Who is the real MJ ;Michael Jackson or Michael Jordan?

[spankyfrank]

Who you got?

[Snoogans]

Get the fuck out of here. MJ is Jordan. Ive never heard MJ and though of ANYTHING but Michael Jordan. PERIOD

[Sarge]

Jordan, no question.

[spankyfrank]

By the way i posted this poll because everyone keeps refering to michael jackson as MJ and it's throwing me off

[hammersavage]

its Jordan because people didn't start doing gay nicknames like JLo until the 90's.

[TooLowBrow]

michael jackson had his own video game.

jordan mightve been a character in video games, but he doesnt have a game based solely on him


so from a gamers point of view mj = jackson

[Snoogans]

michael jackson had his own video game.

jordan mightve been a character in video games, but he doesnt have a game based solely on him


so from a gamers point of view mj = jackson

Jordan was so big he wouldnt let them put him in the fuckin game. THATS HOW HE ROLLED

[Gvac]

http://www.scifi-universe.com/upload/personnages/M/mj_watson.jpg

[hammersavage]

Is this who is bigger or who is the real MJ?

[Misteriosa]

though ive used MJ a few posts ago to refer to michael jackson in the dead thread, i usually automatically think of Jordan as MJ.

actually, i dont really call michael jackson anything other than Michael Jackson. i have a hard time refering to him as a "man" or a "he". he was always "Michael Jackson", his own category of being, gender neutral, if you will.

[Snoogans]

Is this who is bigger or who is the real MJ?

man with all the nike shit and everything both are probably Jordan

especially with the kid touchin

[TooLowBrow]

Jordan was so big he wouldnt let them put him in the fuckin game. THATS HOW HE ROLLED

jackson 'healed the world'

jordan played for chicago, eh

[spankyfrank]

It is when you say MJ who do you mean

[mikeyboy]

michael jackson had his own video game.

jordan mightve been a character in video games, but he doesnt have a game based solely on him


so from a gamers point of view mj = jackson

http://www.vgmastersclub.com/roms/nes/JordanVsBird.jpg

http://i23.ebayimg.com/03/c/05/b5/2d/bb_32.JPG

[sailor]

http://www.scifi-universe.com/upload/personnages/M/mj_watson.jpg

fuck you!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/12/11/mary_jane_watson.jpg

[TooLowBrow]

who has made more money?

[Snoogans]

who has made more money?

still probably Jordan. He has made so much more than people realize. Im not even kidding, he is worth like almost a bill AFTER giving half his shit to his ex wife

[disneyspy]

who's more alive?

[TooLowBrow]

http://www.vgmastersclub.com/roms/nes/JordanVsBird.jpg

http://i23.ebayimg.com/03/c/05/b5/2d/bb_32.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d4/Moonwalker_arcade_flyer.jpg

quality over quantity

[hammersavage]

I can't imagine there being a bigger recording artist (of my life) than Michael at the height of his popularity.

[Snoogans]

I can't imagine there being a bigger recording artist (of my life) than Michael at the height of his popularity.

or a bigger athlete than Jordan. You saw that Simmons article. Jordan OWNED everywhere he went. Worldwide. As much as Jackson, and then Jordan never ruined it like Jackson.

Jordan all the way

[mikeyboy]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d4/Moonwalker_arcade_flyer.jpg

quality over quantity

You're changing the rules. Besides, who besides a 12 year old girl would play a Michael Jackson video game?

[hammersavage]

or a bigger athlete than Jordan. You saw that Simmons article. Jordan OWNED everywhere he went. Worldwide. As much as Jackson, and then Jordan never ruined it like Jackson.

Jordan all the way

I would say his GM job has ruined it (sarcasm).

it's really close but I think Jackson was bigger at his biggest regardless of a ruined legacy.

[EliSnow]

http://www.scifi-universe.com/upload/personnages/M/mj_watson.jpg

FTW!

[mikeyboy]

still probably Jordan. He has made so much more than people realize. Im not even kidding, he is worth like almost a bill AFTER giving half his shit to his ex wife

I was looking at their net worth from various sources. Jackson probably made more, but it was no slam dunk. However Jackson blew through so much of it that it's pretty clear that Jordan currently has more than jackson had at the time of his death.

[Snoogans]

I was looking at their net worth from various sources. Jackson probably made more, but it was no slam dunk. However Jackson blew through so much of it that it's pretty clear that Jordan currently has more than jackson had at the time of his death.

and Jordan still has years of rakin in cash from his shoes and all that shit

[Death Metal Moe]

http://www.scifi-universe.com/upload/personnages/M/mj_watson.jpg

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[Death Metal Moe]

MJ is Jordan hands down. I grew up in the 80's. I played Jordan vs. Bird. I watched the dynasty.

Jordan.

[FatassTitePants]

You are all crazy. Jackson was big for a decade before Jordan came along and was still one of the biggest and wackist personalities WORLDWIDE until he died. I know Jordan was known throughout the world but Jackson was beloved for decades not only in the U.S. but throughout the world. He set musical and popular trends that were way above putting his name on some poorly made sneakers.

[Snoogans]

umm, jordan is just as world wide, is a HUGE part of the reason basketball is so popular in other countries now. Its way bigger than you obiously think, bro. You are way off here

[Misteriosa]

i think Michael Jackson lost "MJ" when he started acting weird enough to be covered as "Wacko Jacko"

[TooLowBrow]

jacksons albums will continue to generate incredible revenue

eventually nike will stop making jordans

[TooLowBrow]

i think Michael Jackson lost "MJ" when he started acting weird enough to be covered as "Wacko Jacko"

on his backo

[TheMojoPin]

In terms of the specific nickname "MJ," it's Jordan all the way. I rarely heard Jackson called that whereas it was used constantly with Jordan.

