should i have handled this a different way

i would have done the same thing. Don't worry about handling it in a different way. Ignore what others say about who あなた picked. Feel proud that あなた picked him and didn't want to be embarrassed. MJ probably didn't want to be embarrassed if he had to do this, too. Trust me.

Sweetie I know exactly how あなた feel, that happened to me once. My フレンズ knew I was crazy about MJ and they kept telling me to pick someone else. They kept bullying me about it to the point where I almost did, but I followed my ハート, 心 and still chose Michael over my フレンズ and I was the only one in my class to get a perfect grade on my singer. So I know it's hard, but it'll win out in the end trust me.

Probably, fuck what people think! Who cares if no one else likes him as long as あなた do? I am SERIOUSLY doubting anyone would have laughed at あなた though btw.

Bitches are going to be bitches ( excuse my language) but it's the truth. People are going to talk. If あなた are a ファン あなた are a fan; This is your project not theirs so 表示する them I would. I wouldn't let their negative let me down. So go on and do your project. For あなた not them.

The same thing happened to me.

I wanted to word this better. Take 2 lol :)

MJ is an incredible artist, the world knows it. It's no wonder あなた picked him! :) If someone wants to be negative towards him または you, their loss, I say :)
And true フレンズ accept you, no matter what.
I understand what you're going through. I've been a ファン of Michael since I was a baby & I've dealt with people saying things to me about it. But I never hid my 愛 for MJ & あなた shouldn't either. Be YOU, like who あなた like! Be proud to be an MJ ファン & 表示する off that report! Like the person above me said, do it for you, not them :)

Hey, if your フレンズ have a problem with あなた liking MJ, then あなた got some really screwed up friends(No offense)! People think I'm weird too, but Hey, my フレンズ accepted me when no one else would. They don't care if I like someone they don't. They say I'm funny and so cool. I got new フレンズ this year(my 8th grade year) because they got to know me. Now my new フレンズ say "She's not weird! She's actually pretty cool!"
Don't worry sweetie. I'm in the exact same place as you. But guess what? We have a really good future ahead of us. And we shall let no one get in the way of that. We have an excellent role model, Michael, who's エンジェル will help us all along the way. Don't listen to what people say because they're just jealous! We(you, and I, and all the girls who are our age and in the same situation) will be proud of ourselves some 日 for embracing MJ all through the way. So don't care what people say. あなた keep on doing what あなた are doing and you'll be just fine!
Truly yours,
MJDirtyDiana829