Let Twitter Be Your Guide Through This Michael Jackson Casting Mess

Let Twitter Be Your Guide Through This Michael Jackson Casting Mess

Pop star and entertainer Michael Jackson performs a concert at the historic Berlin Reichstag on June 19, 1988.

Pop star and entertainer Michael Jackson performs a concert at the historic Berlin Reichstag on June 19, 1988. He died in 2009. AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Pop star and entertainer Michael Jackson performs a concert at the historic Berlin Reichstag on June 19, 1988. He died in 2009.

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Once in a blue moon*, the film industry makes a decision that leaves us speechless. We'd barely gotten our balance after laugh-crying over #OscarsSoWhitebefore Thursday's big reveal: the decision to cast white actor Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson in a new 9/11 ensemble road trip comedy. We tried desperately to form some coherent thoughts on the matter, but we just could not even.

Fortunately, Twitter is never speechless. Here are the words that helped guide us through this emotional journey.

Joseph Fiennes will play Michael Jackson in a 9/11 road-trip drama. Let me go pick up the exploded parts of my head. https://t.co/2ZQKH5pAQK

— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) January 26, 2016

how you have a white person play Michael Jackson

— big pee wee (@h3R0_8) January 28, 2016

They cast a white guy to play Michael Jackson. I think we can admit that this whole “planet earth” thing isn’t working out.

— Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) January 27, 2016

Wait a second... Do white people think Michael Jackson was actually.... White?

— Brokahontas (@iGiveYouWings) January 28, 2016

Was Michael Jackson a white man ? Okay then...u answered your own question https://t.co/1gTHKjJCTv

— Tre (@TreBronJames) January 28, 2016

I'm TOTALLY on board with Joseph Fiennes playing Michael Jackson IF AND ONLY IF Angela Bassett is cast as Elizabeth Taylor

— Orlando Jones (@TheOrlandoJones) January 27, 2016

Sandra Bullock could play Michael Jackson

— STEELO BRIM. (@MissZindzi) January 27, 2016

ah yes, a movie about Michael Jackson ... and they cast a white dude to play him

bye earth, I'm leaving

— probably reading rn (@POSEIDONCHILD) January 28, 2016

This is something we can boycott. #BlackTwitter https://t.co/sQStvYlfOS

— Dr Ally (@AllycinHicks) January 28, 2016

*A blue moon is every two weeks, right?