Summary of "(41) The Antisemitism of Michael Jackson (REUPLOAD) - YouTube"
This video essay explores the complex history of Michael Jackson's alleged anti-Semitism, going beyond surface-level interpretations and delving into a pattern of Black celebrities facing accusations of anti-Semitism after expressing frustration with Jewish people in the entertainment industry.
Detailed Bullet Points:
- Pattern of Accusations: The video highlights a recurring trend of successful Black entertainers, including Kanye West, Kyrie Irving, Dave Chappelle, Professor Griff, Ice Cube, and Wiley, facing accusations of anti-Semitism after publicly criticizing Jewish individuals or the perceived Jewish control of the music industry.
- Michael Jackson's Case: The video focuses on Michael Jackson's alleged anti-Semitism, examining his song lyrics, public statements, and associations.
- 1993 Molestation Lawsuit: The video suggests that Jackson's alleged anti-Semitism might stem from a 1993 lawsuit accusing him of child molestation. The lawsuit, brought by Evan Chandler, is portrayed as an extortion scheme orchestrated by Jewish individuals.
- "They Don't Care About Us" Controversy: The song's lyrics, including the line "Jew me, sue me," sparked controversy and accusations of anti-Semitism. Jackson defended the song as a message against racism, but eventually changed the lyrics.
- Spike Lee Collaboration: The video notes that Jackson collaborated with Spike Lee, a director who had also faced accusations of anti-Semitism, on the music video for "They Don't Care About Us."
- Relationship with Rabbi Schmuley Boteach: The video discusses Jackson's friendship with Rabbi Boteach, who attempted to influence Jackson positively. Their relationship deteriorated as Jackson allegedly resisted the Rabbi's criticism.
- Sony and the Music Industry: The video claims that Sony attempted to steal Jackson's music catalog and that Jackson publicly criticized record companies for exploiting Black artists.
- Nation of Islam and Louis Farrakhan: The video mentions Jackson's association with the Nation of Islam and Louis Farrakhan, which further fueled accusations of anti-Semitism.
- Leaked Phone Call: A leaked phone call recording captured Jackson making derogatory remarks about Jewish people, calling them "leeches."
- Connection with Kanye West: The video draws a connection between Jackson and Kanye West, highlighting their shared experiences of facing accusations of anti-Semitism and their mutual admiration.
Essay Description:
This video essay delves into the controversial topic of Michael Jackson's alleged anti-Semitism, exploring a pattern of Black celebrities facing similar accusations after expressing frustration with the perceived Jewish control of the entertainment industry. The video analyzes various events and relationships in Jackson's life, including the 1993 molestation lawsuit, the controversy surrounding his song "They Don't Care About Us," his association with Rabbi Boteach and the Nation of Islam, and a leaked phone call containing derogatory remarks about Jewish people. The video also connects Jackson's experiences to those of Kanye West, highlighting their shared struggles with accusations of anti-Semitism.
Obscure, Abstract, and Out-of-the-Box Thoughts:
- The Power of Fear and Manipulation: The video suggests that the accusations against Jackson and other Black celebrities might be a form of manipulation and control, aimed at silencing those who challenge the status quo in the entertainment industry.
- The Complexity of Identity: The video raises questions about the complexities of identity and the challenges faced by Black artists navigating a predominantly white and Jewish-controlled industry.
- The Legacy of Trauma: The video hints at the possibility that Jackson's alleged anti-Semitism might be rooted in the trauma he experienced from the 1993 molestation lawsuit and the subsequent media scrutiny.
- The Search for Belonging: The video suggests that Jackson's association with Rabbi Boteach and the Nation of Islam might have been motivated by a desire for belonging and understanding in a world that often misunderstood and ostracized him.
- The Illusion of Control: The video challenges the notion that any individual or group has complete control over the entertainment industry, suggesting that the power dynamics are more complex and fluid than they appear.
This video essay encourages viewers to think critically about the accusations against Michael Jackson and other Black celebrities, questioning the motives behind these accusations and exploring the deeper complexities of identity, power, and control in the entertainment industry.
