Lee Ping-hsing’s family farm in Changhua county in central Taiwan had a problem common with farms throughout the world. During the harvest, crows would descend on the family fields and eat all the food before the family could gather it in for sale or dinner. So Lee took his inspiration from Michael Jackson’s second-best dance move after the moonwalk, the crotch grab, and made two Michael Jackson scarecrows posing in MJ’s most famous dance moves and iconic costumes.
“During harvest, my dad would go to the fields every day and chase the birds away,” Lee said. “And I thought, since Michael is good at ‘grabbing his bird’, I’m inviting him to grab ours.” However, not all of Lee’s family is pleased by the homage. Said the 30-year-old, “I was yelled at by my grandfather, who said Jackson’s spirit could come and haunt us, but I think it would be nice if Michael could come over.”
The scarecrows posing like MJJ are awesome, and a great homage to The Wiz, but even better are the MJJ-approved outfits. If you’re going to do something, you may as well do it right.
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