In terms of which was the bigger global icon, that's tougher. It's hard to argue that there's ever been two bigger global pop culture icons along the line of recognition seemingly everywhere. Maybe the Beatles. Maybe.

[mikeyboy]

jacksons albums will continue to generate incredible revenue



I kind of doubt that. He'll see a big spike because of his death, but long term his weirdness and the kid-touching allegations hurt his legacy a lot. Plus, the music industry isn't what it once was. Catalog titles don't sell nearly as well as they would have 15 years ago.

[FatassTitePants]

umm, jordan is just as world wide, is a HUGE part of the reason basketball is so popular in other countries now. Its way bigger than you obiously think, bro. You are way off here

I dont think so. I think it is the effort to get European and Asian players into the NBA that accounts for current popularity. The whole dream team should take credit for starting the worldwide interest...Certainly not just Jordan.

Musical acts cross cultures way more than athletes do.

[TooLowBrow]

I kind of doubt that. He'll see a big spike because of his death, but long term his weirdness and the kid-touching allegations hurt his legacy a lot. Plus, the music industry isn't what it once was. Catalog titles don't sell nearly as well as they would have 15 years ago.

i still hear jackson songs in the mall and supermarkets


i hear people talking about james, shaq and bryant, not jordan

[mikeyboy]

i still hear jackson songs in the mall and supermarkets


i hear people talking about james, shaq and bryant, not jordan

You know, the question isn't who is the bigger celebrity, it's who is more synonymous with the nickname "MJ".

[Snoogans]

i still hear jackson songs in the mall and supermarkets


i hear people talking about james, shaq and bryant, not jordan

I wish I could hear Shaq songs at the supermarket

DO YOU WANT ME TO SHOOT IT, NO

[TooLowBrow]

You know, the question isn't who is the bigger celebrity, it's who is more synonymous with the nickname "MJ".

mj is a girl name.

jackson was closer to being a girl

[Death Metal Moe]

i still hear jackson songs in the mall and supermarkets


i hear people talking about james, shaq and bryant, not jordan

Don't make me pull out my Shaq Fu on you bro.

[Liverspot]

Page two and it's already been said, Jordan is MJ, always!

no contest

[TooLowBrow]

seriously this is stupid

michael jackson is michael jackson

michael jordan is jordan

mj is the spiderman girl

[spankyfrank]

I thought it had a good run.....

[cougarjake13]

its all jordans now

[FatassTitePants]

its all jordans now

Good point. Fuck it. Now I need to start wrestling away FTP from "File Transfer Protocol"

[TripleSkeet]

Michael Jackson is the bigger celebrity, but MJ is and always was Jordan. That was his fucking nickname. People started calling Jackson that afterwards.

And Mikeyboy thank you for posting Jordan vs. Bird, when I first read that post I thought to myself "Please tell me Im not the only person that remembers that game!"

[Foster]

You know, the question isn't who is the bigger celebrity, it's who is more synonymous with the nickname "MJ".

http://th07.deviantart.net/fs14/300W/i/2007/016/4/e/Mary_Jane_watson_by_SteFozz.jpg

[Kris10]

lets just settle this now! MJ is hereby MoJo.

[Dudeman]

http://www.lakersuniverse.com/pictures/magic_johnson_3.jpg

[Friday]

did the media or popular culture ever really refer to Michael Jackson or Michael Jordan as MJ?
and if so... did it ever become mainstream?

this thread is filled with silliness.

honestly, the only MJ i have ever heard of is a wackbag poster and kind gentleman.

[TripleSkeet]

did the media or popular culture ever really refer to Michael Jackson or Michael Jordan as MJ?
and if so... did it ever become mainstream?

this thread is filled with silliness.

honestly, the only MJ i have ever heard of is a wackbag poster and kind gentleman.

ESPN referenced Jordan as MJ every night for most of his career.

[TheMojoPin]

ESPN referenced Jordan as MJ every night for most of his career.

Yeah, Jordan was called "MJ" left and right.

[JohnGacysCrawlSpace]

The King of Hanes Underwear.

[Friday]

ESPN referenced Jordan as MJ every night for most of his career.

ahh gotcha.

but that isn't exactly mainstream media.

let Jordan have it.
but i think both were more often referred to by their full names in typical society.

[DolaMight]

if MJ (Michael Jordan) suddenly died yesterday there would be nowhere near as much media attention as this has generated. I love Jordan bur the deceased is a bonafied pedo, yet still Jordan's got's nothin on Jackson.

I couldn't give two shits about Jacko yesterday but I'm torn about the loss to the degree I don't care the man diddled little boys. That's how huge Jackson was.

[TripleSkeet]

ahh gotcha.

but that isn't exactly mainstream media.

let Jordan have it.
but i think both were more often referred to by their full names in typical society.

Thats weird. I consider ESPN mainstream. Am I wrong?

[A.J.]

Marlon Jackson.

[Chip196]

no question it's Jordan ... I never hear Jackson referred to as MJ until yesterday.

[TheMojoPin]

Thats weird. I consider ESPN mainstream. Am I wrong?

No. ESPN has been a major media outlet for almost 20 years now.