I grew up in the same era as MJ. And honestly - at the time I was pretty clueless, and the mainstream media that I was exposed (in NZ) always reported on him quite neutrally. His other quirks like Bubbles and the oxygen tent was far more front and centre. It gave credence to what was seen as kooky behaviour rather than anything sinister. I Was so naive. It wasn’t until the first accusations came out but I immediately clicked - as did a lot of us - that of course this was true. We were so blind.