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Michael Jackson
I'm alway sad when some dies but I'm not worried about this one.
He wanted to be white, Why? |
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Michael Jackson
Christina Websell wrote: I'm alway sad when some dies but I'm not worried about this one. He wanted to be white, Why? I think that was the LEAST of his problems! Although I agree with you - there was a time when, among black "society" (meaning social climbers - African-Americans had them, too) light skin was somehow considered superior. (Probably a legacy from the Louisiana "Creoles".) But certainly during Jackson's lifetime there have been many truly outstanding black entertainers who did not feel any need to deny their heritage. |
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Michael Jackson
On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:30:34 +0100, Christina Websell wrote:
I'm alway sad when some dies but I'm not worried about this one. He wanted to be white, Why? why is it important to you? |
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Michael Jackson
"AZ Nomad" wrote in message ... On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:30:34 +0100, Christina Websell wrote: I'm alway sad when some dies but I'm not worried about this one. He wanted to be white, Why? why is it important to you? Because it is. |
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Michael Jackson
On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:07:17 +0100, Christina Websell wrote:
"AZ Nomad" wrote in message ... On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:30:34 +0100, Christina Websell wrote: I'm alway sad when some dies but I'm not worried about this one. He wanted to be white, Why? why is it important to you? Because I'm a racist ****wit. Whatever. |
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"AZ Nomad" wrote in message ... On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:30:34 +0100, Christina Websell wrote: I'm alway sad when some dies but I'm not worried about this one. He wanted to be white, Why? why is it important to you? Are you white? I guess yes. Don't start me on this |
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Michael Jackson
Christina Websell wrote:
He wanted to be white, Why? Because white people have a whole lot more status and privilege in our society than black people do. I don't know what it's like in the UK, but black/white relations in the US has a deeply damaged history. It started with slavery, after all. And the problems didn't end the minute slavery was declared unequal. They didn't end when African Americans won the vote, or integrated schools and lunch counters. They haven't even ended now that our president is a black man. Obviously things have improved a great deal, but we do not have equality here. This is not to say that MJ's behavior was reasonable. I'm sure he had a lot of psychological problems that came from other things besides racism, such as his not getting to have a childhood when he was an actual child, and then trying to have one for the rest of his life. Combine all that with having a vast fortune and, well, there's an opportunity for him to do a whole lot of damage. Which he did, literally. But I'm just trying to answer your specific question as to why he wanted to be white. From where I sit, that one's obvious. In the end, though, he made himself whiter than most people of European descent. He hardly looked human to me. "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote: I think that was the LEAST of his problems! Although I agree with you - there was a time when, among black "society" (meaning social climbers - African-Americans had them, too) light skin was somehow considered superior. This is still true in a lot of ways. certainly during Jackson's lifetime there have been many truly outstanding black entertainers who did not feel any need to deny their heritage. As I said, Jackson had a host of problems and racism was only part of it. -- Joyce ^..^ To email me, remove the XXX from my user name. |
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Christina Websell wrote: I'm alway sad when some dies but I'm not worried about this one. He wanted to be white, Why? why is it important to you? Maybe she's just curious. Something doesn't have to be "important" to a person in order to ask a question about it. -- Joyce ^..^ To email me, remove the XXX from my user name. |
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Michael Jackson
"AZ Nomad" wrote in message ... On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:07:17 +0100, Christina Websell wrote: "AZ Nomad" wrote in message ... On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:30:34 +0100, Christina Websell wrote: I'm alway sad when some dies but I'm not worried about this one. He wanted to be white, Why? why is it important to you? Because I'm a racist ****wit Why are you? Who rold you to be this way? You've learnt it from others. |
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Michael Jackson
wrote in message ... AZ wrote: Christina Websell wrote: I'm alway sad when some dies but I'm not worried about this one. He wanted to be white, Why? why is it important to you? Maybe she's just curious. Something doesn't have to be "important" to a person in order to ask a question about it. No, I'm not being curious. I am stating a fact that Michael Jackson had lots of operations to make him seem white and why? |
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