He DID have Vitiligo. If you actually knew anything about Michael Jackson you'd know the reason he wore a white glove was because his hand was entirely white from the Vitiligo
After my father got vitiligo I understood what it was. Skin pigmentation is lost and makes it white. My father was a darked skinned Mexican from the interior of Mexico. First, he started to get white spots on his elbows and knees and then all over the place until he was fully white. Because his skin lost pigmentation he couldn't be under the sunlight anymore or his skin would get irritated and sunburned easily. So he would wear hats or just look for shades whenever we went outdoors. Michael Jackson walking with an umbrella and not being exposed to the sun kind of makes sense to me now when you mention vitiligo. This is no medical marvel, my father has it too. I don't see any artistic reason for my father to go through the same thing of having white spots around his body until he was covered by them and turned completely white.
Is vitiligo really that new to people?
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