(41) The Antisemitism of Michael Jackson (REUPLOAD) - YouTube
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(00:00) recently there has been a veritable flurry of high-profile black entertainers being accused of anti-Semitism this includes the artist formerly known as Kanye West and current presidential candidate who now goes by simply yay it was a Jewish doctor Brooklyn Net's basketball star Kyrie Irving I cannot be anti-semitic if I know where I come from and even beloved comedian Dave Chappelle it shouldn't be this scary to talk about anything it's making my job incredibly difficult to be honest with you I'm
(00:38) getting sick talking to a crowd like this I love you to death and I thank you for your support and I hope they don't take anything away from [Music] me whoever they are you've likely heard something about this as these stories have received a lot of attention in the media but what you may not also be aware of is that these are simply the latest entries into a a pattern which goes back decades I'm talking specifically of the pattern between successful black celebrities in the entertainment industry getting into trouble for
(01:11) publicly expressing their frustration with Jewish people one of the earlier such instances was when Professor Griff was kicked out of the very successful rap group Public Enemy back in June of 1989 when we was running down who owns the music industry and who owns the production companies and this that and the other so when when the interviewer black man asks a certain series of questions uh I used to travel with suitcases full of books hell I was a minister of information so I came with 20 30 books and we was just kind of
(01:44) going over some of the information in the books I think I had Henry Ford's book The International Jew the octopus so if so if you're talking about world wars then who was responsible if you talking about who financed Hitler who was responsible if you're talking about the Civil War and you're talking about black people being brought over from Africa to America and the holes of ships who own the insurance companies who own the ships and that's the kind of discussion we were having not much later
(02:14) the extremely successful actor and NWA rapper Ice Cube would have his own anti-Semitism scandals can't crew with a white dude telling you what to do pulling woods with the scan now I got to play the silent of the land get rid of that devil real simple put a bullet in his Temple you for me for me to be anti-semitic in the business that I'm in would be economical disaster and suicide more recently UK rapper Wy was banned from Twitter for comments that he made I want to apologize for generalizing number one and I want to apologize for
(02:56) comments that were looked at as anti-semitic the music industry batch of people I'm talking about they're the ones who get to benefit from it that's what that's what this is all about it's systemic racism from their side what do you think the system and that man and a community of Jewish lawyers and thingy have made me feel that way yes they have they've made me feel that way not anti-semitic they've made me feel angry and upset because they are showing me the syst systemic racism and
(03:30) privilege that they're allowed to use on us and on and on it goes Nick Cannon freeze corleon Jay Electronica We could keep going but you get the idea however there is one man whose Fame and stature dwarfs the people we have mentioned so far someone who is right up there with Elvis and The Beatles I'm talking of course about the King of Pop Michael [Music] Jackson hi I'm Caroline Al and this is the news at night on tonight's show Whitney Houston seeks legal help whale on beautiful bodies and to M People
(04:08) Search for their lyrics but first Michael Jackson has been forced to apologize to the Jewish Community now I had previously heard that Michael Jackson had once expressed anti-semitic sentiment and did my own investigation into the topic however I only looked at it from surface level which revealed Michael Jackson had some song lyrics which could be interpreted did as anti-semitic but that he later explained that wasn't his intent that he actually wrote those lyrics to fight racism and that it was simply misinterpreted I had
(04:40) accepted this however a recent deep dive by daily veracity reporter David looks at the full history of this and tells us that the story may be more complex after all and so that's what we're going to look at today the full story behind the anti-Semitism of Michael Jackson I'm sure Michael Jackson needs no introduction for most of you he was a child star singing with the Jackson Five then left to do his own solo career which was extremely successful as a pop musician his songs didn't tend to carry
(05:16) a heavy message or be overtly political and when they did it tended to be the kind of schaly stuff you would expect about love and unity he had songs like Heal the World and black or white which was understood to be a message against racism and so the million-dollar question is why later in his career would Michael Jackson like Yay praise Hitler calling the German dictator a genius and why did somebody have a recording of a phone call with Michael Jackson where he was calling Jews leeches and alleging that they were
