That might be the only time she was allowed to ever speak.
She is old enough to have a voice. And to be seen!
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In my opinion, they looked absolutely ridiculous, everyone was crowding her, touching her hair, hands on shoulders, it looked like the worst act i've ever seen.
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What people do at the funerals of their family is their business. It's the perfect time for other people to keep their mouths shut.
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I am sorry, but I felt extememly bad for Paris. It almost looked as if they coached her and made her do something that she would have rather not have done.http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/MichaelJackson. You can plainly see in this video that she was not only very upset over the loss of her daddy, but was very nervous in front of the croud. She just appeared forced or coached. I feel that is so wrong to do to a young child especially while mouring over her daddy's death. I can only image the fear that she felt and how it will effect her later in life.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/MichaelJackson

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Their sons were the only people that loved MJ, with no lateral interest. So, for her to speak, was like earing the only true loving voice in the whole memorial. It helped give a human touch to the event and she deserved a opportunity to clear the image of her father.
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According to my source, the moment was "unscripted" which, although it doesn't directly say it in the link, implies that she chose to say what she said, and nobody was telling her what to say. I think that if she wanted to say that she should have; it's nice to finally hear the media/society saying nice things about Michael Jackson.
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http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/07/paris-jackson.html

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I personally do not think that this was a good idea. She is young, and she shouldn't have been out in front of a huge crowd like that, telling what she was feeling. Of course, she should go out, and have a voice, but to speak out at a memorial, especially because of a loss of a loved one at that age. I would understand if it was a lot smaller with family, and maybe a couple friends, but not in front of a huge crowd. You were able to tell that she was nervous, and of course sad. If that was me, I would have felt ridiculous, and nervous up there, with everyone staring and me crying.
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At her age, she is old enough to speak and I am sure she wanted to. And the family was probably moved that she wanted to, being that she is so young. I believe she had a right to speak and I am sure that the family knew what and what she could not handle. She did a great job and I am so sorry that she lost her Dad at such a young age. He appears to be a great dad and enjoyed his children.
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I was so moved by her words. It is so true she missed him and loved him so much.Also it showed her bold side.
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I feel sure her father wouldn't have wanted that.
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I was actually fine with her desire to speak.... but what bothered me was when she decided to do that... her aunts and uncles pushing the mike at her and telling her to speak into the mike.... that bothered me... if the child wanted to speak just let her alone... all they had to do was move the mike... and be there for her when she broke down the way she did.
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I'm all for public grieving, and for Paris to have spoken at a family funeral would have been entirely appropriate and I'm sure cathartic. But having her grieve in front of the entire world felt incredibly exploitative. The only other public funeral in recent years of this magnitude was the death of Princess Diana in 1997. Her sons, William and Harry, were largely left alone by the press. They did not mourn their mother in public until a decade after her passing, when they were ages 22 and 25. The Jackson kids are going to face enough scrutiny for the rest of their lives. To allow this child to put herself out there in this manner just seemed wrong.
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am so touched when i saw paris speak at the memorial of MJ ,i couldn't stop crying i was so sad for them they lost there dad
i think it was a good decision of letting he express what she feel and say what she want to
i am so sad for mj
he always took care of them and now that he's gone am not sure anybody can take care of them it will be never the same
mj was very protective he loved paris ,prince michael ,blanket so muchhhhh
God bless them all
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