Comments from the Michael Jackson Castration Article, New Evidence, Counterarguments, & More About Castrati: PART TWO

Continued from below, more comments from the original Michael Jackson castration article. The first comment from 2009 was posted at January 14th at 4:59am by "anonymous":

Ha ha!!
This is one of the most pathetic things I've ever read.
You need to do more research on Michael + open your mind.
Castrated? ... What kind of statement is that to make? Wow, how pathetic & ridiculous. It doesn't even make me angry, I just laugh at small-minded people.
Good luck with that

Is it just me, or does that totally sound like Mr Jackson himself, perhaps googiling himself in the middle of the night? Amazing. Anyway, since there's no way to disprove it, we'll just assume that the late Michael Jackson himself commented on my blog six months before he died. I first heard of his passing whilst driving back from Mr Olaf Mary's family's cabin, which has no phone reception or internet, & this comment was e-mailed to my phone, by "sweetgrass":

Hello.. I have been saying the same thing for years.
I completely agree.
There is something about the way bones and ligaments develop as well that helps to add credence to this idea.

I am deeply saddened to hear of his passing, his musical genius is undeniable.

Then in the past two days, there's been a bunch of new comments. June 26th, 10:13am:

I have also thought this may well be the case for a number of years. It does fit with his persona and his singing voice, as well as his ambitious, overbearing father. Time will tell...

7:05pm:

I remember hearing rumors that he'd been castrated back in the 70s. I was a kid - 5th grade, and I've never forgotten that, because I had to ask what it meant. So it's interesting that the thought it crossing someone's mind after 30+ years.

That was news to me, that this theory had been floating around since the 70s. Then, I saw there's a new article about this by Daniel McCarthy in The American Conservative called "The Last Castrato", which begins with a quote by Michael Kinsley from the New Republic in1984:

What’s happened to Michael Jackson isn’t too different from what they used to do to young male singers in Europe a few centuries ago, to keep their voices sweet. In another way, it resembles the exploitation of child stars like Judy Garland in the heyday of the Hollywood studios. In fact, what American capitalism has done to Michael Jackson is even a bit like what the Soviets do to their women athletes.

McCarthy also posts a recording of the actual Last Castrato, Alessandro Moreschi, from 1902:



On June 27th, 5:29am, Anselmo commented:

I've landed here because I was looking for evidences or opinion about this theory. Riccardo Muti, a famous orchestra director, today remembered how his life and his consuption, not only his voice and aspect, were so similar to the famous castrato singers, like Farinelli. If you understand italian:

http://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/09_giugno_27/grande_come_farinelli_33634b46-62f4-11de-ac0d-00144f02aabc.shtml

Here's some of Muti's article google-translated:

Maestro, which idea has been done to Michael Jackson? "His controversial affair, its weaknesses, the extreme restlessness and exhausted at the end make me think about the events of the great baroque castrated as Farinelli and Caffarelli, objects of worship and an unbridled idolatry. Often the victims of this cult. "

She was neither black nor white, had a voice that was neither male nor female ... "For I spoke of the castrated.

Another anonymous wrote, yesterday at 5:44pm:

wow this article explains how castration helps autoimmune disease in some mice - remember MJ had vitiligo and lupus, two different autoimmune diseases: http://books.google.com/books?id=PNPU0sknfCUC&lpg=PA161&ots=ol0M73G-Z6&dq=castration%20autoimmune&pg=PA161

and this:
http://endo.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/134/6/2516

Also pointing to the castration theory is the testimony that the child who brought him to court knew something strange about the appearance of his genetalia. In this theory, it would be clear that MJ wouldn't want that to get out, so settling out of court makes even more sense. The photo was thrown out of court and never leaked.

And for the record, MJ was not a pervert, but a very gentle nurturing soul, misunderstood by almost everyone, and probably the most amazing performer we have seen in our lifetime. He may not have appeared to understand "real life" but he sure did care about it and devote himself to the world. If we lived in a different society, that honored mentorship and service to the youth, that provided a place for children to explore their imaginations ... a society that wasn't so over-sexed and constantly adding stigma and sexual connotation to the idea of men hanging out with children ... and for all the positive ideology and love he's given to the world, Michael would be considered a saint.

That's pretty interesting about his diseases. Thanks for the thoughts, anonymous, & I knew there's was something about a photo of his genetalia being odd... The Huffington Post just had an article about how people with those conditions often die young of heart attacks - that it may have been more of a factor than any painkiller addiction. Hmm. Well, anyway, thanks everyone for your comments. The first post of comments (many about his "deep voice") is here. The original article is here.