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To the Staff and Producers of MTV
I will just start by saying I used to love to watch your show back in the 80's, when you were just getting started. My television was on MTV 24/7 and it was great. I loved the Michael Jackson videos, and couldn't wait to rush to the television to see them. My daughter was raised watching MTV. We used to leave it on all the time. Even at night. My son was raised watching it too. But I won't allow him to watch it anymore, as I don't either. I have to say, I was deeply saddened and disgusted by the negativity that has been shown to Michael Jackson on your show. I did not like the message it was protraying to my fourteen year old son. Belittling and picking fun at others is not an attribute I wish him to have. Besides, he likes Michael's music too. And doesn't like to see that sort of thing either. He doesn't think it's funny.
I was born in 1958, like Michael, and have followed his career for all my life. I remember when the Jackson Five were on boxes of Alpha Bit cereal. No other black musical artist has or ever will (in my opinion) reach the sheer musical genius of Michael Jackson. Certainly no one I know of can even come close to dancing like he does. I feel that he deserves alot more respect from the music industry, as I see his influence in many many of today's artists. Michael is an Icon. He has accomplished what very few artists have. His music is Everlasting. My little granddaughter loves to watch his dvds and videos. She loves to dance to the music and can recognize that voice singing anywhere, any day of the week. We were at the Wal Mart doing our Christmas shopping and she heard Michael's music over the loudspeakers and broke out into a big grin and started to dance in the Wal Mart. Michael's music will last for generations to come. Please do me and yourselves a favor, and start playing his videos more. You may get a whole new viewing audience. You may even get us to watch again.
Sincerely,
Julie C. Bramow
Vinton, Iowa
julieckb@peoplepc.com