(05:48) engaged in a conspiracy to exploit black artists it likely started around 1993 when he had a multi-million doll lawsuit brought against him for sexually molesting a minor this lawsuit was brought by a man named Evan Chandler a dentist and aspiring screenwriter who had just had his first script turned into a movie Robin Hood Men in Tights a movie which coincidentally featured Dave Chappelle's first appearance on the big screen there is no such thing as a coincidence Evan had divorced his wife June in 1985 after having a son together
(06:24) named Jordan Evan's ex-wife who was a huge Michael Jackson fan had since married a man named David Schwarz the strange detail surrounding the Chandler family's introduction to Jackson in 1992 is chronicled in a now defunct blog called turning the tables on the Chandler allegations. comom it is extremely complicated and convoluted so please understand that we are barely scratching the surface here in a phone conversation recorded in the summer of 1993 Evan Reveals His plan to David Schwarz saying this man is going to be
(06:59) humiliated Beyond beond belief and he will not believe what's going to happen to him Beyond his worst nightmares he will not sell one more record this man is going to be humiliated beyond belief will not believe it he will not believe what's going to happen to him yeah beyond beyond his worst nightmares sell one more record this attorney I found I mean I interviewed several and I picked a nastiest son of a [ __ ] I find once I make that phone call this guy is just going to destroy everybody sight any
(07:31) devious nasty cruel way that he can do it and I've given him full authority to do that he'll be a a massacre if I don't get what I want if I go through with this I win big time I will get everything I want and they will be to they will be destroyed forever they will be destroyed June is going to lose Jordy she will have no right to ever see him again yeah that's a fact Dave that's what's career will be over does that help ankle's career will be over does that help Jordy that's irrelevant to me
(08:02) David asks Evan does that help Jordy and Evan replies that's irrelevant to me Evan's lawyer Barry Rothman went on to consult a Beverly Hill psychiatrist who had never met his son Jordan named Dr matthys Abrams who wrote a letter that stated Reasonable Suspicion would exist that sexual abuse may have occurred it was at this point that Jordan's father Evan drugged his own son with barbituates in order to procure a confession that Jackson had molested him armed with this confession Evan leveled the allegations against Jackson
(08:37) exclusive first look at evidence that the biggest victim of all may have been Michael Jackson himself following 5 months of investigation and interviewing 50 people associated with the case GQ senior writer Mary A Fischer answers the question did Michael do it her response a resounding No in fact he was framed and that he himself was the victim and of a carefully conceived plan to extract money from him Fisher claims that Evan Chandler whose son alleges the abuse gathered the molestation stories from the boy during a highly irregular
(09:10) session while using a drug which often creates false memories it was only after he was given this drug in Mr Chandler's office dental office that he came out with the allegations against Michael Jackson before that he had said nothing wrong had ever happen although there was no evidence and Jackson vehemently denied the allegations he went on to cut a deal with Chandler for 20 million in 1994 in an attempt to make the whole thing go away a decision which Michael would come to deeply regret and would haunt him for
(09:43) the rest of his life Michael Jackson told me in no uncertain terms that settling that case in 1994 was the biggest mistake he'd ever made he should never have settled it he should have fought it through a trial he would have won it was a absurd case but he was advised he told me by lawyers by business advisers to settle it and get rid of it that he had bigger fish to fry bigger projects to to get involved in that the money would be a drop in the bucket compared to what he was capable of making around the world and that
(10:21) diverting everybody's attention because of the publicity attached to this civil case was a mistake uh he followed his advisor you know suggestions he paid money and what it really did was it opened Pandora's Box because suddenly everybody on the planet began suing him thinking they could make an easy Buck suing Michael Jackson every person involved in this extortion scheme the boy's father Evan Chandler who was born Evan charmatz The Stepfather David Schwarz the lawyer Barry Rothman and the psychiatrist Maas Abrams were all Jewish
