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Michael Jackson Fans Upset At Eminem's New Video
The latest video from Eminem has upset a bunch of Michael Jackson fans who don’t appreciate the lyricist’s numerous references to the King of Pop’s child molestation charges.
In addition to playing Michael, Eminem suits up as MC Hammer, Madonna, Pee Wee Herman, the Will Farrell character in “Old School” and the disgruntled Santa Claus character from “Bad Santa” in the video for his latest single “Just Lose It.”
The offending footage, however, centers on scenes of the blonde rapper dressed as Michael Jackson. Eminem performs in concert as the superstar, only to have his hair catch fire. Panic-stricken, he runs through a club and ends up in the men’s rest room from his autobiographical film, “8 Mile.” There, Michael rushes into a stall to put out his flaming hair in the toilet water. He emerges from the stall and comes face to face with B-Rabbit, Em’s character from “8 Mile.” Spoofing the vomiting scene from the film, Rabbit urls all over Michael.
“I’m sorry but I don’t find anything remotely amusing about a white man vomiting on a black man, especially when said white man has written derogatory lyrics about black people in the past,” wrote “Christine E,” one of numerous angry feedbackers who wrote EUR to vent - not only about the video, but against BET’s decision to air it. “I am disappointed in BET, not only because it’s boring, repetitive and riddled with tired clichés (like every other Eminem video) but also because one of the most influential black entertainers of all time is more or less dehumanized throughout the video. Jermaine Jackson was on point when he referred to the media’s treatment of his brother as a “modern day lynching” and while it does not surprise me that Eminem has decided to contribute to it, I am angered that BET has provided him with a platform on which to do so.”
Em raps in the song: “I done touched on everything but little boys; that’s not a stab at Michael, that’s just a phor, I’m just psycho.”
Judging from the amount of e-mails railing against the clip, folks aren’t trying to hear Eminem’s lyrical justification for using the lyrics. The video wraps up with Em – as a noseless Michael Jackson – sitting on a bed and staring into the camera as little kids jump on the mattress behind him.
“Eminem has crossed the line...trying to be ‘funny’ with little regard for the children!” wrote feedbacker “Gail,” who described herself as “an outraged mother.” “He tried to cover himself with the “this is not a stab at Michael” line before he carried on with his antics. It’s almost as if, he wanted to make sure that he was covered in the “malice” department. It’s like, he wanted to make sure that it is clear that he is just joking. The problem is, the joke is not funny...it’s just sick. …Pedophilia (or implying pedophilia) is not funny in any way, shape, or form...whether it is in reference to Jackson or not. That was just in poor taste. I mean hell, he may as well have had a Kobe look-a-like raping a girl in his video.”
Meanwhile, Shady/Interscope will offer special collector’s editions of Em’s forthcoming album “Encore” for its Nov. 16 release date. The set will be housed in a telescoping box and feature 25 glossy photo inserts, full album lyrics, an exclusive Eminem photo and an exclusive free ringtone. The set will also include a bonus disc of songs that have previously leaked online.
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In addition to playing Michael, Eminem suits up as MC Hammer, Madonna, Pee Wee Herman, the Will Farrell character in “Old School” and the disgruntled Santa Claus character from “Bad Santa” in the video for his latest single “Just Lose It.”
The offending footage, however, centers on scenes of the blonde rapper dressed as Michael Jackson. Eminem performs in concert as the superstar, only to have his hair catch fire. Panic-stricken, he runs through a club and ends up in the men’s rest room from his autobiographical film, “8 Mile.” There, Michael rushes into a stall to put out his flaming hair in the toilet water. He emerges from the stall and comes face to face with B-Rabbit, Em’s character from “8 Mile.” Spoofing the vomiting scene from the film, Rabbit urls all over Michael.
“I’m sorry but I don’t find anything remotely amusing about a white man vomiting on a black man, especially when said white man has written derogatory lyrics about black people in the past,” wrote “Christine E,” one of numerous angry feedbackers who wrote EUR to vent - not only about the video, but against BET’s decision to air it. “I am disappointed in BET, not only because it’s boring, repetitive and riddled with tired clichés (like every other Eminem video) but also because one of the most influential black entertainers of all time is more or less dehumanized throughout the video. Jermaine Jackson was on point when he referred to the media’s treatment of his brother as a “modern day lynching” and while it does not surprise me that Eminem has decided to contribute to it, I am angered that BET has provided him with a platform on which to do so.”
Em raps in the song: “I done touched on everything but little boys; that’s not a stab at Michael, that’s just a phor, I’m just psycho.”
Judging from the amount of e-mails railing against the clip, folks aren’t trying to hear Eminem’s lyrical justification for using the lyrics. The video wraps up with Em – as a noseless Michael Jackson – sitting on a bed and staring into the camera as little kids jump on the mattress behind him.
“Eminem has crossed the line...trying to be ‘funny’ with little regard for the children!” wrote feedbacker “Gail,” who described herself as “an outraged mother.” “He tried to cover himself with the “this is not a stab at Michael” line before he carried on with his antics. It’s almost as if, he wanted to make sure that he was covered in the “malice” department. It’s like, he wanted to make sure that it is clear that he is just joking. The problem is, the joke is not funny...it’s just sick. …Pedophilia (or implying pedophilia) is not funny in any way, shape, or form...whether it is in reference to Jackson or not. That was just in poor taste. I mean hell, he may as well have had a Kobe look-a-like raping a girl in his video.”
Meanwhile, Shady/Interscope will offer special collector’s editions of Em’s forthcoming album “Encore” for its Nov. 16 release date. The set will be housed in a telescoping box and feature 25 glossy photo inserts, full album lyrics, an exclusive Eminem photo and an exclusive free ringtone. The set will also include a bonus disc of songs that have previously leaked online.
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