#huh. michael Becoming one of his older female idols and friends. where have we seen that before | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

leapinarmadillo · 8 hours ago

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ohhhh. i forgot that people used to say michael was getting surgeries in order to look like diana ross. ugh. i don't think there's anything to that but............ugh.

#that's tough #maybe i'm wrong but i get the impression she and michael never really REALLY talked about their situation #which. diana...... maybe she didn't realize how serious it was for him but... idk. she did seem kind of uncomfortable about that #like i feel like she knew he felt a way about her that didn't fit with the maternal relationship #i think it would have been responsible of her to put him in his place if she wasn't interested in that too #which maybe she WAS but felt like it couldn't happen #either way... you know him well you know he's not normal you know he's got weird attachment issues #a lot of this is based on rumors and My Feelings i realize that. i'm just thinkin #i thought jermaine described it in an interesting way. that michael had this 'fascination' with diana #'she was this dream for him... he had this ongoing fascination with her... he loved her'#ok should i go into queer michael speculation mode. well i'm always there lbr #..........so #1. gay men obsessed and fascinated with diana ross. many MANY such cases #2. looking up to her as a mentor and an idol. ik i just said i don't believe the rumors that he was trying to look like her #but that's just. of course that's a persistent rumor #they had similar roles within their groups. ofc michael grew up covering the supremes and even Being diana a j5 skit #huh. michael Becoming one of his older female idols and friends. where have we seen that before #i'm just gonna say .#i have no idea who he truly wanted to be. who he WAS deep inside #but i think he was inspired by a lot of artists especially women and he Did want to emulate them AND he had a natural draw #towards feminine things/expression #no matter how deep or far that went for him i also know that he recognized his privilege in being a male artist #that comment about madonna 'well she's a woman...' which people cite as a moment of misogyny #not at all. that was a moment of putting himself into a woman's shoes and understanding her position and potential jealousy #(i'll defend THAT part of it. the 'witch' comment well there ya go there's your misogyny lol. rest assured!)#whatever i'm not truthing in any way. i love the topic of gender and there's MUCH mj gender discussion to be had

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