(10:58) coincidence I do not point out the fact that they're Jewish to suggest that this in some way proves their malevolence or anything like that that would be silly of course I'm merely suggesting that understanding this fact may help us to understand why Michael Jackson was starting to feel some kind of way a few months after Michael Jackson was murdered in 2009 Evan Chandler committed suicide a couple years after the settlement in 1995 Michael Jackson releases a new album called his Story featuring a song titled they Don't Care
(11:30) About Us which featured the lyrics beat me hate me you can never break me will me thrill me you can never kill me Jew me Sue me everybody do me kick me [ __ ] me don't you black or white me Jackson received heavy backlash and criticism over those lyrics and according to the article in Daily veracity was not permitted to film his music video in the US and so he took Spike Lee and flew to Brazil to make the video there now in my cursory searching I wasn't able to find any source for that claim but I was
(12:05) curious what made him decide to work with Spike Lee a famous movie director so on a hunch I Googled Spike Lee anti-Semitism and discovered a 1990 article published in the New York Times by Spike Lee with the very normal title I am not an anti-semite in the article [ __ ] Lee is responding to and denying allegations that he is anti antisemitic because his recent film Mo Better Blues featured two Jewish villains who are the owners of a New York jazz club and are depicted in the movie as taking advantage of the black musicians that
(12:43) work for them you know a harmful stereotype we want you to be happy B you're a great talent but to tell you the truth you got a lot of dead weight around your neck it's it's dragging you down this So Co old takaka of a manager of yours giant I mean that's a joke is that a joke it's a joke you could manage a little Le a league hey when you're ready for some real management you come see us I got a first cousin he's top shell top hey he's short but he's smart and we love to together and why
(13:09) shouldn't we he's our cousin he handles only the best everything first class all the way just like Josh and me first class D Paran first class look I'm not here to talk about giant okay I'm here to talk about the great sums of money that you two are making off of my music and the very little that I see in return what you're talking about is is management giant your management was the the one who negotiated this deal that's right when you agreed to and it's always been our business policy to never ever
(13:36) ever nevero share the deal look giant is my friend okay we all need close friends this is business Michael Jackson of course denied allegations that his song was in any way anti-semitic so I guess the fact that he just happened to hire a film director who himself had touched on this pattern which is the theme of this entire video which is Jewish music industry insiders in what some might call an exploitative relationship with black artists probably all just another coincidence and it's probably also a coincidence that that
(14:12) same music video contains a dance move that is sort of dangerously close to being a Nazi salute I mean that might be a little bit of a stretch and in a different context I would call that a reach but given everything we know about this music video I don't know that dance move a little bit sus as the kids say the ADL and other Jewish interest groups criticized Jackson for the song and he eventually changed the lyrics and refilmed the music video this time in a prison you know [Music] promise I'm TR to being the victim
(14:55) stream you're throwing me in the class with a bad can't believe this is the land on which I came you know I really don't the see the government I see but R about Wasing he dead everybody gone back to do with speculation everybody litigation beat me bash me you can never trash me H me K me you can never get me all I want to say is that they don't really care about us [Music] all I want to say that although Jackson censored the lyrics and They Don't Care About Us during his his story World Tour his
(15:40) fashion style began to become more militarized and almost Neo fascist in its Aesthetics bulletproof vests riot shields and Military costumes that according to many resembled Nazi Soldier uniforms Lady Gaga actually came to possess one of Michael Jackson's outfits and wore it to a 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign rally where lots of people on Twitter were asking why is Lady Gaga dressed up like a Nazi it's around this time in the late 90s early 2000s when Jackson is introduced to Rabbi schmi B according to La weekly Bak met Jackson
(16:15) through a mutual friend it's not clear who this mutual friend was or what the motivations were but it seems plausible that this unknown friend may have been concerned with the direction that Jackson was taking and wanted Bic to influence the the troubled pop star Jacob schu Bic also known as the rockar rabbi is an American Orthodox Jewish rabbi author and television host who has written books titled kosher Jesus kosher lust as well as kosher sex excerpts of which were serialized and published by Playboy magazine in 1998 B has
