They Dont Care About Us was Jacksons statement against abuse of power and the political corruption. the Prison version was banned from American television!!! The first version, recorded in Brazil, features the Afro-Brazilian drumming group Olodum. If youre familiar with the song, this is the version youve probably seen. Already in production at the time of the controversy, it uses sound effects to obscure the objectionable words. As the Black Lives Matter movement grew in reaction to the lack of indictments in the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, Michael Jacksons 1995 song They Dont Care About Us was resurrected at the grass roots level in many cities including Ferguson, New York, and California. They Dont Care About Us was Jacksons statement against abuse of power and the political corruption that enabled it. Two key events inspired the song: In 1992, five white police officers who stood trial in Los Angeles for the videotaped beating of Rodney King were found not guilty by a jury with no African American members. Then, as now, there were riots and protests about longstanding policies of racial profiling and systemic police brutality. The following year, Jackson, who had not been charged with any crime, was forced to undergo a humiliating 25 minute strip search by the same LAPD. The Santa Barbara District Attorney and police detectives arrived at Jacksons home in Los Olivos, California with a photographer who documented his private parts on film.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 19:53:54 +0000
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