The truth…
Posted on | July 17, 2009 | No Comments
…in legatura cu “miraculoasa schimbare a lui Michael Jackson, din negru in alb. Sincera sa fiu, pana acum 20 de minute habar n-aveam de ce i s-o fi pus pata omului sa se faca alb, mai ales ca in general se declara “mandru de a fi african american“. Asa ca, de unde si pana unde decolorarea asta? Am crezut ca poate un impresar imbecil si avid de bani s-a gandit ca asa i-ar aduce mai multa publicitate si, implicit, bani. Dar, pana la moartea lui, nu m-am obosit sa aflu cum de a ajuns de la ciocolatiu la culoarea hartiei de copiator.
Cand stau sa ma gandesc ca presa nu s-a obosit sa dea niciodata asemenea informatii, realizez din ce in ce mai mult ca nimeni nu s-a straduit macar, poate pentru ca o stire cu “MJ a decis sa se albeasca” vinde mai mult decat una in care se spune adevarul, si anume ca starul avea vitiligo. Pentru cei interesati, vitiligo este o boala de piele, inofensiva in sine, dar care da pete albe pe piele, mai multe sau mai putine, mai mari sau mai mici, dupa caz. Un factor important in evolutia bolii este nivelul de stres. Si este evident ca MJ avea parte de o gramada de stres. Astfel, combinata cu lupusul (din fericire in stare latenta), boala a inceput sa-si faca simtita prezenta. Petele au inceput pe maini (de unde manusa arhicunoscuta), pe fata mai apoi (daca ne uitam cu atentie la Thriller, vedem ca Michael are un machiaj destul de puternic pe fata – facut pentru a acoperi petele albe. Cum tratamentul nu a avut mare efect, starul a ajuns la momentul in care mai mult de jumatate din suprafata corpului sau era alba. Asa ca pasul firesc (si mult mai simplu) a fost depigmentarea pielii. Dar pielea, lipsita total de melanina, nu mai putea fi expusa la soare. Iar parul ii luase foc inca din 1984, la o reclama Pepsi. Si astfel au aparut hainele mereu cu maneca lunga, peruca, ochelarii de soare, masca.
Pentru cei interesati, gasiti mai multe informatii (si poze relevante) aici si aici. Ah, si propria lui declaratie plus o gramada de extra info aici.
Nici macar nu stiu ce m-a apucat sa scriu toata informatia aici. Mi s-a parut doar oarecum “corect” fata de Michael Jackson, ca macar acum, dupa ani de zile in care a fost condamnat pentru albirea pielii si alte tampenii, sa se afle adevarul. Poate multi il cunosteau deja. Eu, dupa ce am aflat, am vrut sa-l impartasesc si altora. El…odihneasca-se in pace. Macar acum sa aiba parte de liniste.
…about Michael Jackson “bleaching”. You see, up until now, I had no interest really in why Michael Jackson had decided to “bleach” his skin. As I heard/read in the media, there were rumours about it just being one of his fads, as an international superstar. Should’ve rang a bell though that he always said that he was proud to be an African American. However, it never crossed my mind to even google it. He had to die in order for me to do that. And I found that there was a disease. It’s called vitiligo. Although not lethel, it causes white spots to appear on the skin, unevenly, randomly, usually spreading. What usually boosts its effects is stress. And we all know MJ was under a lot of stress. Also, he had lupus. Another disease that, although potentially lethal by nature, was in remission in his case. Therefore, a lot of stains appearedon his face and body. At first, as you may notice around the Thriller era, he tried to conceal it with make up. With the famous glove. With sunglasses, long sleeves, white, long socks.
Eventually, he had to come out and say it on Oprah, in 1993. He had to stop the rumours that he was not “proud” of his African heritage. He also had to choose between full body make up all the time, or depigmentation, as the vitiligo had already affected more than half of the area of his skin. His hair had been burnt in a tragic accident in 1984, while filming for a Pepsi commercial. Hence, the wig. He had a troubled, horribly difficult life, and yet managed to stay in the spotlight and amaze us with one hit after the other. I’m not even sure why I’m writing all of this here, but as I had no clue about all of this until half an hour ago, I assumed there are more people like me, wanting to know a little more that superficial news.
You can find more info on this here and here. As for him, may he rest in peace.
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