Michael Jackson: The Glove Was A Coverup
Was Michael Jackson‘s signature sequined white glove more than a fashion statement?
According to a friend of the late pop star, the glove was initially designed to hide the early stages of his skin disease.
Actress Cicely Tyson, a longtime friend of Jackson, has revealed her and Michael had the same fashion designer in the ’80s, and she witnessed him design his famous glove firsthand.
In an interview with Larry King, she recalls, “All of a sudden, he said, ‘I’m doing this glove for Michael.’”
She explained, “Michael was beginning to develop the vitiligo and it started on his hand. The glove was to cover the vitiligo; that’s how that glove came into being.”
“I was there when he was creating it.”
This isn’t the first we’ve heard about Jackson’s glove this week. At Tuesday’s memorial service, Brooke Shields told a story about how she joked with Michael about his glove, explaining that she used to say, “What’s up with the glove?”
I do not believe this. The reason why is because Vitiligo is a skin disease that effects patches of the skin, not the whole body. If you look at progressive photos of Michael, his face gets lighter and ligher. I do strongly believe that this story about the glove is to spin the fact that Michael Jackson had some deep rooted issues with being a black man. For him, to be black is to be ugly. Alot of African Americans in the past would have this messed up view that being dark was not attractive because light skinned blacks were more likely to get special treatment, they were also seen as more attractive.
But I am the new generation,I am a proud black woman, my man is white. And I don’t care. I think that changing your hair color is one thing, but changing your skin color is another
Michael Jackson’s own dermatologist said recently on Larry King that he treated him for vitiligo, which was brought on by a disease called discoid lupus that was found on his scalp while being treated for burns on it during the Pepsi commercial fiasco. THIS IS THE TRUTH. Even a reporter from the National Enquirer of all places said on Geraldo Rivera’s talk show many years ago in 1993 after the Oprah Winfrew TV interview MJ did that even HE believes he had vitiligo. He said that one of Oprah’s producers told him that MJ off-camera showed his skin and it was mottled and splotchy. People must admit that an irresponsible, money-driven press perpetuated this awful and very wrong myth about Michael Jackson and they bought the lie hook, line, and sinker.
reneelucky, good for you, and I understand where you are coming from, but please do some research on Micheal. (I am saying this nicely). Micheal had vitiligo and didn’t want to look like a cow , with white patches on his black skin while performing, so he covered up his skin, with white, because that was the colour that the patches where coming in, and if he covered his skin with black, the white patches would reform again and stand out. Wouldn’t you do the same? Yes, you would.
[quote=Rocstarr913]Michael Jackson’s own dermatologist said recently on Larry King that he treated him for vitiligo, which was brought on by a disease called discoid lupus that was found on his scalp while being treated for burns on it during the Pepsi commercial fiasco. THIS IS THE TRUTH. Even a reporter from the National Enquirer of all places said on Geraldo Rivera’s talk show many years ago in 1993 after the Oprah Winfrew TV interview MJ did that even HE believes he had vitiligo. He said that one of Oprah’s producers told him that MJ off-camera showed his skin and it was mottled and splotchy. People must admit that an irresponsible, money-driven press perpetuated this awful and very wrong myth about Michael Jackson and they bought the lie hook, line, and sinker.[/quote]
Anyone that is within Micheal Jackson inner circle will say anything to make him look positive in the light of darkness. And I do not think that the National Enquirer is realiable sourse either, not with their many advertisements of psychic chat lines and majic stones and potions and lotions for 2 payments of $19.99 plus shipping and handeling.
I read medical books, and refer to trusted medical sites like web md.
[quote=Guest27]reneelucky, good for you, and I understand where you are coming from, but please do some research on Micheal. (I am saying this nicely). Micheal had vitiligo and didn’t want to look like a cow , with white patches on his black skin while performing, so he covered up his skin, with white, because that was the colour that the patches where coming in, and if he covered his skin with black, the white patches would reform again and stand out. Wouldn’t you do the same? Yes, you would.[/quote]
no the hell I would not, you do not know me to decide what I would do. And personally, I would rather go tanning or wear dark makeup to cover the vitiligo than to look like a white person. I might be with a white person, but I have no desire to look like one.
