Well then.
MJ #UrbanMyths ep pulled. Thx @ParisJackson & @TajJackson3 for speaking up & #MJFam for turning #AngerIntoAction. ✊? https://t.co/MkAeq52O9i pic.twitter.com/iZn3xorgGG
— The MJCast (@TheMJCast) January 13, 2017
But Joseph Fiennes looks SO MUCH like Jackson … oh wait.
You have to wonder who thought this was EVER a good idea? Especially with the social climate of the world today. Did Sky Arts really think they wouldn’t get pushback from casting a white guy to play Michael Jackson?
Heh.
Sky statement on pulling that Michael Jackson show on Sky Arts. pic.twitter.com/oG3GXicRj9
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) January 13, 2017
Of course if they had cast a black man the reaction may have been similar? Let’s face it, people have lost their ability to laugh at almost anything anymore, even when it’s meant to be funny.
It was predominantly Jackson’s daughter, Paris, who took issue with Fiennes as the actor playing her dad.
.@ParisJackson "so incredibly offended" by Joseph Fiennes playing her father, Michael Jackson, in 'Urban Myths' https://t.co/iO3gGlgXdl pic.twitter.com/7ol8g3nzTd
— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 13, 2017
Incredibly offended. The premise itself is pretty stupid as well, just sayin’.
Michael Jackson ‘Urban Myths’ show pulled after trailer upsets family https://t.co/4uRU4AqTia pic.twitter.com/Ng6rTsIriX
— deathandtaxes (@DeathAndTaxes) January 13, 2017
Fiennes should honestly thank them.
But just last week I was assured this industry is fearless and gatekeepers of brave art & truth https://t.co/jqQZKyTBwj
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 13, 2017
Not so much. Well they are when they’re in a room full of their peers talking about how tough it is to be in the entertainment industry.
So a Michael Jackson biopic can never be made unless you get a black actor in whiteface. https://t.co/yyVQ4Vfy7Z
— Holden (@Holden114) January 13, 2017
Eeeek.
And thanks goes to @ParisJackson for speaking out on this disrespect and racism. And to all those that contacted @SkyArts – thank YOU! [-Q] https://t.co/kDwW74E2ba
— The MJCast (@TheMJCast) January 13, 2017
*sigh*
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