Michael Jackson, one of the greatest musicians of all times,
was more in the news for his controversies than for his music. One of the
controversies included the rapid change in the skin tone. He was a light brown
color in his early youth and his sudden lightening of the skin created a sense
of anger and shock amongst his fans, family and friends. His own father
resented this change. All of them believed that he was bleaching skin because
he resented being a black.
Nobody tried to inquire what actually happened rather there
were allegations that MJ was lightening his skin, but the truth was that he was
suffering from a skin disease called vitiligo, which caused depigmentation of
the skin. He could not stop this skin
change.
But the treatment he received raised a lot of questions: Why
does this resentment exist? Why is there a difference in the treatment because
of the skin color? We all are human beings, why can’t everyone be treated
equally?
I understand there are grudges from the past. But the past
is gone and we have a future to look forward to, which can be improved by
treating everyone equally. Black, brown or white, after all, we all are human
beings. Judging any person based on color can get no one harmony.
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