Michael Jackson: The Glove Was A Coverup

reneelucky7 said:

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 

+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.

MJfan4life said:

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 

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.

reneelucky7 said:

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 

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.

reneelucky7 said:

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 

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.

Sara said:

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. 

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.