michael jackson says the record industry is racist
 

maybe its just the bentleys and mansions that are making them bankrupt eh?

Jackson: Recording Industry Racist

Sat Jul 06, 6:22 PM ET


NEW YORK (AP) Multiplatinum singer Michael Jackson, already feuding with his record company, charged Saturday that the recording industry was a racist conspiracy that turns profits at the expense of performers particularly minority artists.

"The recording companies really, really do conspire against the artists they steal, they cheat, they do everything they can," Jackson said in a rare public appearance. "(Especially) against the black artists."

Jackson, 43, who began his recording career as a child, spoke at the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network in Harlem. Sharpton and attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. recently formed a coalition to investigate whether artists are being financially exploited by record labels.

Jackson, who records for Sony Music, also singled out company chairman Tommy Mottola, saying he was "mean, he's a racist, and he's very, very, very devilish." Jackson also accused Mottola of using "the n-word" when speaking about an unidentified black Sony artist.

Sony Music issued a statement calling Jackson's comments "ludicrous, spiteful and hurtful. It seems particularly bizarre that he has chosen to launch an unwarranted and ugly attack on an executive who has championed his career ... for many, many years."

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Jackson's last album, "Invincible," has had disappointing sales despite an estimated $25 million in promotion. The singer's fans say Sony didn't do enough to launch the album. Others in the industry say sagging sales were indicative of Jackson's declining appeal.

Jackson mentioned several black artists as victims of the industry, including James Brown, Mariah Carey and Sammy Davis Jr. Jackson alleged that Davis died penniless, although Davis' attorney said in 1990 that the "Rat Pack" member left an estate worth more than $6 million when he died.

"If you fight for me, you're fighting for all black people, dead and alive," Jackson said, adding: "We have to put a stop to this incredible injustice."

Outside Sony's Manhattan headquarters, about 150 fans gathered later Saturday, hoisting signs reading "Please Sony, stop killing the music," "Terminate Tommy Mottola," and "Invincible is Unbreakable."

Jackson arrived at the Midtown building on a double-decker city tour bus that twice circled the block. He stood in the open top deck and, raising his fists, joined the crowd in chanting "Down with Tommy Mottola!"

Jackson held up a poster with three boxes marked "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" with an image of himself in the "The Good" box and Mottola's face with devilish horns in "The Bad" box, while Mottola's real image adorned "The Ugly" box.

Yeah 'cause white recording artists never buy these things, right?

cool, millionaires fighting with billionaires...im sure average people will feel for them

No the issue here is Julie's racism.

what's the issue? it's pretty clear her closet is infested with white robes

mariah carey is black?


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michael jackson isn't black.

1/2 black, 1/2 Irish

i thought she was full-blooded Stupid Bitch.

mariah carey was ranked in the top ten richest entertainers of the last year. she's sold over 100 million albums i think. WHAT A VICTIM!

it's weird what happened with micheal jackson's album. they spent more money on promotion than ever before. they broke a promotion budget record by billions. now micheal's mad because they're not even making a second video (which IS weird. it's micheal jackson) but they've already spent more than they ever did with any other artist. they sure fucked him over, and he could be an idiot for not seeing that first or he might not have had a choice. regardless, i don't doubt a bit that everything he's saying is true. kudos to him. i only wish it was a public figure people trusted more saying this stuff, because everyone already thinks micheal's insane.

I think Michael Jackson still holds the record for most expensive video being something like $10 Million U.S. to produce.

He's not really any race. If I had to put him in one racial group, I'd say "Winter Ermine."

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And it's the race baitor, by a nose!

I guess some people know the difference between a subtle racist remark and what is simply a passing comment.

I didn't write that in the context of the article, just Julie's misperceptions. I'm sorry if offended people offend YUO.

Heh, I'm hardly offended--simply amused. So, just what exactly are her misperceptions, and why were you 'offended'?

I am not offended just amused. She just associated Bentleys and mansions with black artists. That's pretty clear.

You fucking frat boy DMB Wilco fan fuck face.

julie's racism comes in the most subtle of forms. she'll claim she's not racist, and to her credit she probably doesnt even know she is, but she has some underlying racial issues.

who doesnt?

many people. i know its hard for a self-professed bigot like you to understand.

Me.

LOL, wow, the DMB comment over on the other board must have really gone over your head http://www.netphoria.org/wwwboard/wink.gif

And no, she didn't associate black artists with mansions, at least not purposely. She did associate rich people with mansions, which is appropriate since Jackson is rich. The fact that he's black was incidental for the comment. The only racial undertones in her comment are ones you must be placing there yourself. That's why I said some people know the difference between a racist remark and passing comment. Obviously, you're not one of them.

G'day http://www.netphoria.org/wwwboard/smile.gif

this isnt the first racial comment julie has made. she has a history of them. Im pretty sure mr. mayfuck had those in mind when he made his comment

say what? i openly hate gypsies..yes that is a racial thing...sorry mister perfect!

MY DMB comment when over YOUR head!

"Bentleys" dude. Famliarize yourself with pop culture before you start preaching.

Cross-eyed bitch. Bring Gina back.

Keep telling yourself that, fool http://www.netphoria.org/wwwboard/smile.gif


OK, you can stop now http://www.netphoria.org/wwwboard/wink.gif

We miss you http://www.netphoria.org/wwwboard/frown.gif

I don't know this chic. I'm just basing it off what's in this thread. And I just like fucking with my pal, K?



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he likes me better

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oh god. look what i did! i cut and pasted an article and made a comment about bentleys and i was pegged a racist. that's fine. i'll go back to watching cribs.

of course, total bigot Tommy Mottola MARRIED Mariah Carey. Jackson is right when saying that racism exists in the recording industry, but where does racism NOT filter in? He shouldn't be irresponsible and point his finger at those that are innocent[like Mottola].

i don't really like most black people here in alabama. but i like some. most of them are fucking stupid and obnoxiously ignorant.

and goddamn i fucking hate michael jackson for so many fucking reasons. mainly for the beatles deal, but for christ sakes, he molests little boys, and now here he is complaining about racism. stupid fucker.

Exploitative yes - Racist no.

But what would I know? I'm just a loveable 50's Rock 'n' Roll love machine!



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I just knew someone was going to point that out. I was going to say that too.

Uh-huh, that's real mature coming from a 40-something year old. Great argument. http://www.netphoria.org/wwwboard/rolleyes.gif

I guess that's why he has sexual relations with people that has as a developed of a mentality as he does.

Ok, you people can fucking stop with the Michael Jackson bashing, fucking racists. He has sold at least 3 times as many albums as the band that this website is based on, and he continues to be a major force well into his 40's now. Not to mention the fact that he owns an entire amusement park. And yes, he IS black. He has a skin condition that developed in the 80's that stops producing the pigment that makes your skin a darker color.

I don't understand why most people here are pro-music sharing, but as soon as a major artist discusses the atrocities caused by the record labels, you immediately take the side of the record labels. You are hypocrites.

And you're a fucking moron.

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