So why don’t people with pimples cover their face with red makeup to match the pimples? Silly. I know people with vitiligo. None of the many pictures of MJ show ANY sign of those blotches.
Severe cases of vitiligo that do not respond to treatment can be treated with Benoquin by prescription. This medication causes permanent whitening of the dark areas of the skin. That’s what Michael Jackson did. There are a few photos actually showing his disease starting to become public. You can spin it all day into something else… about race, about self hatred. I went to school with someone who had Vitiligo. All the science lines up. Science win’s over speculation every time.
“So why don’t people with pimples cover their face with red makeup to match the pimples? Silly. I know people with vitiligo. None of the many pictures of MJ show ANY sign of those blotches.”
You don’t know a soul with vitiligo. You’re just talking out of your ass, so shut phuck up.
[quote=dude]Severe cases of vitiligo that do not respond to treatment can be treated with Benoquin by prescription. This medication causes permanent whitening of the dark areas of the skin. That’s what Michael Jackson did. There are a few photos actually showing his disease starting to become public. You can spin it all day into something else… about race, about self hatred. I went to school with someone who had Vitiligo. All the science lines up. Science win’s over speculation every time.[/quote]
Anytime a little black boy can transform himself into a white woman you know that something is terrible wrong going on in this country
[quote=reneelucky7]I do not believe this. The reason why is because Vitiligo is a skin disease that effects patches of the skin, not the whole body. If you look at progressive photos of Michael, his face gets lighter and ligher. I do strongly believe that this story about the glove is to spin the fact that Michael Jackson had some deep rooted issues with being a black man. For him, to be black is to be ugly. Alot of African Americans in the past would have this messed up view that being dark was not attractive because light skinned blacks were more likely to get special treatment, they were also seen as more attractive.But I am the new generation,I am a proud black woman, my man is white. And I don’t care. I think that changing your hair color is one thing, but changing your skin color is another[/quote]
Michael Jackson broke so many barriers as a black man that I don’t believe he had an issue with being black. Whatever his reasons were for changing himself does not garnish an explaination to us. He has to answer to one judge and I am sure He already knows the answer. When people judge and point fingers and speculate why people do what they do; it is often because of jealousy or prejudice.
He has answered his maker and will stand before Him in judgement. So I am not going to judge.
My condelences to the family. R.I.P. Michael Jacskon
[quote=reneelucky7]I do not believe this. The reason why is because Vitiligo is a skin disease that effects patches of the skin, not the whole body. If you look at progressive photos of Michael, his face gets lighter and ligher. I do strongly believe that this story about the glove is to spin the fact that Michael Jackson had some deep rooted issues with being a black man. For him, to be black is to be ugly. Alot of African Americans in the past would have this messed up view that being dark was not attractive because light skinned blacks were more likely to get special treatment, they were also seen as more attractive.But I am the new generation,I am a proud black woman, my man is white. And I don’t care. I think that changing your hair color is one thing, but changing your skin color is another[/quote]
+I have a friend that is cacausian that has vitiligo and her her problems stated on her hands and went to her forearms, up her arms,chest and continued. Her skin eventually looked like it was bleached and as white as Jacksons. , so I know for a fast that this can become very widespread. Also you do not have to have Lupus to get it.
[quote=MJfan4life]Michael Jackson broke so many barriers as a black man that I don’t believe he had an issue with being black. Whatever his reasons were for changing himself does not garnish an explaination to us. He has to answer to one judge and I am sure He already knows the answer. When people judge and point fingers and speculate why people do what they do; it is often because of jealousy or prejudice.He has answered his maker and will stand before Him in judgement. So I am not going to judge.My condelences to the family. R.I.P. Michael Jacskon[/quote]
Because of Jealousy???? I am not some poor black hoe from the projects. I was raised in the middle upper class suburbs of Glen Carbon. I had a wonderful (and normal) childhood. And even though my parents made well over 6 figures a year- I paid my own way through college, and my older brother played college football. I don’t want anyones life but my own. I am young, have my whole life ahead of me, and I am getting married to the man of my dreams this fall. I am too blessed to be wanting someone elses life.
