Justin Bieber is the vanilla Michael Jackson. I envision Biebs owning an amusement park and serving Jesus Juice in 20 years before nodding off from the propofol.
Michael Jackson was white before Justin Beiber was.
"[Michael Jackson] was the first black singer to become his own lucrative white cover version."
-- Mark Steyn, from the thread Beyond The Pale
http://www.lifenews.com/2011/02/16/justin-bieber-says-hes-pro-life-on-abortion-wait-for-sex/
Are you conservative? You must not be.
Not even close.
For all his later faults and personal downfalls, Jackson really was a genius in terms of dance, marketing, and understanding the "music of the times". Bieber is a mere blip on the radar of that genius created.
My pre-adolescent girls all groan when they see Bieber merchandise. As my 8-yr-old says, "It's just GROSS that he's EVERYwhere!"