Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Joe Jackson Wasn’t The Terrible Father You Think He Was

Joe-Jackson

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse UniversityScholarship in Action 

I watched previews of the recent interview that Oprah Winfrey did with Joe and Katherine Jackson, parents of the late Michael Jackson.  In the interview, Oprah asked the Jacksons a probing question that sits on the minds of millions of people:  Did you beat your children?  Mr. Jackson had to answer the question truthfully, since everyone knows that he did engage in the act of physically disciplining his kids.   Before his confession, Joe did a  little Bill Clinton-like wordplay with Oprah over exactly what she meant by the word "beat." I understood what Joe was talking about, since there is a big difference between "beating" your kids and "whoopin" them.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oprah we need more Joe Jackson's the way our kids have gotten out of hand. And O, you do not have all the answers.

Anonymous said...

I could not believe my ears,when being interviewed about the death of his meal ticket (oh, I mean his son) joe jackson does an advertisment for his new record company. Really