Well i have an uncle who had vitiligo and he turned completely white just like M.J….It started in his hands then it just spread. His hands look just like MJ’s hands looked. Identical.
[quote=reneelucky7]I do not believe this. The reason why is because Vitiligo is a skin disease that effects patches of the skin, not the whole body. If you look at progressive photos of Michael, his face gets lighter and ligher. I do strongly believe that this story about the glove is to spin the fact that Michael Jackson had some deep rooted issues with being a black man. For him, to be black is to be ugly. Alot of African Americans in the past would have this messed up view that being dark was not attractive because light skinned blacks were more likely to get special treatment, they were also seen as more attractive.But I am the new generation,I am a proud black woman, my man is white. And I don’t care. I think that changing your hair color is one thing, but changing your skin color is another[/quote]
Im not argueing with you, but when you have vitiligo, there are differrent ways of going about it. You can get the depigmenation of the rest of the skin. That means that your original skin color can be removed so it can match the diseased area. This is how Michael went about it. He neverr did bleach himself.
when Mr Jackson was a child he was loved by all, not matter what color he was, or what color the viewers were. When Mr. Jackson got into his adolescent he was scrutinized by the media, which took an extreme mental toll on him. like many of us when we get older we notice things about ourselves that we would like to change, it just so happens that Mr JAckson had the money to do so quite frequently. If Mr Jackson indeed had vitiligo, he also had the money to take care of a disorder that most people would not have to take care of this problem. for example; every other american seems to die from HIV/ AIDS, but Magic Johnson has lived….thus being the fact that he has the financial funds to take care of something that normal people would never be able to do.
Who really cares what he did to his skin, his nose, or anything else to his body. at the end of the day, Mr Jackson is the GREATEST entertainer to have ever lived. i can assure when someone plays, ‘billie jean’ they dont think black, white, big nose, small nose, they think DANCE.
In addition to my comment, i would like to comment on, ‘MJfan4Life,’ i agree with you. i do not think MJ wanted to be white. if he did…he wouldnt be able to move the way he did, sing as he did, or entertain the way he did. white ppl can try, but NEVER be a smooth as our entertainers.
You may have a point, but i’m not sure he was ashamed about being a black man.
If he was ashamed, he wouild have dyed his skin whiter, instead of originally covering it up.
Also, his white children are white because vitiligo is a genetic trait that could be passed on to his children, that is why he chose not to have them himself.
[quote=reneelucky7]I do not believe this. The reason why is because Vitiligo is a skin disease that effects patches of the skin, not the whole body. If you look at progressive photos of Michael, his face gets lighter and ligher. I do strongly believe that this story about the glove is to spin the fact that Michael Jackson had some deep rooted issues with being a black man. For him, to be black is to be ugly. Alot of African Americans in the past would have this messed up view that being dark was not attractive because light skinned blacks were more likely to get special treatment, they were also seen as more attractive.
But I am the new generation,I am a proud black woman, my man is white. And I don’t care. I think that changing your hair color is one thing, but changing your skin color is another[/quote]
I have vitiligo, and I can tell you that although it begins as patchy albino spots, it spreads to cover the whole body. I’m about 60% albino after 12 years with the disease. Yes, makeup is an option, as is tanning. But it takes time to apply and to perfect. Every day, hiding the majority of your body. The manner in which anyone chooses to approach this disease is a personal decision – depigmentation is a valid therapy. I wish people wouldn’t speculate on what “they would do” – psychologically this disease can be very challenging; it’s not anyone’s place to belittle a decision I (or anyone else with vitiligo) may make about treatment.
[quote=Sara]
I have vitiligo, and I can tell you that although it begins as patchy albino spots, it spreads to cover the whole body. I’m about 60% albino after 12 years with the disease. Yes, makeup is an option, as is tanning. But it takes time to apply and to perfect. Every day, hiding the majority of your body. The manner in which anyone chooses to approach this disease is a personal decision – depigmentation is a valid therapy. I wish people wouldn’t speculate on what “they would do” – psychologically this disease can be very challenging; it’s not anyone’s place to belittle a decision I (or anyone else with vitiligo) may make about treatment.[/quote]
Thank you for posting this.
It may clear the air a little around here.
