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Michael Jackson's Father Approves of Critics Panning His Son's Biopic Meme

This is a single-panel reaction meme that uses a screenshot of the anime character Mio Naganohara from *Nichijou* giving a thumbs up with a subtle self-satisfied expression. The text overlaid at the top jokes that Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson is happy to watch critics give harsh negative reviews to the biographical film made about his son. The joke relies on the widely publicized context that Joe Jackson had an abusive, deeply strained relationship with Michael Jackson throughout his life, implying he would take pleasure in seeing media related to his son be poorly received.
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Michael Jackson's father watching the critics beat up on the movie based on his son:

Overview

This is a single-panel reaction meme that uses a screenshot of the anime character Mio Naganohara from Nichijou giving a thumbs up with a subtle self-satisfied expression. The text overlaid at the top jokes that Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson is happy to watch critics give harsh negative reviews to the biographical film made about his son. The joke relies on the widely publicized context that Joe Jackson had an abusive, deeply strained relationship with Michael Jackson throughout his life, implying he would take pleasure in seeing media related to his son be poorly received.

Origin notes

This meme is the 2930th entry in the popular 'Daily Nichijou meme' series shared on Reddit, specifically on meme and Nichijou-related subreddits. It repurposes a well-known reaction frame from the 2011 slice of life comedy anime Nichijou (My Ordinary Life), and was created to joke about the largely negative critical reception of the 2025 Michael Jackson biopic Michael upon its release.

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