• Ray •

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[Bryan Dechart @BryanDechart]

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[• Ray • @TH30UTS1DER]

unfolding, i don't think there's much that can excuse complete indifference. stop fucking defending celebrities. he's just another rich white dude who probably doesn't give a fuck about your existence as long as he's still making obscene amounts of money.

[• Ray • @TH30UTS1DER]

in this political climate, especially with everything going on between palestine and isnotreal, i'm not gonna express any admiration for that state in any form. if you're a public figure with even an ounce of common sense, and there's a massive humanitarian and political crisis-

[• Ray • @TH30UTS1DER]

@89alienz that's why i already stepped away from the fandom. crazy that it's the first thing i see in this app

[Cera Gibson @CeraGibson]

I’m terminally ill and will not recover unfortunately

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

Michael Jackson had to cut a deal with a drug lord to film this video. The Brazilian government tried to block the shoot. A judge banned the filming. The police refused to enter the area.

Rio was bidding to host the 2004 Olympics and didn't want the world seeing footage of its poorest neighborhoods. So Spike Lee walked into the favela (Rio's version of a hillside slum) and found the local crime boss. His name was Marcinho VP. He ran one of the city's biggest gangs, Comando Vermelho. He also happened to be a huge Jackson fan, and he provided the whole production with security for free.

A higher court eventually overturned the ban. The police still wouldn't go in. So 1,500 police officers and 50 residents acting as security guards sealed off the favela. Jackson arrived by helicopter. He walked the streets handing out candy to the kids. The people who lived there had woken up early that morning to sweep the streets and take out the trash before he got there.

Mid-shoot, two women burst through security. One knocked Jackson flat. Spike Lee helped him up and he kept dancing. That exact take is in the final video.

For the Salvador half of the shoot, he worked with 200 drummers from a local group called Olodum. The media coverage put them on the map in 140 countries. They'd been a regional act before the shoot. They became a global one after.

Over 200 million people watched the premiere around the world. The song itself peaked at #30 in America. In Germany it went to #1 and stayed on the chart for 30 weeks, the longest run of any Jackson song there. The video crossed 1 billion views on YouTube in 2023. Only one other Jackson video has done that: Billie Jean. He's the first solo male singer from the 1900s with two videos over a billion.

The day after Jackson died in 2009, Rio's mayor announced they'd put a statue of him in the same favela where the video was shot. Locals said the turnaround of their neighborhood started with his visit.

[songs that changed history @iconiksongs]

no male artist will ever come close

[Romero Ferro @FerroRomero]

Seguinte: não é sobre o Justin Bieber, é sobre estrutura.

O cara sobe no maior palco do mundo, entrega o básico com o maior cachê da história e sai ovacionado. Enquanto isso, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga e Sabrina Carpenter precisam performar no limite sem poder desafinar, criar momentos históricos e ainda recebem menos.

Isso não é coincidência, é a indústria operando dentro de uma lógica machista e misógina, onde homens heteros são premiados pelo básico e mulheres precisam ser impecáveis pra serem “suficientes”.

A régua nunca foi igual.
E fingir que é só gosto musical é passar pano pra desigualdade.

[Tay #mjbiopic @TayCris36535643]

Fans defending Justin Bieber's mediocre Coachella performance, saying he's 32 and it's normal not to have the same energy anymore.

Michael Jackson at 37:

[arianators wildin @arianatorswildt]

confirmed: women will always have better performances than men.

[BOB @bobussyy]

Chappell Roan beefing with an 11 year old 😭

[donna ⁸¹ TINY NOLASTNAME IS ALIVE @crestabeths_]

RAFAH IS GONE.

israel has bulldozed Rafah, a 3,300 year old city, which was also Palestine's most populated city.

no words can describe the sadness and anger i feel for the people of palestine, and it really is such a shame that the world does nothing but watch

[Pop ate my heart @POPATEEMYHEART2]

Throwback to when Britney Spears conservatorship finally ended and Britney was DRAGGING everybody that was talking about it, except for Lady Gaga😭😭😭 my girl loves her DOWN

[gel @hoesllanov]

40 years ago filipinos overthrew a dictator. 40 years later, filipinos elected that dictator’s son to presidency. never again, never forget ! #EDSA40

[• Ray • @TH30UTS1DER]

@benedettaliss Was about to type a long ass paravraph until I finished ts god tier cap

[• Ray • @TH30UTS1DER]

@benedettaliss This is frying ne

[• Ray • @TH30UTS1DER]

@benedettaliss realest