Seriously. The man was born black and died white. The pictures of his exposed chest and legs and arms recently. Not makeup. He had genuinely become white.
How?
He claims to have had Vitiligo. Now, assuming said disease didn’t completely cover his body, he could have used a powerful makeup to cover it up/even it out, or perhaps he bleached his skin? I know he had a close relationship with his dermatologist (at least one of which has been in the media spotlight as of late, and who a few sites say could be the biological father of his kids).
Now, I have my doubts that he would meticulous put makeup all over his body every day so I wonder if he really did bleach his skin, or if such a thing is even possible/recommended.
Edit: Here’s a picture of Michael claiming he’s in the early stages of Vitiligo, despite the fact that he’s already several shades lighter than the original Mike. Odd to say the least.
Yeah but vitiligo leaves all manner of patches and weirdness on the skin. He’s just white. No patches of dark anywhere. I think its pretty obvious that most of that man’s life was lies on top of lies.
In many parts of the world especially Asian and Africa, skin whitening is a huge industry. MJ probably tried some of the methods explained here:
You can buy some Hydroquinone here:
A related video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3H6hRNwgtc
Here is an article (with pictures) about Lee Thomas, a black news anchor with vitiligo. The article mentions Jackson. I’m not an expert, so I don’t know how the disease affects different people, but Lee’s appearance is markedly different from Jackson’s.
I’ve seen Indian people (in India) who seem to have become completely white (at least in all visible areas) due, presumably, to vitiligo. Perhaps it has different effects on different people?
I’ve seen pictures of Michael Jackson where he most definitely was splotchy.
Here is one of them.
Well, he says the disease is random, so… It also seems to me that he’s not had this as long as Jackson has, and so his wouldn’t have progressed as much.
Here’s some more pictures of Jackson and other Vitiligo sufferers: Video Game News, Reviews, and Walkthroughs - IGN
Vitiligo can cause the sort of depigmentation that would result in the patterns (or seeming lack of them) seen on MJ. I’ve had a few patients who were nearly totally depigmented from the disorder.
I have it and thank God not bad.
My hands are mostly white while my arms are splotichy. Every summer I work at a music festable and have to wear gloves on my hands. 4 Years ago with sun block I ended up with 2nd degree burns across my hands. I am afraid that if it spreads to my face and arms I could be in trouble.
Almost as odd as the wardrobe of that dude getting the autograph.
Could he possibly have infected himself with vitiligo to become white?
Vitiligo is not an infectious disease.
There are hundreds of pictures that clearly show his skin was splotchy and dotted by depigmentation. He put a huge amount of effort into hiding it but it was impossible to completely cover it up all the time.
There’s no serious doubt he had vitiligo.
Really? I didn’t think anyone really believed that (except me).
Wikipedia has a ton of instances of “vitiligo” without it mentioning even the slightest controversy as to whether or not he actually had it.
I wish I could find the video, but it is explained in the Jackson response to Martin Bashir’s surprise attack interview special he put together.
Anyway, Jackson’s make-up artist says that they originally colored Jackson’s white patches darker, keeping him more or less “black” in appearance. As the vitiligo worsened, they agreed that he would have to be more or less bleached/made-up white.
So they did.
I’ll try to find the video clip online, even, but I’m not sure.
Well, I can’t find the exact clip, but it is in the “Take Two” Living with Michael Jackson video, which is online.
If you are truly interested in the answer, watch the thing and find the part I referenced. I don’t have time to filter through it right now.
Here is the link:
Didn’t the original the molestation charges state descriptions of his genitals and buttocks area being “splotchy?”
shudder