1Manstanding’s Weblog

During the last days of January, Michael Jackson let two of his kids, Paris and Prince Michael, roam the Luxor Casino in Las Vegas without their usual masks. I have to say too that these kids are quite white, so it makes me wonder. Heck, maybe it should make Michael wonder too.

Anyways, what could his motive be for doing such a thing? It is good for his image I guess, considering most of the public thought the whole “mask over the kids faces” thing was a bit strange. Perhaps a comeback is in the making? King of pop takes back the crown?

Regardless, this was indeed publicity for Michael, and it was a whole lot more positive than the “dangle my baby child over a balcony from the top floors of a hotel” shenanigan. This unmasking also puts MJ back in the public eye following his hiatus, where he traveled to countries such as Bahrain. His return in the media has coincided with the release of “Thriller 25,” his anniversary album, so maybe the unveiling of his brood was all just a way to get some chatter going on around Michael and some resultant buzz about the album. I did notice another blog covering this actually had “Thriller 25″ advertisements below the story, so the idea can at least be entertained.

Usually when “Michael Jackson” and “children” are used in the same sentence, it’s in some way negative. After a long history of negatively-lit incidents involving kids, doing something positive for his own children by allowing them to be “normal” for a day definitely can’t hurt his image. So I say he made a smart move and it’s about time.