I just have to point this out because it really annoyed me. reneelucky47, how do you know MJ thought being black meant being ugly? How do you know he had problems with being black? He never gave anyone any reason to think that he hated being black. I believe he did have a skin disease; did it spread throughout his body or did he dye his skin to hide the patches, we may never know. We don’t know how it affected him so we should stop speculating about it.
I’m very proud of my black race and extremely proud of what MJ has become. He rose to the top when he was black, he made the legendary moonwalk move when he was black and he just happened to die in a lighter skin colour. In fact, the way I see it, Michael’s legacy goes beyond racial arguments. Who cares if he was black or white? His music appealed to all.
Michael Jackson was never ashamed of his color. he is proud and very supportive of his race. he donated hundreds of millions of dollars to the negro foundation. this just shows how proud and how he loved his race and his people. just remember, nobody’s perfect. whatever he did with his body, life, physical appearance, it’s his business. i am a filipina, and i love Michael Jackson that during the memorial i cried a lot, im so proud of his achievements. we should just be thankful that Michael shared us his talent with music that inpired us and will inspire us for the rest of our lives. PLEASE leave MICHAEL JACKSON ALONE. he deserve to REST IN PEACE. it really breaks my hurts when i read negative things about MJ, he’s a very sweet person and generous. he has done a lot of good things, but some people only recognize those bad that is never even proven and only made up by medias. so for reneelucky7, good for you that u grow up in the middle class family… i do too. my family is one of the most influential in the philippines.. but i am a person who doesn’t judge people unless they are proven guilty. we should all just be happy and celebrate our lives and MJ’s life!!!! peace and love!!!
i love the “we are the World” and “Heal the World” songs… it is very inspiring. with this song and Michael Jackson’s influence, i started my own foundation/organization in the philippines to help the poor families with their medical needs. i am a nurse and i have 2 cousins who are doctors here in the U.S. it is time for us young people to make a difference!!!!
i mean it really breaks my heart.. not hurts! sorry
maybe he got patches first and decided to go for treatment to make the whole skin white so it blends in better..?
[quote=reneelucky7]I do not believe this. The reason why is because Vitiligo is a skin disease that effects patches of the skin, not the whole body. If you look at progressive photos of Michael, his face gets lighter and ligher. I do strongly believe that this story about the glove is to spin the fact that Michael Jackson had some deep rooted issues with being a black man. For him, to be black is to be ugly. Alot of African Americans in the past would have this messed up view that being dark was not attractive because light skinned blacks were more likely to get special treatment, they were also seen as more attractive.
But I am the new generation,I am a proud black woman, my man is white. And I don’t care. I think that changing your hair color is one thing, but changing your skin color is another[/quote]
wow, I completely agree with you. I think he just wasn’t happy with being black, and vitiligo its curable..so, its all an excuse..when someone dies ppl seems to forget whatever they did wrong…I tnink this is the case…oh, and not only that, but he had a lot of surgeries to his nose, which means that he wasn’t happy with his african american nose..he just wanted to be white.
Since people seem to like speculation, I’ll humor everyone with some of my own.
It has been reported that Michael’s father ridiculed him about his nose when he was a youngster.
This could have left him feeling like his nose was not good enough to meet the extremely high standards of Joe Jackson and he may or may not have set out to “fix” the perceived problem.
As far as the color of his skin …… Who Cares what color his skin was? He was a human being. Since he was not as actively in the spotlight and started to hide parts of his body with gloves, masks etc.; did it ever occur to anyone that maybe he was ashamed of the fact that his skin was no longer the color that everyone associates with being a Black American? I of course never sat down and had a conversation with MJ or anyone who knew him on a personal level so this is just a possible theory born of speculation.
From what I have read, from different interviews over the years I would be more inclined to say that MJ would be appalled to have his death spark a racial debate since he loved everyone regardless of race, sex, religion or nationality. No wonder he loved spending time with children; they are no where near as judgemental as adults are.
R.I.P. Michael and Thank You for sharing your life and your talent with all of us.
