Michael Jackson As A Cultural Icon
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Michael Jackson today stands as a cultural icon, and as such he has always skirted the edge of precisely the sort of scandal that has recently overtaken him, evoking in his audience a number of unanswered questions related to his sexuality, his character, his personality, and his "reality" as a human being off-stage. Indeed, these are precisely the reasons why Jackson remains a significant cultural icon, for if the questions were simply answered, the mystique and appeal would disappear. At the same time, the image Jackson projects lends instant credibility to the sort of charges of sexual misconduct brought a couple of years ago regarding possible child molestation on Jackson's part. The subsequent legal settlement did little to dispel questions about the singer and his behavior, and his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley only became another occasion for speculation about the sincerity of his behavior. Jackson seems to have cultivated an aura of eccentricity, something in which he could indulge given his vast earnings from his recordings and related business enterprises. At the same time, Jackson has succeeded and has separated himself from other cur
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