Yeah, i shit on winter soldier a lot, mostly because the plot makes zero sense, and i wasnt a huge fan of how caps shield worked at times. Its like they remember how it works, then forget how it works, then remember how it works.
With that said, winter soldier wasnt horrible enough for me to hate civil war, and everything about civil war looks good right now. Plus we know the plot of civil war, its pretty straight forward. So i doubt i’ll have the same issues with the plot like i did with winter soldier.
The movie takes place in 1983.
IIRC Michael Jackson’s Thriller album came out Nov 1982, and catapulted him into the stratosphere as a musician.
The red jacket is part of his outfit in the Thriller music video;I’m guessing Kurt is just a fan of his music and liked the outfit.
To my knowledge in the first Claremont Uncanny x-men run (1975-1991) , he didnt wear it or make any MJ related remarks.