1/ Because I enjoy defending the indefensible (it's my thing), I'm going to defend Streisand here. Note that I'm not defending Michael Jackson, fuck him and may he burn in hell, but just Streisand's words.
https://twitter.com/NYDailyNews/status/1109269351927111680
2/ Streisand did (1) say she believes the accusers and (2) condemns Michael Jackson's actions. She's not defending Jackson, she's just offering additional thoughts.
3/ It is through "questioning" that we understand things. Nothing should be above questioning. Yet, in this increasingly polarized environment, we are no longer allowed to question certain orthodoxies, as questions imply disbelief or defense of heretical views.
4/ Such is the case here. Streisand has some heterodox questions that nobody seems to discuss.
5/ For one thing, why don't we blame the parents more? If some Rich Guy asks if your kids can come sleep over at their house, the answer is always "FUCK NO". MJ was surrounded by enablers, including parents, who deserved more blame.
6/ Michael Jackson was one fucked up dude. Somehow we are more willing to accept "insanity" as a defense for murder more than we are willing to accept "insanity" as a defense for molesting children. We have more empathy for murderers than for molesters.
7/ I mean, I feel it too. Emotionally I want child molesters to get raped in prison. But this wars with my logical side that demands that should not be treated worse than murderers.
8/ Saying "molestation isn't as bad as murder" is no more a defense of molestation than a condemnation of murder. It's just data. But the way politically correct orthodoxy suppresses this thought makes people like Streisand want to stand up and say it.
9/ Anyway, Streisand dared stray from orthodoxy, her remarks are taken out of context, and then go viral on social media. In context, she wasn't defending Michael Jackson or disbelieving his accusers.
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