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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryan McVay, post: 6333459, member: 117904&quot;]Well, first off history is written by those who profit from history. The ancient &quot;historians&quot; are not much different. You can write entertainment or vilify someone pretty easily. And if you are the only surviving text well your tale becomes history.</p><p>I feel that historians attempted to twist a tale of someone who attempted to shine the light on all the &quot;ugly&quot; of what it meant to be Roman and make it more public. I also feel that Elagabalus attempted to make a huge cultural change by attempting to supplant and replace the populaces&#039; religion. Granted Romans were known for being &quot;flexible&quot; in their religious rites. Attempting too much change and exposing too much of the taboos made him a figure for history. This is all my opinion but look to history for other examples.</p><p>As for MJ he used his position as the Mega Superstar to try and effect change as well. Look at the example of having plastic surgery to make him more effeminate, making him almost androgenetic. He attempted pigmentation changes, making him neither black nor white. He was living proof of attempts of cultural change. </p><p>I see a lot of parallels between the two.</p><p>Thanks for the question![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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