Michael Jackson did not try purposly to make himself white. | 23 comments (23 topical, 0 hidden)
I know I'm going to regret this, but... (none / 0)
at the risk of prolonging this ordeal even more, do you have a source for your claim?  Is it credible?

by EveningStarNM on 06/27/2009 07:47:43 PM EST

Here ya go! (none / 0)

Where there's a will, there's a way....

by MedfordTim on 06/27/2009 09:36:14 PM EST

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Tim, you are a very bad person. (none / 0)
I can only hope that one day I'll be able to sink to your level, but for now that's just a dream.

by EveningStarNM on 06/27/2009 11:27:54 PM EST

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here, theres also statements from his derm. (none / 0)
http://www.nytimes.com/1993 /02/13/us/doctor-says-micha el-jackson-has-a-skin-disea se.html

I thought this was common knowledge but ya, heres the link to the NYT article where he explained, it also has statements from his dermatologist explaining the condition.  You can read more on the skin pigmentation condition on google.

Basically black people get it, and end up spotted, looking kinda like your classic "milk cow" appearance.   some for Consistancy dye/stain/bleach the rest of their skin so they have a consistant color.... and MJ's skin without makeup looked much diff than what you saw.

by Ectheleon on 06/27/2009 11:24:53 PM EST

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Thanks, Ectheleon (5.00 / 2)
I didn't know that, and it explains something for which Jackson was apparently unjustly ridiculed.

Now I'm starting to wonder if he might also have had a disease that caused the cartilage in his nose to decay.

by EveningStarNM on 06/27/2009 11:33:28 PM EST

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yes....body dysmorphic disorder. (none / 0)
Quote:

Growing up, some people have a healthy dislike of certain body parts. Perhaps they have an unsightly nose. These persons resolve to correct the dislike when funds are available. On the other hand, persons addicted to cosmetic surgery demonstrate a measure of psychological problems.

Persons with this condition can be extremely good-looking, but view themselves as ugly. They equate happiness with beauty. Thus, to achieve a happy state, they undergo repeated cosmetic surgeries. Unfortunately, people with this disorder are never satisfied with their appearance. Hence, cosmetic surgeries are never-ending.

Signs of Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery Addiction

Plastic surgery addictions are usually easy to detect. Obviously, patients who have had countless cosmetic surgeries, either on the same body part or on different body parts, are typical addicts.

Addicts commonly obsess about specific body parts of an admired celebrity. For example, a patient may request Angelina Jolie's lips, Jennifer Lopez's backside (butt implants), Naomi Campbell's cheekbones, and so forth. Plastic surgery addicts consider these celebrities the epitome of beauty, and will go to any lengths to achieve their desired qualities. Yet, addicts fail to realize that each person has unique features, and trying to tailor our looks behind someone else's is a recipe for disaster.

In Michael's case, the person he wanted to emulate was Diana Ross






MJ






Oops......too far.....



by MedfordTim on 06/28/2009 12:22:22 AM EST

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I've actually wondered about that (none / 0)
I thought he wanted to be either Diana Ross or his sister.  But there's no telling what happened to his mind during the heady days of the Jackson 5, when he stayed in the room pretending to be asleep while his brothers fucked their groupies.

by EveningStarNM on 06/28/2009 01:00:52 AM EST

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actuallly (none / 0)
it was elizabeth taylor...

Chris

by chrisandyasemin on 06/28/2009 10:03:08 AM EST

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Well if you have to pick someone to emulate (none / 0)
she is a good one.

He eclipsed her

A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time

by C D on 06/29/2009 12:27:29 PM EST

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Ummm noo. (none / 0)

Vitiligo accures in human beings that have melanin in their skin. Not just black people.

You can be Asian, Latino, Indian, BLACK and you can get vitiligo because we have melanin in our skin.

A dominant gene. 

Get it right! 

"Everything That Is Green...Is KeeN"

by GGooDie on 06/29/2009 11:07:54 AM EST

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Yes he did have vtaligo (none / 0)
Check out his blotchy skin

A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time

by C D on 06/29/2009 12:20:38 PM EST

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I cant spell it but he had it (none / 0)

A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time

by C D on 06/29/2009 12:22:41 PM EST

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Michael Jackson did not try purposly to make himself white. | 23 comments (23 topical, 0 hidden)