(16:49) participated in extensive political work and even ran for office he currently serves as executive director of the world values Network which is described by Wikipedia as a Jewish pro-israel nonprofit organization that he established in 2007 as a part of its Outreach the world values network has hosted many political speakers such as Cory Brooker Ted Cruz Ronda santis Tulsi gabard Dr Oz Janine pero and dozens of others to collect donations to fund newspaper advertisements to draw attention to anti-Semitism and
(17:20) anti-israel bias one such newspaper campaign was targeted to attack the New Zealand singer Lord who in 2018 canceled a concert in Tel Aviv as part of the BDS movement the organization spent over $1.3 million on such program expenses between 2016 and 2018 during this period Bic hosted Jackson at his house for Shabbat dinners and conversations which according to a post humously released book the rabbi asked Jackson if you had an hour with Hitler you think you could somehow touch something inside of him to which Jackson replied absolutely I know
(17:55) I could nobody is all evil it was during this conversation that Jack Jackson also remarked that Hitler was a genius orator which led to the Hitler was a genius headlines schoi and Jackson had created a charity called heal the kids which was ostensibly founded to give Aid to children in need however some industry insiders believed it could have served as a pass through to essentially pay off the rabbi for good publicity spending over $117,000 to host two lectures one of them at Oxford University where schie was stationed according to the New York
(18:27) Post another $300,000 was was spent on salaries benefits and Consulting $50,000 on a now defunct website and $103,000 On promotional costs among other overhead costs according to the post one ex supporter said for all the work Michael says he did for children we never saw it the friendship between Jackson and schmoly lasted barely 2 years eventually fizzling out completely between 2002 and 2003 with the rabbi quoted as saying I'm not hanging around if I can't influence you positively what what what what
(18:59) simple Michael began to treat me like a nuisance we were very close we were like for a while jointed at the hip we did we went everywhere together spoke it but he began to see me as someone who was critical of him and I was critical of him and I just couldn't watch what he was doing to himself anymore well that means and he began to recoil you had to watch it to see it it was it was it was unbelievable to watch I would go into his room and I would say you need to stop this and he would almost cringe he'
(19:25) almost devolve into an embryonic position he didn't know how to handle that kind of criticism he had never experienced all right well Rabbi Shmi I want to thank you for your time with us Rabbi Shi B and and I appreciate your insights very much with us here on MSNBC Sunday following the failed attempts at positive PR Jackson was faced with a never-ending wave of accusations of pedophilia and molestation Jackson eventually was acquitted of the charges coincidentally during the second round of allegations Sony was underhandedly
(19:53) attempting to restructure and steal Jackson's extensive music catalog from him the royalties paid for the rights to play his music on streaming services and radio stations are extremely lucrative and have generated over 4 billion during Jackson's life alone following the release of Jackson's album Invincible Jackson had begun to speak publicly about what was happening not only to him but to other black artists in the music industry at the hands of the corporations and the executives that led them the record companies really do
(20:23) conspire against the artists Jackson said at a public event in Harlem in 2002 they steal they cheat they do whatever they can especially against the black artists this is very important because throughout the years black artists have been taken advantage of completely and it's time now that we have to put a stop to this incredible incredible Injustice and uh like uh Mrs Sharpton was saying people from James Brown to samuy Davis Jr some of the real Pioneers that uh that inspired me to be the Entertainer that I am these artists are
(21:02) always on tour because if they sto touring they would totally go broken and uh it's been the record companies really really do conspire against their artist they steal they cheat they do whatever they can especially the black artists in 2003 Jackson teamed up with the Nation of Islam and Lewis faran in order to renegotiate his record deal in a New York Times article by Sharon Waxman an anonymous business associate claimed that Faron was basically brainwashing him continuing that they tried to do the same thing to Whitney
(21:39) Houston The Nation of Islam which is a black nationalist group has been critical of the way black artists athletes and entertainers have been treated by corporations and Executives frequently drawing criticisms from groups like the Anti-Defamation League for being anti-semitic Faron or the minister has been sought out by many black leaders for Council and support including Michael Jackson Whitney Houston and Prince all three of whom have died or been murdered under suspicious circumstances there is no such thing as