[quote=Shev]Thank you for posting this.It may clear the air a little around here.I just have to point this out because it really annoyed me. reneelucky47, how do you know MJ thought being black meant being ugly? How do you know he had problems with being black? He never gave anyone any reason to think that he hated being black. I believe he did have a skin disease; did it spread throughout his body or did he dye his skin to hide the patches, we may never know. We don’t know how it affected him so we should stop speculating about it.I’m very proud of my black race and extremely proud of what MJ has become. He rose to the top when he was black, he made the legendary moonwalk move when he was black and he just happened to die in a lighter skin colour. In fact, the way I see it, Michael’s legacy goes beyond racial arguments. Who cares if he was black or white? His music appealed to all.[/quote]
The reason why I say this is because this man had changed his African American features to white features and no one on this blog can argue that.
to reneelucky…i pitty you…for being so pessimistic person, so negative on other people and with your country, i’m not a fan of mj but i believe the dead guy deserves to be treated nicely with respect just like all of us here n earth, the problem is, there are lots of people of your kind, always have negative insights on others.You may be smart coz you’ve done reading and researches abt. mj’s skin disease but unfortunately your research was not enough to defend your statement.
to reneelucky i just hope you understand the word “RARE” that’s why it’s always been said that mj had this “rare skin disease” wherein those who have this RARE skin disease, cases or circustances may not be exactly the same….so I suggest you go out and travel the world to see if all cases of the said disease are exactly the same. Goodluck!
while almost all of the big artist ,personalities around the world giving praises to mj’s ACCOMPLISHMENTS and GOOD DEEDS here you are throwing out accusations on mj…no respect at all, I hope mj will show up to you one of this days to personally say that he forgives you ….lol
Everything said and done, he was the best pop star ever
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On my mother’s side my family is of Puerto Rican descent. This is evident in the colouring of my mother and each of her siblings excluding one of my aunts who has vitiligo. It first appeared as splotches on her hands and arms then everywhere. Her skin now has a translucent whiteness about it to the extent that she looks like a white woman and does not appear to be related to the others. For this reason I would say I believe the story about Michael Jackson having the disease and attempting to cover it up with makeup rather than the nonsense about hating his ethnicity and bleaching his skin.
You are wrong. There are different types of vitiligo. Vitiligo Universalis is a type/form of vitiligo where more than 50% of the body loses pigment. The treatment of last resort in these cases is to do a total de-pigmentation of the skin, making the entire body the same color. That’s what Michael did when he lost the vast majority of his color. Vitiligo just happens; nobody can do anything to cause it.
Google is your friend! It would have taken you all of 5 minutes to google “vitiligo” and read up on it. But, no, you just HAD to prove how ignorant you are. Reading is fundamental!
[quote=reneelucky7]I do not believe this. The reason why is because Vitiligo is a skin disease that effects patches of the skin, not the whole body. If you look at progressive photos of Michael, his face gets lighter and ligher. I do strongly believe that this story about the glove is to spin the fact that Michael Jackson had some deep rooted issues with being a black man. For him, to be black is to be ugly. Alot of African Americans in the past would have this messed up view that being dark was not attractive because light skinned blacks were more likely to get special treatment, they were also seen as more attractive.
But I am the new generation,I am a proud black woman, my man is white. And I don’t care. I think that changing your hair color is one thing, but changing your skin color is another[/quote]
[quote=Fair_Is_Fair][/quote]
Uh…vitiligo can affect the entire body, not just patches. It may start out as patches, but can quickly spread to the entire body. From the time of his diagnosis until “Bad:, it was about 5 or 6 years…definitely enough time for it to spread. Some with this particular type of vitiligo can experience skin color changes over the course of two days. Reneelucky 7, you should educate yourself on vitiligo to find out about how it affects the skin.
[quote=drcuddy]So why don’t people with pimples cover their face with red makeup to match the pimples? Silly. I know people with vitiligo. None of the many pictures of MJ show ANY sign of those blotches.[/quote]
incorrect. if you look at him in his “They don’t really care about us’ video, you can see the blotches. I too know people with vitelego, and the patches come in white, and pasty.
guys, the man was a superstar, what superstar want to go on stage with blotchy skin?
People do much weirder thing to make themselves look pretty, i personally think that michael was hottie til the day he died, but he didnt have that view of himself. ultimately it stems from his insecurities that derived from his father.
