"The New York Post"

January 26, 2006 -- Michael Jackson soared to new heights of weirdness, if that's possible, parading around the streets of Bahrain yesterday dressed as an Arab woman.

But the ultra-bizarre disguise didn't fool locals, who began pointing and gawking at the kooky King of Pop, shouting "Michael! Michael!"

"Please, no!" Michael Jackson squealed in a high-pitched whine as he fled in panic.

The 47-year-old outcast, who's living in the island nation as a guest of the royal family since being acquitted of child molestation, was attempting to shop with his kids in the capital city of Manama without being noticed.

So he dressed up in a long black robe called an abaya, pulled on black gloves and wrapped a veil over his face — exactly what traditional Arab females wear every day. But the Gloved One made two big mistakes — his robe wasn't long enough to cover his trademark black loafers and white socks and the designer sunglasses were a dead giveaway.

Compounding those er rors, Jackson used his credit card in an electronic store and somebody saw his name.

Pandemonium broke out.

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A photographer began snapping Jackson and his veil-wearing kids — Prince Michael I, 8, Paris Michael Katherine, 7, and Prince Michael II, 3. More lensmen joined in.

Shoppers recognized the entourage and shouted to them in delight. Jackson and company tore through the rear exit of the mall.

As they fled, the youngsters' nanny, in an abaya, jeans and veil, attempted to ward off the crowds.

"You have to give us some privacy!" she begged. "Please, you have to understand his position, he is with his kids — you need to leave us alone."

Jackson ushered his children into a sleek white Lexus Infinity with tinted windows and quickly zoomed off.


[Edited 1/26/06 5:28am]

I wonder how old they'll be when they can finally stop wearing scarves on their heads? 16? 18? 21?

CalhounSq said:

Jesus christ.....critizing already huh so it matters what his kids are wearing now.... soon enough they'll be calling his own children a buncha freaks LORDDD.....no chance man.

dag said:

How can you be sure it's Paris? They have the veils on, and could have perfectly well swtiched the attires too!

brothaluv said:

If he is gay, why should he live as a woman?

brothaluv said:

Michael could have a starring role on Queer Eye for all I care. He may or may not be homosexual, I don't spend alot of time worrying about that (which has nothing to do with being a transvestite by the way).


Any way you want to dress it up, a six foot black man dressing up in Arab female garb and walking around the middle east with his kids in veils in an effort not to be noticed is, how can I best say it, a tad odd.


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dag said:

If clothing was the only reason people thought MJ was gay, then maybe we'd think the same about Prince. However, with Mike, it's just the tip of the iceburg. No one is condemning Jacko, either. If he is gay, it's just sad that he's never been able to fully accept it. Repressing that side of himself would explain so many of the eccentricities that he's presented the world with over the past 20 years.

MikeMatronik said:

dude on in the dark shit is hawt!

btw, wouldn't you attract MORE attention to the children by making them wear that shit?

dag said:

David Bowie is bisexual.

Also, with Prince and Bowie, the femininity was always obviously more of an outrageous gimmick or form of artistic expression than anything. With MJ, on the other hand, it just comes across as natural flagrance.

And yes, I KNOW LMP said they fucked and I KNOW a mountain of heterosexual porn was uncovered at Neverland , but never say never. I'm not sure myself why so many rabid MJ fans are so desperate to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the guy is a ladykilling studmuffin. Do they think being gay is some kind of insult? Do the fangirls, in particular, want him for themselves to swoon over THAT badly?

of course!

MikeMatronik said:

YEAH. FUCKING. RIGHT. With lip gloss in his purse? That just screams masculine.

my thing is why is what he wearing such a big deal???

last night iw as watching the news and they were talking about people dying, getting shot as usual then interrupted the story to talk about what MICHAEL JACKSON WORE TODAY! thennnnn went back to people dying...




.....COME THA FUCK ON!

Guess MJ was the first musician 2 wear a dress:



Bowie is still very macho!

I hate these american jesus fanatics!

Nvncible1 said:

You say all this as you take the time out of your day to post on prince.org. It's just the kind of silliness people talk about all the time to get through the day.

Really it ain't that serious, but it is odd

MikeMatronik said:

jesus fanatics! Bowie was doing an album cover that was blatanlty trying to get attention. Totally different.


Now, if he wore that outfit to the mall and thought that nobody would notice him, well that'd be freakin weird too.

Daily gear vs. a photo shoot for an album cover... a stretch, no?

why this answer doesn´t surprise me?


right, for everyone else it´s art for MJ it´s proof of his homosexuality.

As for the fans desperation to prove something - and why do the "non-MJ-fans" care that much? They are also trying hard to prove their points spending times on net discussing it.

and last thing. What makes this MJ outfit feminine? I see him wearing black pants, white T-shirt and some black unidentified cloth over it. He´sn ot wearing skirt or anything. Besides if you haven´t noticed, in Bachrain most local men are wearing that type of thing so maybe he´s just adjusting to that fashion. You know, when a man puts on a skirt in Scotland, over there, it´s not considered gay or feminine. I don´t know if it´s that thing over his face that reminds you of what arab women are wearing that it´s women´s cloth, but with MJ´s surgical masks I am not suprised at this outfit. Again he´s hiding himself - not for the sake of not being recognised - cause everyone knows it´s him, but for the sake of not being seen.

There is no helping the guy.

He claims he's trying to hide himself, but draws way more attention in these bizarre outfits.

dag said:

That's because in Sctoland, it's traditional dress and is called a KILT, not a skirt, as they are two completely different things. If you described it as such to a Scotsman, you'd quite likely get decked. Secondly, Michael is shown wearing an Abaya - traditional Arab dress for women. Not men, WOMEN.

Any questions? Good - just sayin'

Cloudbuster said:

And you know they get all these threats how? I sure haven't heard about any restraining orders or prosecutions (unlike Janet). Do you claim he's still getting them now that he's living over there?

dammme said:

You're either missing the point or trying to be funny. Cool. But the point I was making is that Mike is in denial about his sexuality. Due to his upbringing and societal ignorance, he's been suppressing his true identity for years. But you are what you are. Denying it wont' change a thing. Oftentimes, rather, it results in seemingly crazy behavior. Many of his fans, like Michael himself, refuse to acknowledge it as well.To those who say Prince is gay, I doubt it. But never would I argue that it's beyond the realm of possibility like many JACKOPATHS do with MJ. I too think MJ's children are going to be basket cases by the time they reach their teens. But don't get me started on that...

brothaluv said:

brothaluv,I agree with everything you said.

DavidEye said:

I'm sorry. I misunderstood you.

What about David Beckham and his sarongs?

Ellie said:

It was poosh's fault!

all i wanna know is wtf is wrong with him?

jayaredee said:

He's not a homosexual. He's a pedophile. There's a difference. Homos like other adults. He doesn't like adults man or woman.

TurnItUp said:

Oh really? Can you prove that Michael is a pedophile and doesn't like adult women?

Krytonite said:

no he cant, theres no point even arguing with him.