(22:10) a coincidence following Jackson's battle against the record companies Jackson became embroiled in a controversy again when in 2005 a recording of a phone call between Jackson and one of his lawyers made its way to the press in it Jackson can be heard saying they suck they're like leeches you end up penales the Jews do it on purpose suck like leg I was so tired of they start out the most popular person in the world make a lot of money di house cars and everything end up with penless this conspiracy the Jews do it on purpose
(22:47) following the publication of this taped phone call the Anti-Defamation League again called for Jackson to apologize saying this time that he has an anti-semitic streak Abram foxman the director of the ADL continued saying every time he has a problem in his life he blames the Jews it is sad that Jackson is infected with classically stereotypical ideas of Jews as all powerful money grabbing and manipulative when Jackson died his murderer Conrad Murray appeared on CNN the headline reads Conrad Murray Jackson was penales
(23:18) okay so let's talk about Michael since we have you here I want to hear about this person you call your friend you said you knew him better than anyone at the towards the end of his life than anyone correct yes did he share secrets with you of course um the most hidden treasure Trove of his life is with me but I have protected Michael up till now up till now of course of course I've said nothing that has been inflammatory about my friend I have I protected Michael you see when I had a Mee at the house with a
(23:56) officials and they pointed to my Michael the guy who could not pay me for months after taking care of him and he said that he could not pay for the popsicle his daughters were drink were using the toilet paper that they were using to wipe their their private areas that he was penniless I was shocked as it was that time when Michael came to me trembling and trying to get me away from the AG official who was Randy Phillips I was shocked out of sale I should have just picked my bags up and G had I been looking for money
(24:27) but it wasn't money it was about the love of Michael besides music fashion and mutual condemnations from groups like The ADL Jackson and yay share an even deeper connection shortly after the release of y's album graduation the artist formerly known as Kanye West actually sat down with the King of Pop in the home of cutthroat music mogul liar Cohen yay said that it was actually Jackson that encouraged him to start singing more in his music yeah I sat with Michael Jackson uh I met him over Lear Cohen's house and I just vibed out
(24:59) with him and then like I think Mike would have one that put that battery in my back to do 808s I played uh good life and he was like who's that singing right there I like that voice it was my voice he gashed me up next thing y'all know y'all have me in the night here like Michael Jackson told me I could sing [ __ ] all y'all you know yay mentions Michael Jackson in several of his songs including the song don't like where he raps the media crucify me like they did Christ they want to find me not
(25:26) breathing like they found Mike they smileing my face is what I don't like they steal a whole sound that's a sound bite the media crucify me like they did Christ they want to find me not breathing like they found Mike let's have a how I count three that boy boy needs therapy [Music] [Music] SK everybody situation everybody I in the on the news everybody bang bang sh everybody all I want to say is that they don't really care about
(26:31) us all I want to say is that they don't really care about us beat me hate me you can never break me will me thrill me you can never kill me me Sue me everybody me kick me me don't black and white me all I want to say that they don't really care about us all I want to say is that they don't really care about us me want to to come of my life I have a wife you children love me I am a vitim of [Music] police I'm being the victim of ring me of my say I like to come to fulfill this propy set me free skin dead
(27:27) everybody with two of my own I know what it means to have to balance the demands of family and career and let's not even talk about finding a date for myself even though don't worry about a baby don't tell them baby tell them tell them baby work them baby work the world work no [Applause] this even even though um even though Rabbi smie keeps telling me that he's going to find me the perfect [Applause] woman would ly my response is as long as it's not a [Applause] journalist yeah they told me when um Professor
(28:26) Griff when nuts um um in montro Switzerland um talking about the caucas and mountains and monkeys and everything like that they to every single executive Jewish executive told me to drop Public Enemy and not work with them you know what I did I brought chuck to the Holocaust Museum
