June7 said:

fluid said:

the non-surgery Mike almost looks like an aged Jermaine Dupri.

I wonder if the people who make these videos are Black? Because Michael wouldn't look that much different from Off The Wall/Thriller, black folks don't age basically. Look at his brother Jackie, who is much older than him. So theres no excuse, age smage my tittie.

They had to have enlarged his nose on that picture.

floetcist said:

black people might not get wrinkles or their skin mightn't get so saggy, but they definetly age. Mary J Blige definetly looks "aged" even though her skin is smooth. I always thought she was in her 50's even 10 years ago. Same with Oprah I couldn't believe it when I found out she only turned 50 in 2004. And all Michaels brothers look their age despite the lack of wrinkles. I think the picture in the first post is the best picture ive seen anyone come up with despite the grey beard and lack of hair.

It's probably a generational and ethnic thing, but I'll share it anyway:


Older black Americans (let's say mid-thirties and older) have been looking at MJ a little strange since Thriller.

He obviously was slimming his nose. The whole Jackson family seemed to be, back then, except for corny ol' Tito (bless his heart). But we were prepared to stand by MJ -- despite the Emmanuel Lewis/Brooke Shields stuff -- because the brother was gettin' invited to the White House during the Reagan years, no less, and everything.

BUT... When Bad dropped, it became obvious that our suspicions over the nose surgery stuff were well-founded... MJ was looking even more girlish and about 4 shades lighter than when we'd last seen him. And, the nose continued its vanishing act.



Couldn't defend it. Heck, we could barely understand why someone would mutilate themselves this way.

And, now, he's a shade darker than a white department-store mannequin, trying to pass off white-looking kids as his natural progeny, owning up to only 2 nose surgeries, and running around Arab countries dressed like a woman...




Have we seen the real Michael Jackson? Shoot, he hasn't seen the real Michael Jackson in about 30 years... Poor guy.

Ok although I wouldn't be in an arabic country him walking around dressed as a woman I can't get over.

DiamondGlove said:

No.

floetcist said:

he looks sooo good

the very last two he looks like a leading lady in a latin telenovela but still lovely.

floetcist said:

Goodness Gracious, he was adorable.

I'm still wondering why people didn't notice his skin getting lighter during the Thriller era:

jn2 said:

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Yeah he did start to get lighter during the "Thriller" period.

nope. haven't seen him in like twenty five or so years.