[quote=Fair_Is_Fair][ I do strongly believe that this story about the glove is to spin the fact that Michael Jackson had some deep rooted issues with being a black man. For him, to be black is to be ugly.]
I was a bit appalled by the statements you made about him desiring to “be white”.Then, i realized that ignorance is bliss. Reflect back on his life. He has been a PRODUCT practically all of his life. I cannot imagine what life must have been like, nor do I want to. Imagine being told how to dress, style hair, speak and act and if anything was out of place, it was changed. He grew up in Hollywood-Image City-Center of Cosmetic Surgery. Imagine no longer being the cute kid, but making the transition from child to adult. Teenage years involves the onset of puberty and teens becoming even more self-conscious about appearance. He often recalled being teased about the size of his nose and about the “UGH!” comment a fan made when spotting the Jacksons at an airport. She didn’t recognize him and was quite disgusted by his looks (or so he perceived). These had lasting negative impressions that continued to haunt him even into adulthood. But, this is not so uncommon. How many of us have changed or felt we were enhancing our appearance in one way or another (from tanning; perming, relaxing, or extending hair; wearing cosmetics; cosmetic surgery)? If a black woman relaxes her hair, is she trying to be white? If a white person sun tans, does that mean they are trying to be black? We all have issues concerning our appearance and try to do things to alter it- to enhance to boost our esteem and our overall concept of self (This even applies to those that do not have low self-esteem. We just feel better if we feel we look good). Our appearance is ever revolving too (just as MJs). Look back ten years ago at your own, and you’d probably think, “and I though I looked cute!” Or you may say,”Dag, I wish I looked like that now! MJ could have easily fit into either one of these categories. In no way does this mean he is trying to be white or black, it just shows that he, has with all of us, seek to enhance our appearance. Some more so than others depending on their self-concept. We don’t know the extent of what he had to endure from his family and from the “industry” and how it affected his life.
MJ was right- fame is an illusion and the cost is not worth it. However, his gift of entertaining is undeniable. Dancing and singing helped him to escape from the realities of life if just for a moment, but could never replace what he was truly looking for- acceptance AS IS.
[quote=RJ]
Uh…vitiligo can affect the entire body, not just patches. It may start out as patches, but can quickly spread to the entire body. From the time of his diagnosis until “Bad:, it was about 5 or 6 years…definitely enough time for it to spread. Some with this particular type of vitiligo can experience skin color changes over the course of two days. Reneelucky 7, you should educate yourself on vitiligo to find out about how it affects the skin.[/quote]
yeah well michael jackson was a child molester…
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SCWihy I want to say – thank you for this!
[quote=wadddup45]yeah well michael jackson was a child molester…[/quote]
[quote=wadddup45]yeah well michael jackson was a child molester…[/quote]
2 allegations. The first family confessed that it was all a scam at Michaels funeral and the 2nd family was WELL KNOWN for extorting money from celebrities. Michaels autopsy showed that he did have vitligo and the 6-7 year period between Bad and Thriller was enough time for it to spread through the entire body. “It starts in blotches on the arms,hands, and face then it spreads”
The fact that the first commenter called Michael a woman and has contradicted him/her self many times leads me to believe he/she gets his facts from south park and one paragraph of a wiki on vitligo.
[quote=reneelucky7]I do not believe this. The reason why is because Vitiligo is a skin disease that effects patches of the skin, not the whole body. If you look at progressive photos of Michael, his face gets lighter and ligher. I do strongly believe that this story about the glove is to spin the fact that Michael Jackson had some deep rooted issues with being a black man. For him, to be black is to be ugly. Alot of African Americans in the past would have this messed up view that being dark was not attractive because light skinned blacks were more likely to get special treatment, they were also seen as more attractive.But I am the new generation,I am a proud black woman, my man is white. And I don’t care. I think that changing your hair color is one thing, but changing your skin color is another[/quote]
Yeah..Ummm..I have Vitiligo(Was diagnosed at 15) and it affected my whole body.I’m completely pale white now.It started in patches but can affect the whole body.I never changed my skin color and neither did Michael.Please do some research before ranting about something because you can offend some people.
Good stuff is always a good stuff. Thanks