Comments on: Video of the Day

By: Nkadzi

Nkadzi — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:35:15 +0000

michael jackson had vitiliog; his long term make up artist discussed it, janet jackson mentioned in a uk interview with jonathan ross; mj’s demartologist discussed it with larry king, and joe jackson, and abcnews.com. and why is it difficult to believe that he had vitiigo, ag shame, race and racial politics seem to contaminate everything in this place. there are even photos of MJ showing his vitiligo!!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:53:47 +0000

Everything under this cultural context is racial/racist! I’m tired of Blacks always having to explain ourselves to Whites! We can crown or knight anybody we want to in our race worthy of the honor! If whites don’t deem them worthy , then I guess we shouldn’t either…bull! Good, bad or indifferent MJ holds a special place in the Black collective…you don’t have to like him, but you outta respect him! Give honor where honor is due! Whatever problems MJ had stemed from the psychological warfare that we all suffer from….( post traumatic slave syndrome & the stolckholm syndrome) he just had the money to manifest what was in his subconscious! We all have to resist the temptation to desire to be like the oppressor …..it don’t hurt that bad being Black especially when you know who you are!

By: WOLLAM

WOLLAM — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:00:16 +0000

Sorry for joining the party late. Dr. Hill, I thoroughly enjoy all of your appearances on O’Reilly. Embracing black solidarity is foolish at best.
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By: Tom Penn

Tom Penn — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:41:02 +0000

What is “vitiligo”? How prominent is this skin disorder and does anyone actually believe Micheal when he claims this is what changes his skin color? His mentor Quincy Jones told the Los Angeles Times over the weekend that he is convinced that Michael chemically stripped his skin color. Jones said he grilled Jackson about this issue many times over the years, but Jackson continued to tell Quincy it was “vitiligo” and not a chemical process that changed his color. For the record, Quincy was married to a white woman, and has mixed-race children.

By: DCI74

DCI74 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:37:27 +0000

MarioG, you should really fall back on projecting your opinion and attempting to pass it off as fact. If you personally think that Michael never had vitiligo, if you believe that his obsession with plastic surgery is any different than that of Jocelyne Wildstein that would make complete sense to me because everyone can’t see the same thing the same way. But to state that Michael despised black people like it is some absolute fact that should be obvious to all because it’s simply what you think is ridiculous. Your opinion is just that, your opinion.

By: Frichy

Frichy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:12:06 +0000

Oh and MarioG, you might want to step back from your attacks on Dr. Hill simply because he is a purveyor of truth in constant pursuit of knowledge and excellence. Furthermore, he is one of sharpest and most eloquent young brothers on the scene today! He can think circles around you any day of the week and twice on Sundays. So instead of attacking him just chill, listen and learn from the Dr. I really believe you stand to gain much more from what he has to offer than what you actually bring to his site.

By: Frichy

Frichy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:49:45 +0000

MarioG, I believe that he did have that disease vitiligo as he claimed. But if I’m wrong and you are right that he changed his skin color from black to white purposely, then it speaks volumes for the emotional disturbance that he suffered trying to survive in a society where racial hatred could cause such deep self hatred and drive him to such lengths. I believe it was racism that created the conditions that caused him to be poverty stricken in his early years then persecuted in his later years. Just because you or I have the strength, will and determination not to be hampered by the destruction that racial animus can cause, it doesn’t mean that Michael Jackson had the same level of strength. Look at the five fingers on your hand. You’ll see that not all of them are equal in length–yet they are all still fingers. MarigoG, Michael was a far bigger star than either one of the two you mentioned, which is the main reason why he should command greater respect for his passing than either one of them. His black race got in the way of his stardom and his life was destroyed because of it. Remember, race is not a color; it is a condition. If he actually died of a drug induced death, which is still yet to be determined, the tragedy will not be the fact that he used drugs. The tragedy will be the reason why he used them–to ease the pain of his broken heart caused by a racist, ruthless society, that benefited way more from his gifts than they had ever had capacity to give to him in return!

By: MarioG

MarioG — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:33:09 +0000

Poppycock, Frichy, I am neither black nor white and have no dog in the racial divide but I remember Elvis and Anna Nicole got no more respect than MJ, even though he was a far bigger freak than any of them. What do you expect the media to write about this freak show? The biggest joke were the comments of P. Diddy and Jamie Foxx. Let’s get real here. MJ DESPISED black people. What the hell did you think all his alterations of his color and looks were all about? And of course our boy, Marc Lamont Hill, who never saw an issue that he did not try to twist into something racial, even if he has to revise history to do it. You must remember, Marc makes his living keeping the racial divide alive. Just like Rev. Jackson and Sharpton and all the other race parasites. Who will listen to their drivel if every American really begins to believe what MLK said about the content of one’s character. No, no, no. There are too many who make a good living off of keeping racial conflict alive.

By: Frichy

Frichy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:53:17 +0000

Yes! White heroes are treated with a far greater amount of respect than black heroes. I think that the destructive nature of the Americn collective killed Michael Jackson. The media has now launched a ruthless attack on his name and his image and I believe it is partly because they do not want him to out do Elvis’ dubious legacy. But too late! MJ has already soared to heights that Elvis could never even imagine. This society is not humane enough to be worthy of a son like Michael with such monumental talents. Had MJ been a son of the soil of any other society, he would have felt valued and have been embraced and treated like the national treasure that he was. A greedy, racist, jealous, American society chiped away at his heart and soul, took his kindness for weakness to the point that he could stand it no more. MJ’s family deserve respect for their dearly departed son and the time they need to morn his loss. But the media is a corrupt, hound dog. So, why should we even expect them to give Michael Jackson benefit of the doubt in death that they refused to give him in life! Now, he is no more! May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

By: Tom Penn

Tom Penn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:33:16 +0000

The only racist or racialist component I see in this case, emanates from the choices made by Michael himself. He did something to his skin and nose to make himself look … “not black.” The odds of all three of those children produced by his sperm, and all three of them looking as white as they do is nearly impossible to believe. Michael married two times; both times to white women. Micheal anointed himself “the King of Pop.”
He didn’t call himself the King of R&B or the King of Urban Music. Miles Davis once said, “Pop … that’s white right?” Michael died at the age of fifty years. The first twenty five of those years, he looked and acted “black. For the last quarter century, one could argue that Michael looked, and acted “white” The coverage only reflects these newsworthy decisions that Michael made in such a public way. It is an integral part of the coverage, and not racist.