. And, we all know, boiling blood is highly uncomfortable.

-K

[lanajax]

nah, you don't make my blood boil, Karl, my friend. i hear what you're saying. and you know, so long as you don't completely bash my other friend (that would be Michael) you're free to comment away. lol i thought i did a good job of staying calm, man!