Michael Jackson’s Vitiligo Discussion (6)

Discussion from the wonderful [Vicky] discussing the topic with us. Note: I lost the post she was responding too…lol.

1. If Michael bleached his skin for cosmetic reasons, he would have stopped in 1991 when his skin resembled a normal “white” color.

2. He didn’t, his skin is now without pigment…which is why the flash of a camera will make him look whiter than the whitest white person. If you can find me a soul on earth that wishes to be ghost white, please tell me about this person.

3. If Michael bleached his skin for cosmetic reasons, he wouldn’t be the only person we know of that has made this transformation without a skin disease.

4. Michael went through depigmentation therapy with the assistance of his dermatologist. Because the patches from Vitiligo strip all pigment from the skin, when going through depigmentation therapy you have to use the medication until all pigment is gone. Otherwise, patches will still be seen. Depigmentation therapy is merely a way of speeding up what will happen anyway.

5. During the Thriller era Michael literally wore layers of facial makeup. So much that it would bleed onto his stage costumes and even his microphone during the Victory tour. Why? Guess.

This is Michael’s makeup kit during the Victory Tour. Yeah, for real. That’s not normal coverup is it? Nope, I use foundation too…mine doesn’t come in that kind of container. Looks like a “special kind.”

The flash of the camera captured just how much of this stuff Michael is wearing. Under normal lighting, and in most photos from this tour his skin appeared fine. Little did we know at the time, huh? Look at his pants, his microphone.

Michael under normal lighting, looks fine.

6. Michael’s dermatologist confirmed he had Vitiligo and Discoid Lupus (this is what caused his rosy red cheeks during the Thriller era) during a deposition concerning the 1993 allegations.

7. The medication used for this process is only available via dermatologist.

8. A dermatologist will not risk years of schooling and practice by giving a black guy that wants to be white a strong medication that could harm him, then covering it up by saying it was vitiligo. It’s not plastic surgery which is what most people get for vanity reasons, you don’t have to need plastic surgery to get it. A dermatologist will not personally give you anything they don’t feel you need.

9. If it were as simple as buying bleaching products from the store, believe me…more black people would have bleached their skin already with the “success” that Michael has had. They do it in parts of Africa and come out looking like hell.

10. Michael on Oprah said “I don’t want to go into my medical history because that’s private.” He probably didn’t want to go into the details because he felt that people wouldn’t understand. Michael isn’t very good at explaining things outloud in a way that people will accept.

11. Michael’s issues with his appearance have never seemed to mirror someone that hates their ethnicity. It stemmed from teasing, growing up on camera…things like that. As soon as he was old enough, he got his nose done…he had nose issues. All of Michael’s idols were black men. Michael sang black music…took part in all the black trends (afro, jheri curl..ect). Michael didn’t up and decide in 1985 that he wanted to be a white man.

12. Michael has vitiligo. What causes the doubt is the lack of explanation on how it progressed.