Posted by Alara on February 8, 2003, at 2:38:48
In reply to Re: Michael Jackson » NikkiT2, posted by Rach on February 8, 2003, at 1:15:58
OK, here's my theory:
The preoccupation that he has with his face is a manifestation of the deep shame surrounding his childhood abuse, sexual issues etc. To create another layer over that shame, he's projecting his face-hiding complex onto the children... He has a need to protect(`blanket') himself and the children while simultaneously hiding them to cover the shame.
Although Michael didn't specifically say that he was sexually molested as a child, I have a strong suspicion that this was an issue. Victims of childhood sexual abuse are often disturbed (and confused) by the conflicting shame, pain and occasional physical pleasure. If this is what happened to Michael, then he has carried this complex into adulthood and has a disturbing compulsion to repeat the experience in order to conquer it. To lessen the guilt and to maintain denial, he creates a delusional world in which he acquires a `Peter Pan' persona, an identity which is so innocent that it absolves him of any paedophilic tendencies.
I feel very sorry for Michael Jackson. Even if he has sexually interfered with children, he maintains the delusion that he is innocent - just as he maintains the somatic delusion that his face is naturally `changing'. He truly believes that he is innocent.
After all, he was robbed of his childhood.
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