Dancin4Disney
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- May 30, 2004
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In order to insult Michael Jackson, on TRL, they called him a "white chick." Regardless of whether you like him, please don't consider it necessary. We know that it's wrong to insult someone, especially someone you haven't even met!
On TRL, Shawn and Marlon Waynans were promoting their new movie, "White Chicks." As a game, the host showed pictures of Caucasian females to see if the African-American actors could recognize them. The last picture was one of Michael Jackson. (Shawn and Marlon Waynans denied being part of the "joke" and were very insulted)
The "white chick" is referring to how Michael Jackson's skin has changed from brown to a pale white. The reason why his skin changed is because of an illness called vitiligo, which rips pigmentation from the skin and causes it to change color. Michael Jackson had such a severe case of vitiligo that it took over most of his body, and he decided it would be easier to change to the lighter shade than covering his entire body in make-up. There is evidence that he had two-toned skin in some behind-the-scenes pictures of Michael in between the "Thriller" and "Bad" era.
This same disease is the reason why Michael has become lighter and lighter, starting with "Bad" to the present, where he is very pale. The disease makes him vulnerable to sun cancer if he receives too much exposure to the sun, which can kill him. That's why he's walking around with an umbrella most of the time.
Please understand that it's not fair or right to insult someone because of a disease this severe. MTV keeps telling its viewers to not judge by the color of someone's skin, but it doesn't even take it's own advice! I, as an African-American, and as a person who knows people afflicted with vitiligo, am very insulted. MTV has no right to determine everyone's ethnicity.
Please write a complaint at:
You Tell Us
For those who are reluctant, please take this into mind: if you don't stop it now, and if they're willing to do this to someone as rich and powerful as Michael Jackson, imagine what everyone's willing to do to you! Speak now! Or, speak too late.
On TRL, Shawn and Marlon Waynans were promoting their new movie, "White Chicks." As a game, the host showed pictures of Caucasian females to see if the African-American actors could recognize them. The last picture was one of Michael Jackson. (Shawn and Marlon Waynans denied being part of the "joke" and were very insulted)
The "white chick" is referring to how Michael Jackson's skin has changed from brown to a pale white. The reason why his skin changed is because of an illness called vitiligo, which rips pigmentation from the skin and causes it to change color. Michael Jackson had such a severe case of vitiligo that it took over most of his body, and he decided it would be easier to change to the lighter shade than covering his entire body in make-up. There is evidence that he had two-toned skin in some behind-the-scenes pictures of Michael in between the "Thriller" and "Bad" era.
This same disease is the reason why Michael has become lighter and lighter, starting with "Bad" to the present, where he is very pale. The disease makes him vulnerable to sun cancer if he receives too much exposure to the sun, which can kill him. That's why he's walking around with an umbrella most of the time.
Please understand that it's not fair or right to insult someone because of a disease this severe. MTV keeps telling its viewers to not judge by the color of someone's skin, but it doesn't even take it's own advice! I, as an African-American, and as a person who knows people afflicted with vitiligo, am very insulted. MTV has no right to determine everyone's ethnicity.
Please write a complaint at:
You Tell Us
For those who are reluctant, please take this into mind: if you don't stop it now, and if they're willing to do this to someone as rich and powerful as Michael Jackson, imagine what everyone's willing to do to you! Speak now! Or, speak too late.
You're kidding, right?
