Why did people ignore MJ when he said he was in love with Diana?

 
Michael was asked about Romantic relationships many times, and time after time, he brought up Diana Ross's name. He talked about loving her, wanting to marry her, and even running away with her.  But he was not believed, often dismissed, and TOLD that she was just a crush!!!

This is incredibly nervy and disrespectful!

This is almost akin to telling someone that they are TOO STUPID to know what THEY want!!



Here is an example of an interview MJ gave to Ebony in 1982
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Ebony (interview with Michael Jackson) * December 1982


Any Black ladies in your life?

"Sure, but you wouldn't take me seriously."

Try me.

It's Diana Ross. I love her."

Do you mean as a "big sister?"

"No, that's not what I mean. See, I told you that you wouldn't take me seriously."

You're not saying you'd like to marry Diana Ross, are you?

"Oh yeah, I'm saying that".

But she's so much older than you. You mean you feel something other than close friendship for her?

"Uh huh. And what does age have to do with it?" ... how age would you be if you didn't know how old you were?


This is what one person answered:

I was thinking that when the interviewer for the Ebony magazine ask Michael whether there was any black women in his life, I think the interviewer meant a black woman in his life ROMANTICALLY and I think Michael knew this which is why he said DIANA ROSS but he THE INTERVIEWER wouldn't take him seriously because no one really associates Diana and Michael together romantically, people has always thought that they had a mother/ son or just good friends relationship, so when Michael mentioned that the black woman in his life was Diana Ross, of course the interviewer wouldn't take him seriously, which is why he/ she said "OH YOU MEAN YOU LOVE HER LIKE A BIG SISTER???" and of course despite Mike saying that he loves her, had feeling for her and wanted to marry her, people really still didn't take him seriously, so you could easily see why it was so easy for Michael and Diana to have a secret relationship behind closed doors, because they knew that not in a million years would people suspect that they were having a romantic relationship together, they knew that they could easily fool people with the MOTHER/ SON relationship image of what people have of them, as you said some people just can't seperate the mentor/protege image they have of them.

I have come across comments from fans (especially MJ fans saying that it's not really the 14 years age difference that bothers them but it is the fact that Diana had known Michael since he was like 9-10 years old, act like a mentor/ mother figure to him, so they find it totally unappropiate and even kind of disgusting that as soon as Michael became a grown man, Diana would embark on a romantic relationship with him, I suppose for some people it's all to do with morals and doing what you think is right or wrong and some people thinks that it is wrong for Diana to have been involved in a relationship with Michael, even though it was obvious that Michael was in love with her, people still think that Diana should have discourage/ turn his advances down anyway.

I really wonder sometimes whether Diana ever regretted in embarking in a romantic relationship with Michael, that maybe she ever felt that what she was doing was right???? any guilt about the fact that she developed feelings for him as well????

I always feels whenever I read the 1982 Ebony interview that Michael was giving an hint that he was having a secret affair with Diana without actually

Here's what someone else said:

I wonder how he felt when rumors about him being creepily obsessed with Diana and doing plastic surgery to look like his idol started spreading in the media? I mean, WHAT a way to completely misinterpret his love for her! Dude goes on and on about wanting to marry her, and THAT is what they came out from it??

Quoting the ex-employee who wrote about Michael's love life in NE, "everything he does is misconstrued, manipulated and taken out of context" so I guess that's why he just gave up doing interviews or revealing anything personal to the public anymore. Poor guy...

I actually feel there are a couple of reasons for this.

1. think many could not see it, because they were jealous and did not WANT to see it.

2. Diana was older, so many instantly put her in the Aunt/big sister category

3. Diana had been calling him her 'baby' for years, so many ppl did not realize her 'baby' had become her BABY! Because of their refusal to see what was right in front of them, it was very easy for MJ and di to flirt shamelessly on camera, hug and kiss, (even on the lips!) and still have ppl convinced they were 'like family!"

Also, I honestly think it bothers some people that Diana is black!!! Meaning that MJ was very much in love with a black woman!  Nevermind that he IS black, they still feel that SHE should not have been the object of his desire because a bow should not be in that position, especially from a coveted man such as himself!!

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Also, I think MJ knowing Di since he was a little kid prevented some people from being able to see that the loving maternal relationship with Diana, had evolved into a full grown ADULT SEXUAL type love for her! Some people regarded that as sick! Which is the reason, Diana insisted on hiding the relationship! Michael wanted desperately to 'go public' he was desperately in love, and wanted it to be acknowledged. Which is why he was leaving so many clues: Such as the following;

 Private sexy picture of Diana in MJ's home

Obvious, and blatant flirting even as a child. look at his face as he gazes longingly at her. It's so obvious that he was smitten even then..

Blatant kissing on the lips (or very near) right in public! In the 2nd picture the photographer was so irritated that Diana kissed MJ dead in the mouth in public, that he would only release the photos of her beginning to pull back! It's very hard to get the actual photo kiss. and btw, in the 2nd photo DIANA is WEARING THE RING MJ BOUGHT HER AS A ENGAGEMENT RING!!  The newspapers (knowing full well it was an engagement ring)  tried to bury all news of that fact!!!

But MJ was making the circuit telling everyone he was in love, talking about going to Switzerland to get married, and talking non stop about how much he loved Diana. He was putting the msg on album cds, in interviews, calling her goddess, and looking at her like she was the most beautiful, precious, incredible woman he'd ever seen, and still the papers chose to act like they didn't notice. Yet when he fake married Lisa (marriage was NOT legal) and then ignored her, and stayed gone, and then had her moved from the home, and broke his neck divorcing her, they STILL tried to pretend Lisa was the love of his life!!!  Putting pictures of them everywhere (most of these Lisa is on record admitting MJ orchestrated as a publicity stunt!) Yet they did everything in their power to pretend Lisa was the LOHL, knowing exactly who really was!

The object of his desire has ALWAYS been Ms Diana Earnestine Ross!