Millions of MJ fans come out of the closet

The self-proclaimed 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson, who had become an object of ridicule, scorn, hate, disgust and persecution during the last years of his life, has once again metamorphosed into a legendary superstar he once was before it became fashionable to deride him as a pathetic joke of a human. Crucified savagely by media and public alike while he was alive, he has been miraculously resurrected as an object of worship after his death.

Millions of fans of Michael Jackson, who for a period of over a decade had hid their liking and admiration for the 'King of Pop' have come out of the closet in droves, openly and unashamedly paying tribute to him on youtube, facebook, twitter and other social networking sites. Many millions of his ex-fans who ceased to be his fans when allegations of child molestation ruined his career and who never let him rest in peace while he was alive, mocking him, ridiculing him and calling him a paedophile are now praying for his soul to rest in peace.

Ravikant Gupta, 29, was so fearful of letting anyone know that he enjoyed listening to his music, he hid all MJ mp3's on his computer in a hidden folder. Now that after his death, it is considered acceptable to like him, he un-hid the hidden folder and for the first time in ten years played his songs on speakers. He also posted 13 comments on several youtube videos with the message "R.I.P. Michael, we will always love you"

Another closet fan of Jackson, who for last fourteen years never dared to utter his name in front of anyone and would tease mercilessly his friends if any of them admitted to listening to his music, wrote a long and a very moving blog expressing what Michael Jackson's music meant to him and how watching the video of 'Thriller' changed his life forever. "Now that he is dead, it is time to forgive and forget all the alleged misdemeanours and focus on his genius, his creativity and his incredible contribution to the world of pop music" he wrote in his emotion-laded blog.

Sales of his music albums have shot through the roof after his death. Even those fans who felt that he has stopped making good music after the 1991 album "Dangerous" are now queuing up to buy his later albums 'HIStory', 'Blood on the Dance Floor' and 'Invincible'.

One of his fans raved about these albums calling them 'undiscovered masterpieces'. "His music stopped sounding good to me after he started turning into a weirdo, a freakish child-man with a feminine voice and a funny-looking nose that threatened to fall off. Hearing stories that he abused little children further turned me off and made me hate him and his music. But now that he is no more, I'm beginning to see that he never stopped making great music."

His sudden death has also made many rethink the allegations leveled against him. "Maybe parents of the kids who made these terrible accusations were after his money. Would any parent whose child was actually a victim of sexual abuse settle the case outside the court for money?" asked Jack Shaw, who before his death considered out-of-court settlement as proof of Michael's guilt. Wouldn't an innocent guy who was being framed and blackmailed for money want to fight the case and be proved innocent, he used to argue with anyone who would reason that unless proved guilty, he should not be judged as guilty.